Arash Estilaf

{{short description|Iranian actor and TV presenter}}

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| name = Arash Estilaf

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| caption = SHANGHAI, CHINA - JUNE 18: (CHINA OUT) Iranian actor Arash Estilaf attends press conference of Iranian new film "Jameh Daran" as part of 18th Shanghai International Film Festival on June 18, 2015 in Shanghai, China.

| birth_name = Mohammadjavad Estilaf{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

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| birth_place = Tehran, Iran

| occupation = Actor, Television Presenter

| website = https://www.arashestilaf.com

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Arash Estilaf ({{langx|fa|آرش استیلاف}}), known as Hua Bobo ({{zh|s=华波波|hp=Huà Bōbō|t=華波波}}), is an Iranian actor and television presenter active in China. His birth name is Mohammadjavad Estilaf.{{Cite web |last=周冰 |title=A meeting of minds |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201906/12/WS5d003f31a310176577230a1a.html |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=www.chinadaily.com.cn}}{{Cite web |title=Arash Estilaf |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm12364527/ |access-date=2022-08-20 |website=IMDb}} He was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to China when he was 17 years old.

Estilaf moved to Shanghai in 2006 and began studying Chinese at East China Normal University. He could speak Chinese after three months. He was a contestant in the first Chinese Bridge language competition for foreign students in 2008, and he finished in the top 10.{{cite news|title=Between the laughs, an education about Iran|url=https://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2016-01/23/content_23209055.htm|work=China Daily|date=23 January 2016}}

In 2010 he entered in the Shanghai Theatre Academy in a master's degree course in broadcasting and presenting, which he has now accomplished. He is now studying for a doctorate at the East China Normal University. Estilaf is fluent in Standard Mandarin and has made a name for himself on Chinese television with his humor. He can also speak Shanghainese{{cite news |title=亲爱的热爱的华波波是哪一集 亲爱的热爱的华波波演的谁 |url=http://www.hxnews.com/news/yule/201907/15/1777159.shtml |access-date=22 March 2021 |work=www.hxnews.com |language=zh-CN}} and other languages like Korean and Russian.{{cite news|title=An Iranian who now feels he is 'more Chinese'|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2016xivisitmiddleeast/2016-01/22/content_23202574.htm|work=China Daily|date=22 January 2016}}