- Attended San Francisco State University with a focus on Microbiology but later switched it to Business. Ultimately he left for Hawaii, which served as a catalyst to his decision to finally pursue acting.
- The name TASI is Samoan, a Polynesian language, which translated, means 'One'.
- Parents are both full blooded Filipino but was born and raised (16 years) on the U.S. Territory, American Samoa before leaving for college in 2000.
- Is bi-lingual: English and Tagalog.
- Attended Marist High School, an all boys school, in Pago Pago, American Samoa.
- Was inspired to become an actor after watching Elijah Wood in The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993). Later, he would list The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and the entire series as one of his favorite movies.
- Among his favorite movies are Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977), Saving Private Ryan (1998), The Fifth Element (1997), Chaplin (1992), Snatch (2000), Oldboy (2003), and Amélie (2001).
- His passion for acting blossomed after taking an acting class at a community college in Hawaii.
- Considers actors Gary Oldman and Tom Hanks, among his inspirations.
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