Khan was born in Tehran, Iran to Armenian parents; the son of Anna (née Karamian) and Levon Khanlian.
[2] Marco and younger brother, Aleko, left Iran at age 11 in pursuit of higher education.
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.
Marco had a short experience before getting into acting in Semi-Pro soccer and professional wrestling nicknamed "The Persian Terror".