Arsen Vanian was born on 1 October 2001, in Kharkiv, Ukraine, to Olga Levit (Lezhneva), an actress, and Armen Vanian, a businessman. Arsen is of Ukrainian, Russian, and Armenian descent. Arsen Vanian has been fascinated by sports since childhood. He started playing soccer at one of the most famous soccer academies in Ukraine, FC Dynamo Kyiv. In addition to soccer, he was engaged in full-contact Kudo wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts for 8 years. In soon time, he became the winner of a bronze medal in the Ukrainian Mixed Martial Arts championship in his age category. After moving to the United States at the age of 12, He played for one of the best academies in New York - Blau Weiss Gottschee. After his time in the academy, he played for several semi-professional clubs. Arsen Vanian's unique appearance allowed him to be successful in modeling and entertainment industries. His first role was on Flatbush Misdemeanors, Episode 5, a raw comedy of city life, where he portrayed a basketball player in Dan Perlman's team. Arsen followed that TV series with a supporting role as "Addison Stadler" in the medical drama, New Amsterdam. Shortly After, Arsen continued with a featured appearance as an assistant in a drama miniseries, WeCrashed (starring Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway). Also, Arsen was featured in biographical film, Spinning Gold, as a Jeremy Jordan's ( Neil Bogart) board member in Casablanca Records. Arsen shows his creative nature not only in sports, but also in music. He has a natural talent of playing piano and composing his own original music - you can listen to the best of his compositions on iTunes and Spotify. Show less «