Andre Birleanu | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Model |
Years active | 1996–present |
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) |
Andre Birleanu (born August 7, 1982) is a Russian-Romanian model.
Birleanu is the son of Vladimir Simonov, a Russian diplomat and international lawyer, and Carmen Bîrleanu, a Romanian diplomat.[1] Birleanu was born in Moscow,[citation needed] but traveled extensively due to his father's work for the Soviet diplomatic service.[2] In 1996, his mother was working for the United Nations in New York and invited her son to America to attend University.[3] He attended John Jay Criminal Justice Academy, but stopped attending to pursue a career in modeling.[3]
MTV channel named Andre Birleanu "one of the hottest men on television" placing him on their top 10 list.[4] ABC channel named Birleanu one of the top TV bad boys adding that "when Andre Birleanu graced our television sets, he brought sexy back with a villainous twist ".[5] He was named by People Magazine as one of the sexiest men[6][dead link] while the American Broadcasting Company called him one of Top 10 TV Villains.[7]