Ali Afshar runs a 8.02 @ 174 MPH in his ESX STI Subaru
Ali Afshar sets an All Wheel Drive Subaru record with his ESX STI running a 8.02 second 1/4 mile at 174 mph.
Raised in Northern California, Ali Afshar grew up in the green Sonoma Mountains of Petaluma, California. Racing motorcycles and horses at the age of 5 on his familys 200—acre ranch, his passion for speed and entertaining was already evident. The son of Eskandar Afshar and Leila Kasra Afshar, he is the youngest of 3 brothers. His mother was a world renowned legendary Persian poet and lyricist before her passing in 1989. Ali won his first High School Challenge for drag racing at Sears Point International Raceway, representing Casa Grande High School. Thru high school, Ali could be found almost every week at the Sears Point Raceway competing in the Wednesday Night Drags, racing his classic 1967 Chevrolet Camaro. If he wasnt racing he was in wrestling practice honing his skills. Ali was an outstanding wrestler and set numerous school records and was a California State Finalist in 1991.
After high school, Ali turned his attention to his dream of acting and relocated to Los Angeles. Ali paired his acting and racing income to pay for his tuition for college which ultimately led to his graduation from California State University Northridge with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Biology. However, his true desires led him away from medicine and towards Hollywood. He landed his first job as a skateboarder in a Pepsi/Mirinda soft drink commercial that primarily aired in Europe. Ali then was the principle actor in a commercial for the Southern California family water park "Raging Waters". While pursuing his acting career, Ali also founded Easy Street Motorsports (also known as ESX). An automotive performance and race facility that eventually lead him to race for Subaru of America for over 7 years and achieve a certain celebrity racing status. ESX became a 2 Time NHRA National & World Champion, 18 Time NHRA event champion, 2005 Rally America Champion (with Rocket Rally) and a world record holder! Ali also created the exclusive and highly anticipated "Ali Afshar Signature Series" line of Subaru and Aston Martin vehicles that are sold directly thru Subaru and Aston Martin dealers across the nation. (visit ESXmotorsports.com for additional info).
Ali landed his first television acting role, as a very fitting mechanic-racer named "Grease" on the NBC show "Saved By The Bell". He then started working on a string of feature films such as Three Kings, Godzilla, HBO's "Guardian" and The Siege. While most of his feature film projects were dramatic roles Ali started showing his comedic funny bone on the small screen and landed the reoccurring role of "Sanjib" on the CBS hit show The King Of Queens. He kept the smiles going as he worked on another CBS show "City Guys", the singing foreign exchange student "Bjorgy" on the FOX children show "The Masked Rider" and the very funny "Jamie Kennedy Experiment". Ali also enjoyed a voice over gig that spanned over 2 years as the voice of the "Phantom Ranger" on the hit FOX/Saban children TV show "Power Rangers".
The laughter suddenly became silent when Ali returned to his dramatic strengths and landed a 4 episode arc on the CBS show "JAG". He continued in his serious ways and worked on the two more CBS shows, "Navy NCIS" and "The Agency". He also booked guest spots on the PAX Network show "It's A Miracle" as well the FOX show "Americas Most Wanted" which led him right back to CBS where he landed his first leading role opposite Chuck Norris in the CBS Movie of the Week "The Presidents Man: A Line in the Sand". He quickly followed his leading role and booked another dramatic supporting role on an NBC Movie of the Week titled "Homeland Security".
Ali produced and starred in his first pilot presentation titled "Rebel Yell/The California's". A story that can be best described as "The Transporter" meets "Mad Max" with a touch of "Fast and the Furious"!
Landing his first role back from his racing "Hiatus", Ali landed a supporting role in the feature film "He's Just Not That Into You", based on the best selling book. Ali plays the character of "Skip" along side a star studded cast including Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connolly, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, Kevin Connolly & more! This movie is directed by Emmy Nominated Director Ken Kwapis.
In June 2009, Ali played the character of "Cyress" along side Oscar award winner Holly Hunter and other talented actors on the hit "TNT" television show "Saving Grace".
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