From advertising a 36-car scooter jump to starring in shows on the HEAT Network, Boston Piquette has already made his mark as a first-year student and is on the road to becoming Hofstra University’s newest microcelebrity.
Piquette is a television and film major at the Lawrence Herbert School of Communication. Since he was in second grade, films fascinated him. Not only did he enjoy watching movies, but he also enjoyed creating stop-motion shorts, and what originally began as class projects, became an afterschool hobby.
“My goal would be to be able to write a movie and have that get picked up,” Piquette said when explaining his ambitions for the future.
Piquette finds comedy to be his strong suit in the creative world. He and his hometown friends have a YouTube channel, @Attadablustudiu, that features content such as music, comedy and running around dressed as a minion. Piquette has also produced skits at Hofstra that were published on this channel, like his attempt to jump 36 matchbox cars on a scooter in the Netherlands and his off-kilter depiction of Hofstra’s family weekend.
When applying to colleges, Piquette was originally going to study physical therapy. Little did he know, he would find his true passion when recovering from a knee injury.
Throughout his childhood, Piquette played lacrosse for his school team, but he struggled with a knee injury that caused him to constantly be in a physical therapist’s office.
“I thought I was going to study [physical therapy] because I was always in [physical therapy],” Piquette said.
When he was finally able to receive an MRI, radiologists found an extra bone in his kneecap. What was originally supposed to be a two-week recovery turned into two months. During this time, Piquette began composing comedy songs for his high school’s talent show.
“My friend and I made a few music videos while I was on the crutches,” Piquette said. “I realized that I was enjoying my time more writing comedy songs. If I was learning about physical therapy, I would just be doing something boring.”
Piquette took his passion to Hofstra and began involving himself in as many organizations as he could that resonated with his interests. He has even been a guest on the show “Up All Night” with hosts Jake Epstein and Grace MacIntyre.
“I did not think that I would be able to get involved so soon. Being able to be on ‘Up All Night’ was really sick,” Piquette said.
Piquette is also a part of the “Spin the Wheel” cast with Hofstra’s HEAT Network, which is credited to be a high-stakes game show. Although Piquette did not receive the title of “host,” the casting board enjoyed watching him perform and gave him the role of the host’s understudy. Piquette has also been creating packages for the show.
“I feel like being in the communication school is my favorite because my high school had nothing with film or TV or anything like that,” Piquette said. “It is such a big jump from that to a whole world full of people who are also interested in what I am interested in and want to help each other.”
Piquette has created a home for himself at Hofstra where he will continue to grow throughout his undergraduate years, hoping to make others laugh with his comedic jokes and rich humor along the way.
