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 Leonard Kimball Firestone (June 10, 1907 – December 24, 1996) was an American businessman, diplomat, and philanthropist. Early life and education He was born on June 10, 1907 in Akron, Ohio, to Harvey S. Firestone and Idabelle Smith Fireston ...

, and a great-grandson of

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founder

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and Idabelle Smith.

Early life

Educated at

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and

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, he graduated from the

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where he also was a member of the football team, in 1998.

Career

Professional career

Andrew 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, Morgan Hill, Santa Rosa, and San Luis Obispo, California.

The Bachelor

Firestone was the third

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on the

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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

In 2005, Firestone participated in the fifth

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tournament on

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. He won his first-round game but placed third in the tournament championship. Firestone played for the charity

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. In 2006, Firestone appeared in an episode of VH1's ''

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''. 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

On July 5, 2008, Firestone married actress/model Ivana Bozilovic at St. Mark's in the Valley Episcopal Church in

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. Firestone and Bozilovic have three children: sons Adam Brooks (born March 21, 2009) and Shane (born January 27, 2014), and daughter Anja Jasmine (born April 15, 2011).

References

External links

Billionaires Car Club Official Website
* 1975 births Living people Businesspeople from California American Episcopalians American people of Austrian descent Firestone family Television personalities from California People from Santa Barbara, California University of San Diego alumni Bachelor Nation contestants {{US-tv-bio-stub