Hua Bobo

Hua Bobo (Persian: آرش استیلاف, born in 1988) is an Iranian actor and TV host active in China. He was born in Tehran, Iran, and moved to China when he was 17 years old. Hua Bobo can speak fluent Mandarin, and also has some Shanghainese, Korean and Russian. In 2006, Hua Bobo moved to Shanghai and studied Chinese at East China Normal University. He also participated in the first Chinese Bridge Competition in 2008 and finally ranked among the top 10. In 2010, Hua Bobo began studying for a master's degree in broadcasting and performance at the Shanghai Theater Academy. He later studied for a PhD at East China Normal University.