René Vaziri was born in Zurich on January 26, 1986. In 1992, he relocated to Germany with his parents. From 2005 to 2008, he studied acting at the European Film Actors School in Zurich, and subsequently he made his first appearances as a stage actor. Following a small role in "Giulias Verschwinden" (2009), he was cast in the leading role of a lottery winner in Ayse Polat's tragicomedy "Luks Glück", which was released in Summer 2012.