Andre Birleanu
{{Short description|Romanian model (born 1982)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|08|7}}
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| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania
| occupation = Model
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| yearsactive = 1996–present
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Andre Birleanu (born August 7, 1982) is a Romanian model.
Early life
Birleanu is the son of Vladimir Simonov, a Russian diplomat and international lawyer, and Carmen Bîrleanu, a Romanian diplomat.{{cite news |author= Andreea Marinescu |title= Un român, noul Marlon Brando |trans-title= The new Barlon Brando, a Romanian |url= http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/un-roman-noul-marlon-brando-video-886652.html |work= Evenimentul Zilei |date=February 16, 2010 |accessdate= May 10, 2010 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100403061053/http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/un-roman-noul-marlon-brando-video-886652.html | archive-date= April 3, 2010 | url-status= dead |language= ro}} Birleanu was born in Moscow,{{cn|date=January 2024}} but traveled extensively due to his father's work for the Soviet diplomatic service.{{cite web |url= http://www.acasatv.ro/moda/andre-barleanu-unul-dintre-cei-mai-sexy-barbati-din-statele-unite-dezvaluiri-la-povestiri-de-noapte-foto.html |title= Andre Bîrleanu la Poveştiri de noapte |trans-title= Andre Barleanu, one of the sexiest men in the United States, revelations on "Night stories" |date= 18 March 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110629023206/http://www.acasatv.ro/moda/andre-barleanu-unul-dintre-cei-mai-sexy-barbati-din-statele-unite-dezvaluiri-la-povestiri-de-noapte-foto.html |archive-date= June 29, 2011 |publisher= acasatv.ro |language= ro |access-date= April 30, 2011 |url-status= bot: unknown }}(in Romanian). In 1996, his mother was working for the United Nations in New York and invited her son to America to attend university.{{cite web |url= http://www.andre-birleanu.com/biography.html |title= Biography |access-date= 11 September 2010 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080105140143/http://www.andre-birleanu.com/biography.html |archive-date=January 5, 2008 |work= Andre Birleanu Official website}}{{dl|date=November 2022|fix-attempted=yes}} He attended John Jay Criminal Justice Academy, but stopped attending to pursue a career in modeling.
Public image
MTV channel named Andre Birleanu "one of the hottest men on television" placing him on their top 10 list.{{cite web|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2008-06-03/vh1s-30-hottest-stars-the-gentlemen/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080606003133/http://blog.vh1.com/2008-06-03/vh1s-30-hottest-stars-the-gentlemen/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 6, 2008 |title=VH1's 30 Hottest Stars – The Gentlemen|publisher=Blog.vh1.com |date=May 26, 2008 |accessdate=January 1, 2012}} 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 ".{{cite web|author=|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/15-meanest-reality-tv-villains/story?id=4694189&page=4 |title=Page 4: The 15 Meanest Reality TV Villains|publisher=Abcnews.go.com |date=April 24, 2008 |accessdate=January 1, 2012}} He was named by People Magazine as one of the sexiest men{{cite web|author= |url=http://people.com/celebrity/sexy-single-and-shirtless/andre-birleanu |title=Sexy, Single – and Shirtless! |website=People.com |date=2008-06-11 |accessdate=2017-04-29}}{{dl|date=January 2024}}{{dl|date=January 2024}} while the American Broadcasting Company called him one of Top 10 TV Villains.{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/15-meanest-reality-tv-villains/story?id=4694189|title=The 15 Meanest Reality TV Villains|date=April 18, 2011|website=ABC News}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.supremeandre.com/}}{{dl|date=January 2024}}
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