Andre was born and raised in Hollywood, California, in Hollywood Hills, under the Hollywood sign. His grandmother Mileva Petrovich escaped the Nazi occupation in WWII and she said it was Hollywood movies, MGM, and other major studio films that helped her escape mentally the cruelties of war,and having most of her family killed or separated. So she moved her family to Hollywood, where Andre was born and raised. Watching classic Movies and TV shows, Andre remembers playing in the Hollywood hills with his German Shepard "Buddy" as he played make believe cops, cowboys, fireman, and soldiers , as a kid and learned how to make a living at it when he grew up, Soon after, his family moved to a ranch home in Tarzana, Ca in the San Fernando valley. Andre's family moved across the street from actor Steven Boyd from "Ben Hur" fame. Steven was a big influence on Andre as an actor, and down the block lived actor and full contact karate champ Bob Wall aka Ohara in "Enter The Dragon". It was Bob who got Andre interested and started in martial arts. Andre now trains MMA with world famous Grand Master and never defeated champion Gokor Chivicyan and Judo Gene Labells at Hayastan MMA academy training in judo, jujitsu, grappling, and striking. Andre attended Portola junior high and then went on to Taft High in Woodland Hills in the San Fernando Valley Ca, where he played football, started surfing, and got into racing muscle cars. He met a great friend named Patrick Beckwith of the movie "Big Wednesday" who got him into his first Mattel skateboard commercial as actor/stunt skateboard rider. After graduation Andre started working at the 20th Century Fox during the time Mash, Love Boat and Hart to Hart were all filming, but it was Lee Majors and Fall guy that was the first show he worked on- was a stunt show,and got started in stunts. Andre also worked as a grip and lighting as well as a stage manager,second unit director,directing for Hollywood National Studio's (now 204 Studios) for friend Dick Sheehan, but it was always stunts, hosting ,acting and action directing he wanted to do. Andre also studied with world famous Howard Fine in his actors studio. Andre took as much as he could, from Alexander technique to voice production to scene study with Howard. He is now an accomplished stuntman actor ,stunt coordinator,daredevil TV show host,action director ,wild animal handler trainer ,military trained ,skydiver ,scuba diver ,adrenaline junkie, weapons expert,base jumper,auto racer,stunt driver ,and much much more. His love for animals led him to keep working on set with horses, action, and all the things he had done growing up had prepared him for it. Even his rescue German Shepards as K9 cop units for TV shows - he rescued animals and then trained them for TV and Film -in return he got blessed for it, that is a very important cause for him: animal rescue and conservation .It will always be, from Tigers to Elephants, Rhino's, African Elephants, Bears, Lions, Leopards, Horses ,he has worked with them all! The most important things to Andre are God,family,Country, our military and vets, with Konig, Wolfgang,Bond, Blaze, Doc,Victory, Wildside, and all of his animal friends to keep him grounded. After many credits in TV, Film, Music Videos, Commercials, and working for other people from Spielberg, Ron Howard, to Clint Eastwood, Andre has now formed his own production company. He is a Exec Producer , action director ,writer in Hollywood and around the world and has his own deals for three of his own TV shows ,and is known as the Adrenaline Man aka Andre "Relentless "Alexsen and the show is airing soon and going Global. Soon to be followed by his other shows and Feature Films that he will be directing and staring in as Host, Exec Producer Director and more .Recently finished up a show working with Roma Downey and Mark Burnett.
