Shahab Hosseini was born on February 3, 1974. He grew up in a family of six and was the oldest child. He earned his high school diploma in Biology. Once a psychology student at the University of Tehran, he dropped out with the intent of emigrating to Canada. Instead, he ended up as a radio host. This was followed by hosting “Oxygen,” a TV show for the youth audience, and some small acting roles in a few TV series of which “After Rain” (Pas Az Baran) was the first.