{"id":693709,"date":"2026-01-13T18:49:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/693709\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:49:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:49:10","slug":"andre-agassi-docuseries-coming-to-apple-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/693709\/","title":{"rendered":"Andre Agassi Docuseries Coming to Apple TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/andre-agassi\/\" id=\"auto-tag_andre-agassi_1\" data-tag=\"andre-agassi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andre Agassi<\/a>\u2018s life was chronicled in memoir Open: An Autobiography \u2014 but that was 16 years ago. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/apple-tv-2\/\" id=\"auto-tag_apple-tv-2_1\" data-tag=\"apple-tv-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple TV<\/a> believes there is plenty of more meat on that bone (fuzz on that ball?) \u2014 on Tuesday, the streamer formerly known as Apple TV+ announced it had acquired a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/documentary\/\" id=\"auto-tag_documentary_1\" data-tag=\"documentary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documentary<\/a> series about Agassi\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe untitled docuseries will tell \u201cthe thrilling, complex, inspiring story of an American legend,\u201d per Apple. It will be directed by Tiger King\u2019s Chris Smith, produced by his Library Films and executive produced by Stacy Smith and Justin Gimelstob. And that\u2019s about all we know at this (match) point.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tOpen: An Autobiography, published on Nov. 9, 2009, was co-written with J.R. Moehringer. Open, a double meaning here that also points to some of Agassi\u2019s eight Grand Slam championships, covers the former world no. 1 player\u2019s difficult childhood under the thumb of a demanding father and his later physical and psychological struggles getting to \u2014 and staying at \u2014 the top of professional men\u2019s tennis. Agassi, who at one point was married to actress Brooke Shields, admits to using having used methamphetamine in the late 1990s.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tIn addition to his tennis acumen and tabloid marriage, Agassi was known for a flashy personal style. Early on in his career Agassi sported an all-time bleached-blonde mullet and a dangling earring. (Smith should be comfortable with those specific elements after Tiger King.) Somewhat tragically, at least given how much it was a part of his persona and marketing, Agassi lost his hair midway (give or take) into his playing career. It was (more or less) on par with Elaine\u2019s story arc in <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WqJkrLdTThs\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WqJkrLdTThs\" target=\"_blank\">this season eight episode of Seinfeld<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Andre Agassi\u2018s life was chronicled in memoir Open: An Autobiography \u2014 but that was 16 years ago. 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