American male fashion model (1984–2010)
Ambrose Olsen
Born (1984-11-27 ) November 27, 1984Died April 22, 2010(2010-04-22) (aged 25) Occupation(s) Fashion model , supermodel Modeling information Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Hair color Brown Eye color Blue Agency Click Management (as of 2010)
Ambrose Olsen (November 27, 1984[ 1] – April 22, 2010[ 2] ) was an American male fashion model . He was known for appearing in dozens of ad campaigns for Armani and Hugo Boss .[ 3]
Early life
Ambrose Olsen (sometimes also written as Olson ) was born in Homer, Alaska .[ 4] Prior to modeling, he studied to be a carpenter. He also practiced surfing , boxing , and hockey as sports and planned to volunteer for the US Navy.[ 5] He began modeling at the age of 17,[ 4] moving to New York City in 2002.[ 6]
Modeling
Olsen appeared in many print ads and a few runway shows and a few fashion videos. At time of death he was represented by the Click Management modeling agency .[ 7] He was best known for his 2007 Armani Exchange ads with Adriana Lima .[ 8] He also worked for numerous other brands such as TNT ,[ 9] Hugo Boss , D&G , Nautica , Yves Saint Laurent , Dior , Louis Vuitton , Burberry , Giorgio Armani Extreme Attitude [ 10] among others.[ 11] He also did the catwalk on shows by Alexandre Herchcovitch and Kim Jones among others.[ 6]
Major advertising campaigns
Major magazine appearances
Death
Olsen died on April 22, 2010.[ 13] He was discovered hanged,[ 3] in his apartment in New York City .[ 14] According to police reports, it was a suicide .[ 15]
References
^ "Ambrose R. Olson" , 27 April 2010, The Post-Star
^ "Le mannequin Ambrose Olsen s'est suicidé" Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine , 29 April 2010, Libération (in French)
^ a b "Why are so many models attempting suicide? Lives of top catwalkers fraught with pressure: experts" , 18 May 2010, NY Daily News
^ a b "Homer-raised supermodel Olson dead at 25" Archived 2012-06-11 at the Wayback Machine , April 28, 2010, Anchorage Daily News
^ a b "Ambrose Olsen, mannequin et ancien cover boy de TÊTU, s'est donné la mort" Archived 2010-05-03 at the Wayback Machine , 30 April 2010, Têtu (in French)
^ a b "Ambrose Olsen" Archived 2010-02-13 at the Wayback Machine , New York Magazine
^ "Who is Ambrose Olsen? Ambrose Olsen BIOgraphy" Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine , 28 April 2010, Gather News
^ "Ambrose Olsen: Male Model Ambrose Olsen Dead at 25" Archived 2012-10-01 at the Wayback Machine , 27 April 2010, Long Island Press
^ Ambrose Olsen in TNT ad on YouTube
^ "Ambrose Olsen" Archived 2010-11-22 at the Wayback Machine , 11 November 2008, OHLALA Mag
^ "Super Model Ambrose Olsen Passed Away at 24 in NY" Archived 2010-07-01 at the Wayback Machine , 27 April 2010, SSC Article Directory
^ In Memory of Ambrose, video shot by Hedi Slimane
^ "AMBROSE OLSEN DEAD: Male Model Dies At Age 24" , 23 March 2011, The Huffington Post
^ "Armani : l’égérie Ambrose Olsen s’est suicidé" , 28 April 2010, Elle (in French)
^ "Fashion's worst trend: suicidal models" , 17 March 2011, The Times of India