We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Chase Del Rosario. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Chase below.

Chase, thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. When did you first know you wanted to pursue a creative/artistic path professionally?

I was always creatively engineered growing up. I danced, did magic, played piano, did commercials and modeling as a kid, did theater, did parkour, and I was always fascinated how movies are created. Performing in some way shape or form has always been a fulfilling way to express myself. So when I was in college, I knew I wanted to pursue a creative path professionally when I was indecisive of what I wanted to major in. I was going to college as tradition to honor my parents, but something in me knew this wasn’t going to last. Though, I ended up choosing to major in Kinesiology since I was always an advocate for health and helping people. However, it wasn’t fulfilling, and I was looking for an escape.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I am an Actor and Comedy Content Creator based in LA. I’ve done a bunch of commercials, modeling, and films starting at the age of 8 with my twin sister, Cherish, but I didn’t start doing it professionally until 2018. In the spring of 2018, I was scheduled to transfer to a university to pursue physical therapy in the fall. But deep down, I knew I didn’t want to be doomed to study another 10 years to finally become a doctor at 30, just to work a 9-5. Suddenly, I got an acting opportunity to audition for a TV show. I got super far without an agent or current training. THAT SAID SOMETHING! It awakened my passion for acting and performing again. My parents saw the passion I had, and wanted me to hone into that. Although, I didn’t get the part, my passion was way too greater than the rejection—and that’s the most important value to hold on to as an actor. So I revoked my acceptance to the university and became an actor. I thank my parents for taking that risk to bless me in that direction, and I thank God for his perfect timing.

In the acting world, the reality is that actors receive a lot more No’s than Yes’s. So I knew I had to find a survival job. However, I was never inclined to work a 9-5. Thankfully, a year later in 2019, I found TikTok. My friends told me I should post videos on there. At first, I was reluctant, but then I saw a bunch of people making funny relatable content and got a bunch of followers off of it. I thought to myself, “Heck, if they could do it, I could do it.” So I posted about 10 funny videos I had previously made for fun on Instagram, and within the first week of using TikTok, I organically gained 11k followers. Now, I have over 2.1 million followers, and it’s the best decision I’ve made!

Being a content creator, is the best survival job as an LA actor because not only am I STILL in front of the camera when I’m not acting on set, but I’m also putting myself in the shoes of a screenwriter, director, camera man, and editor to create my content! This gives me an advantage as an LA actor because now when I go to set, I’m not just acting to act, but now I’m acting and know exactly what the rest of the team may want from me.

I’m most proud of reaching goals that I would only see the people around me achieve. In a typical Filipino upbringing, you are expected to become a doctor, engineer, or lawyer no matter if you like it or not. So I couldn’t help but think that my future would look something like that. I’ve always thought hitting a million followers, becoming a YouTuber, being on set, or being invited to VidCon was for other people. But based off my experience, when you are CONSISTENT with your steps, you will get closer to your end goal. I hope to be an example for anybody, but especially my fellow Filipinos, that it’s okay to lean into your creative side!

For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?

The most rewarding aspect of being a creative for me is making people happy! For a lot of creators, filming can become draining. But what keeps me going is the smiles I want to put on people’s faces. Yes, I love creating content, but what fulfills me is when my videos are used as a tool to make just one person laugh and spread joy for a few seconds. That’s rewarding.

I also love meeting my fans in real life! It’s always the best feeling seeing real people instead of just seeing it on my phone. It validates me as a creator knowing that my videos aren’t just being thrown away in the algorithm, but instead they are being watched and remembered by real people who resonate with them.

We’d love to hear the story of how you built up your social media audience?

Over the years, my platform has grown over 2.1 million followers. I never would’ve thought I’d see a number that big! I’ve done a number of skits, and learned that originality is key for growth because that’s what sets you APART! A great way to do that is creating a character. Characters are relatable, quotable, and most of all memorable! Some of the characters people have known me for is Chad the Genie, Wholesome Robber, and my short boy/tall girl struggles with my friend Chelsea Sik. If you want to leave some kind of impact in the social media world, the last thing you should do is be somebody else. Why? Because you would be robbing the world from seeing who YOU are! Everybody has already seen that “somebody else”. People are attracted to authenticity. So embrace your differences, and capitalize on that. That’s what makes you, YOU. Then eventually, you will be attracting the right people.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: https://instagram.com/chasedelrosario
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@chasedelrosario
• Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@chasedelrosario

Image Credits
Hillary Bingham. Cherish Del Rosario. Liberty Barros. Brian Torres. Andra Gogan. Samuel Lau. Corgi Boba.