Shant was born in Sydney, Australia to Armenian parents Sam and Aida. Grew up on the North Shore of Sydney with two older brothers. Attended High school at St Pius X College Chatswood and Our Lady of Dollars Primary School. During this period was involved with extra curricular activities like - Basketball, Soccer, Drama (Musicals such as Pirates of Panzance and Hair). Starting out in numerous vocal groups led Shant on stage where his love of performance grew, deciding to try his hand at acting as well. As singer/songwriter with RnB duo "Se'Deuce", winning awards for songwriting and finally released debut single "Hello" in 2006 through Tantrum Records. Unfortunately, lost his mother to cancer 5 days after its release. After a break got back into acting. Show less «