Marco Khanlian (born March 27, 1979; Persian: مارکو
خانلیان‎), known professionally as Marco Khan (Armenian:
Õ„Õ¡Ö€Õ¯Õ¸ Ô½Õ¡Õ¶), is an American actor and stuntman. He has appeared
in numerous well-known film and television series like Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Iron Man, and 10,000 BC, as well as
numerous independent and short films.Khan was born in Tehran, Iran;
the son of Anna (née Karamian) and Levon Khanlian. His father was
born in Lebanon but was raised in Iran, where he met Khan's mother,
whose parents were from Georgia and she was born in Babol, Iran. Both
of his parents are Armenian. Marco and younger brother, Aleko, left
Iran at age 11 in pursuit of higher education. Schooled in Venice,
Italy and then in Catalina, California â€" Marco now calls Los Angeles
home. At age 17, Marco picked up English as his 4th language and
assumed the responsibility as the caretaker for his entire family. He
operated a series of restaurants (Marco's Pizzeria) for 12 years to
support his family. He has a son too, that he has raised on his own.
Marco had a short experience before getting into acting in Semi-Pro
soccer and professional wrestling nicknamed "The Persian Terror".
خانلیان‎), known professionally as Marco Khan (Armenian:
Õ„Õ¡Ö€Õ¯Õ¸ Ô½Õ¡Õ¶), is an American actor and stuntman. He has appeared
in numerous well-known film and television series like Pirates of the
Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Iron Man, and 10,000 BC, as well as
numerous independent and short films.Khan was born in Tehran, Iran;
the son of Anna (née Karamian) and Levon Khanlian. His father was
born in Lebanon but was raised in Iran, where he met Khan's mother,
whose parents were from Georgia and she was born in Babol, Iran. Both
of his parents are Armenian. Marco and younger brother, Aleko, left
Iran at age 11 in pursuit of higher education. Schooled in Venice,
Italy and then in Catalina, California â€" Marco now calls Los Angeles
home. At age 17, Marco picked up English as his 4th language and
assumed the responsibility as the caretaker for his entire family. He
operated a series of restaurants (Marco's Pizzeria) for 12 years to
support his family. He has a son too, that he has raised on his own.
Marco had a short experience before getting into acting in Semi-Pro
soccer and professional wrestling nicknamed "The Persian Terror".
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