Khan was born in
Tehran,
Iran to
Armenian parents; 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. Marco and younger brother, Aleko, left Iran at age 11 in pursuit of higher
education. Schooled in a
Mekhitarist school, the
Moorat-Raphael College in
Venice, Italy, and then in
Catalina, California – 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". ==Filmography==