Andrew Firestone (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Andrew Firestone (born July 10, 1975) is the second son of Brooks Firestone, and the great grandson of Firestone founder, Harvey Firestone. In 1988, the Bridgestone Corporation, a Japanese Company, purchased Firestone Tires and the Firestone family is no longer involved in tire manufacturing. Firestone graduated from the University of San Diego with a degree in business administration in 1998. He was born in Santa Barbara, California. Andrew is currently married to actress/model Ivana Bozilovic.
The Bachelor
Firestone was the third bachelor on the ABC reality series The Bachelor. On the show, Firestone courted 25 bachelorettes, progressively eliminating them, and eventually selecting one of the group for a continuing relationship. Andrew selected and proposed to Jennifer Schefft, who accepted and moved to California to be with him. The couple decided to go their separate ways in December of 2003, but remained friends.
Other television appearances
In 2005, Firestone participated in the fifth 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 International.
Firestone is the host of a lifestyles series entitled Billionaires Car Club, distributed by American Television Distribution. It first aired in May 2008.