Amir Carlos Damaso Vahidi Agassi was born on December 12,
1979 in Makati City, Philippines, to a family of three boys. He is popularly known as Carlos Agassi and
simply Amir, is a Filipino actor, TV host, rap artist, and model. He was
launched as a member of ABS-CBN's Star Circle in 1993.
Agassi is a member of ABS CBN's circle of homegrown talents
named Star Magic. He was part of a male group dubbed as "The Hunks"
together with Piolo Pascual, Jericho Rosales, Diether Ocampo, and Bernard
Palanca. During his tenure as part of The Hunks, he co-starred with Claudine
Barretto in the primetime "Sa Dulo Ng Walang Hanggan" which ran from
2001 to 2003.
Aside from acting, he had hosting stints in the variety show
ASAP and also hosted a hidden camera practical joke television series entitled
Victim, patterned on America's Punk'd. After
an almost two-year hiatus from acting, Agassi returned on television via
ABS-CBN's Agua Bendita in 2010 where he played as one of the primary
antagonists. In 2014, Agassi appeared in
GMA's Elemento.
Agassi took time off sometime in mid 2000s to finish his
degree in Psychology at De La Salle University. He also ventured into the
restaurant business and opened Brasas, a Latin-American inspired restaurant in
Metro Manila. Agassi also has his own recording studio.
