- Was the first artist in Iran to release behind-the-scenes and bloopers of his shows. Mehran believes in being honest with his audience, sharing how human artists are while creating programs.
- Has fought in the Iran/Iraq war for 3 years.
- Was named the 20th most powerful person in Iran by Newsweek magazine in 2009. Mehran was the only artist/entertainer to make the list. Everyone else on the list is a politician.
- His television series Pavarchin had an estimated 85% audience.
- Was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the American Liberty University in Los Angeles, California in 2011.
- Has a pet python snake, named Armita.
- The little finger on his right hand was cut off during the shooting of a scene for Ghalb-e Yakhi Season 3. He carried on playing the scene and was then taken to hospital for an operation. His finger was re-attached but he lost feeling in the finger.
- Has a band named Darkoob (Woodpecker). Darkoob was part of the line-up for a UNICEF concert in Iran. They also have had numerous sold-out shows in Tehran.
- Is the only artist in Iran whose name alone sells millions and brings audiences in hundreds of thousands.
- Is the youngest of 4 children. He has three older brothers.
- He sings the title songs for his series himself, and has won numerous awards in music for them.
- Has a son and a daughter of his own.
- Father of Farhad Modiri, who is the musical supervisor and/or director to many of his series.
- Mehran Modiri holds the record for most Hafez(Donyaye Tasvir) Awards won by an individual till 2018 with 7 awards.
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