Andrew Boulton Firestone (born July 10, 1975) is an American television personality and businessman. He is the son of Brooks Firestone, a grandson of Leonard Firestone, and a great-grandson of Firestone Tire and Rubber Company founder Harvey S. Firestone and Idabelle Smith. [citation needed]
Andrew Firestone | |
|---|---|
| Born | Andrew Boulton Firestone July 10, 1975 |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, television personality |
| Spouse | Ivana Bozilovic (2008-present) |
| Children | Adam Brooks, Shane, Anja Jasmine |
| Father | Brooks Firestone |
| Relatives | Leonard Firestone (grandfather) Harvey S. Firestone (great-grandfather) Idabelle Smith Firestone (great-grandmother) |
Early life
editEducated at Stevenson School and Westminster School, he graduated from the University of San Diego in business administration where he also was a member of the football team, in 1998.
Career
editProfessional career
editAndrew Firestone is Principal and Founder of StonePark Capital, a Santa Barbara-based hospitality firm that focuses on the acquisition and development of select-service hotels, and applies a disciplined set of strategies that prioritizes investor return. Currently StonePark capital has projects in Santa Barbara, Sonoma, Santa Rosa, and San Luis Obispo, California.
The Bachelor
editFirestone was the third bachelor on the ABC reality series The Bachelor. On the show, premiered in March 2003, Firestone courted 25 bachelorettes, progressively eliminating them, and eventually selected one of the group for a continuing relationship. Andrew selected and proposed to Jen Schefft, who accepted and moved to California to be with him. The couple decided to go their separate ways in December 2003 but remained friends.
Other television appearances
editIn 2005, Firestone participated in the sixth Celebrity Poker Showdown tournament on Bravo. He won his first-round game but placed third in the tournament championship. Firestone played for the charity Direct Relief.
In 2006, Firestone appeared in an episode of VH1's Celebrity Paranormal Project.
Firestone is the host of a lifestyle series entitled Billionaires Car Club, distributed by American Television Distribution. It first aired in May 2008.
Firestone also made an appearance on episode two of Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School on VH1.
Firestone and his wife have appeared in television advertisements for the Baby Bullet.
Personal life
editOn July 5, 2008,[1] Firestone married actress/model Ivana Bozilovic at St. Mark's in the Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos, California.[2] Firestone and Bozilovic have three children: sons Adam Brooks (born March 21, 2009)[3] and Shane (born January 27, 2014),[4] and daughter Anja Jasmine (born April 15, 2011).[5]
His brother, Adam, and his brother-in-law, David Walker, both together co-run Firestone Walker Brewing Company.[6]
References
edit- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Bachelor Andrew Firestone Marries Ivana". Us Weekly. 2008-07-05. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Andrew Firestone and Ivana Bozilovic". InStyle. Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Andrew Firestone and Wife Welcome a Baby Boy". People. 2009-03-21. Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-21.
- ^ "Congrats! Andrew Firestone's Wife Ivana Gives Birth to Baby Boy". 27 January 2014.
- ^ "Bachelor Andrew Firestone Welcomes Daughter Anja Jasmine". People. 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- ^ "Apr 2005 Featured Beers | Beer of the Month Club". The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club. Retrieved 2024-02-21.