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Anderson Cooper Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Anderson Cooper Biography

Anderson Cooper is one of the most popular and richest TV Show Host who was born on June 3, 1967 in New York City, New York State, United States. TV investigative reporter and son of Gloria Vanderbilt. He became famous as the host of Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN.

He rose to fame on CNN’s nightly weekly programming alongside fellow TV show host Don Lemon.

Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an American broadcast journalist. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is usually broadcast live from a New York City studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live from CNN’s studios in Washington, D.C., or on location for breaking news stories. In addition, he is a correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Cooper’s media experience began early. As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus for Harper’s Bazaar. At the age of three, Cooper was a guest on The Tonight Show on September 17, 1970, appearing with his mother. At the age of nine, he appeared on To Tell the Truth as an impostor. From age 10 to 13, Cooper modeled with Ford Models for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Macy’s.

He is openly gay and has two older brothers named Leopold and Christopher. His brother Carter committed suicide in 1988. He began a relationship with Benjamin Maisani in 2009.

NameAnderson Cooper
First NameAnderson
Last NameCooper
OccupationTV Show Host
BirthdayJune 3
Birth Year1967
Place of BirthNew York City
Home TownNew York State
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignGemini
Full/Birth Name
ParentsGloria Vanderbilt, Wyatt Emory Cooper
SiblingsCarter Vanderbilt Cooper, Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski, Christopher Stokowski
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Wyatt Morgan Cooper

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Cooper’s older brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, committed suicide on July 22, 1988, at age 23, by jumping from the 14th-floor terrace of Vanderbilt’s New York City penthouse apartment. Gloria Vanderbilt later wrote about her son’s death in the book A Mother’s Story, in which she expressed her belief that the suicide was caused by a psychotic episode induced by an allergy to the anti-asthma prescription drug salbutamol. Anderson cites Carter’s suicide for sparking his interest in journalism.

Anderson Cooper Net Worth

Anderson Cooper is one of the richest TV Show Host from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Anderson Cooper's net worth $200 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Before becoming involved in media he worked as an intern for the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

From ages 10 to 13 he modeled for Ralph Lauren.

Cooper has two older half-brothers, Leopold Stanislaus “Stan” Stokowski (b. 1950), and Christopher Stokowski (b. 1952), from Gloria Vanderbilt’s ten-year marriage to the conductor Leopold Stokowski. Also in 2014, Cooper appeared in Henry Louis Gates’ Finding Your Roots, where he learned of an ancestor, Burwell Boykin, who was a slave owner from the southern United States.

Net Worth$200 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeTV Show Host
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Cooper was educated at the Dalton School, a private co-educational university preparatory day school in New York City. At age 17, after graduating from Dalton a semester early, Cooper traveled around Africa for several months on a “survival trip”. He contracted malaria on the trip and was hospitalized in Kenya. Describing the experience, Cooper wrote “Africa was a place to forget and be forgotten in.” Cooper attended Yale University, where he resided in Trumbull College. He was inducted into the Manuscript Society, majoring in political science and graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989.

During college, Cooper spent two summers as an intern at the Central Intelligence Agency while studying political science. He pursued journalism with no formal journalistic education and is a self-proclaimed “news junkie since [he] was in utero.” After his first correspondence work in the early 1990s, he took a break from reporting and lived in Vietnam for a year, during which time he studied the Vietnamese language at Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Anderson Cooper height 5 feet 10 inches Anderson weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 feet 10 inches
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
Eye ColorNot Available
Hair ColorNot Available
Feet/Shoe SizeNot Available

Cooper’s father suffered a series of heart attacks while undergoing open-heart surgery, and died January 5, 1978, at the age of 50. Cooper considers his father’s book Families to be “sort of a guide on…how he would have wanted me to live my life and the choices he would have wanted me to make. And so I feel very connected to him.”

Cooper left The Mole after its second season to return to broadcast news. In 2001, he joined CNN, commenting, “Two seasons was enough, and 9/11 happened, and I thought I needed to be getting back to news.” His first position at CNN was to anchor alongside Paula Zahn on American Morning. In 2002 he became CNN’s weekend prime-time anchor. Since 2002, he has hosted CNN’s New Year’s Eve special from Times Square.

Who is Anderson Cooper Dating?

According to our records, Anderson Cooper is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Anderson Cooper’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1995 Cooper became a correspondent for ABC News, eventually rising to the position of co-anchor on its overnight World News Now program on September 21, 1999. In 2000 he switched career paths, taking a job as the host of ABC’s reality show The Mole.

Facts & Trivia

Anderson Ranked on the list of most popular TV Show Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Anderson Cooper celebrates birthday on June 3 of every year.

On September 8, 2003, Cooper became the anchor of Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN. Describing his philosophy as an anchor, he has said:

Is Anderson Cooper very rich?

Cooper has an estimated net worth of $50 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. —but according to other outlets, such as USA Today, it’s actually more like $200 million. Either way, Cooper’s fortune is derived primarily from his television career, which started in the late 1980s.

Who is Anderson Cooper partner?

The CNN anchor and his parenting partner, Benjamin Maisani, have welcomed a son named Sebastian Luke. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper announced live on air Thursday that he and his parenting partner have welcomed their second child, a boy. Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper weighed 6.8 pounds at birth and was born via surrogate.

Does Anderson Cooper have albinism?

No, the 52-year-old does not have the extremely rare condition. In fact, he had a mop of brown hair up until his mid-20s. “I was not born this way,” Anderson stated last September, pointing to his silver beauties in the middle of WIRED’s infamous autocomplete interview.

What is Anderson Cooper's real name?

Anderson Hays Cooper

Is the Vanderbilt family still rich?

None of the descendants maintain the wealth in the end. Nobody from the Vanderbilt family made it into the wealthiest people in the United States. When 120 members of the Vanderbilt household gathered at Vanderbilt University for their first family reunion in 1973, none of them even had a million fortune left.

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Update: 2024-11-02