Today we’d like to introduce you to Lou Bosch.
Hi Lou, please kick things off for us with an introduction to yourself and your story.
My name is Lou. I have 4 hilarious and caring siblings who I love dearly. My humor, fun and laid-back attitude came about when I was a young kid. We had a tough life growing up. We didn’t grow up with much, and my older brother was diagnosed with cancer at a young age with Leukemia. Life was not swell for a long time and I could see in my parents’ face that it was the worst news you could ever possibly receive. Then, it got worse as he was going through it. My parents and I fought all the time; my older brother fought with them and would threaten to hurt himself so that he didn’t have to go through this anymore. That’s basically when my story began. I wanted to be the light for my brother, so I wanted to always be tellin jokes, coming up with fun activities, and doing anything to give my older brother some laughter because laughter was just one thing that made him look okay through all of this. We loved playing PlayStation together in the hospital rec room and I always took him there when we were kids, and he was bored. My mom called me a “smart aleck” because my sarcasm always made my brother laugh. That’s where my attitude stemmed from, and I live by that to this day. Well, my creative story began when I was a sophomore in High School. My friends and I were in a film class together because we didn’t want to take any other elective. We were told to create a story that was based on truth, so what’s better than making a story making fun of yourself on a date you had in High School. I was the main actor in it, which started my love for acting, and we ended up showing it in the auditorium where anybody in the High School could come watch. They laughed hysterically at our film which made us feel great about bringing laughter into the world because that’s the type of people we were.
Senior year of High School rolls around, and everybody knows what they want to do with their life. Me? Not so much. I wasn’t sure if I should just play it safe, sit in an office for 8.5 hours a day but every time I thought about it, I yawned. It sounded so boring to me. So, I thought maybe I could play one in a movie. I was thinking to myself, “Can’t I just make short films with friends for the rest of my life?” Maybe so. My film teacher showed my friend this incredible school called SCAD. My friend was like, “Hey man, they got a performing arts program too,” and immediately I’m like “are you going there? I’ll go too.”
SCAD became my home for 4 incredible years doing what I loved. I want to show people that you don’t have to take life so seriously. To me, life seems simple. We live and then we die, and hopefully, somewhere in the middle of all the mess, we laugh.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not, what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
It has not been a smooth road. My brother was diagnosed with cancer at a young age. We did not grow up with much, and my parents protected us from the outside world basically.
I grew up in a small town where living your dream seemed absurd, and even just leaving your hometown was unheard of. I remember when I told my guidance counselor; I wanted to be an actor, she laughed and said, “Have you looked at some other programs?” From that point on, I gained a chip on my shoulder to prove everybody wrong which also came from my basketball career.
I was a short kid getting bullied most of the time in school. I grew up playing basketball, so I joined the team. I rode the bench from 7th grade all the way to 10th grade. Finally, I got my shot at running the JV team as a Junior in High School, and I played extremely well, helped that team to many victories. At the end of the year, there was a banquet with awards, and I was not mentioned. Another one of my teammates was mentioned who did not even play with us that much because he got moved up to Varsity. Well, 2 years later, I come back to our annual alumni basketball game and completely dominate. They say, “Where’d this come from?” and I would say, “It was there; you just didn’t acknowledge it.”
A lot of people laughed in my face when I told them I wanted to be an actor. My teachers were like what are you going to do, it doesn’t make any sense; nobody ever makes it. First, it was bullying for being short and having a unibrow, but they are all going to be laughing when they see me on the big screen someday.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am an actor. I specialize in comedic acting because I love to make people laugh.
I am most known for my Stoner role in “I Got a Thing for Blondes” by Mazel Tov Cocktail Comedy based in Savannah, GA. I am also known for portraying iconic scenes in the short film “THE ACTRESS,” directed by Andrew Ondrejcak, streaming on MUBI TV.
I am most proud of my work for “THE ACTRESS,” and I Got a Thing for Blondes.
The intangibles that set me apart from others is that I will work harder than most of the people in the room. I have this urge to prove people wrong who laughed at me, looked at my funny, called me a midget, called me names for my unibrow, and people who have doubted me. At the same time, I love relationships with people and connecting with them. I care about people and love to know more so I try to connect on some level with at least one person on a set and leave a lasting impression.
What matters most to you?
Building, nurturing, and continuing relationships is so important to me. I love being around people, it’s where I thrive. I mean, connections is what it is all about, and who better to shoot a passion project than a guy that I made a connection with on set a year ago which might form into a beautiful friendship. There’s no better feeling than getting to do what you love with your friends and your friends also getting to do what they love.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loubosch_/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louis.bosch.77
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/loubosch_
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg9RJK7UX2WSFN28zzY2sUw
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@loubosch_
