Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper is an American political commentator and television journalist, who is widely known for running as an anchor for the CNN news show, Anderson Cooper 360. He has also served on his own eponymous syndicated daytime talk show called Anderson Live.

Anderson Cooper was born in New York, U.S., in 1967. His birthday is celebrated on 3rd June, is 55 years old, and holds the Gemini zodiac sign. He possesses American nationality and white ethnical background.

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Anderson Cooper Net Worth and Salary

After completing his education at Yale University, Anderson did intern with the CIA. In 1989, he walked the journalism path for Channel One as a fact-checker. He got promoted to chief international correspondent when he captures footage of strife in Myanmar and parts of Africa.

In 1995, Anderson was hired as a correspondent by ABC News and then as a co-anchor for World News Now. After the show was hyped, he left to host the ABC reality show called The Mole in 2000. However, he joined CNN as a substitute anchor and a correspondent after the 11th September 2001 terror attacks.

To this date, he is running the news show called Anderson Cooper 360 since 2003. He has also worked with CBS’s 60 minutes, Anderson(daily talk show), New Year’s Eve Live, and many more.

As of 2023, Anderson Cooper holds an estimated net worth of $50 million and has an annual salary of $12 million.

Dated his ex-partner, Benjamin Maisani

Anderson gave his fans a huge surprise by opening up about being gay on July 2, 2012. The news made the headline when he permitted Andrew Sullivanting to release,

I’ve begun to consider whether the unintended outcomes of maintaining my privacy outweigh personal and professional principle. It’s become clear to me that by remaining silent on certain aspects of my personal life for so long, I have given some the mistaken impression that I am trying to hide something—something that makes me uncomfortable, ashamed or even afraid. This is distressing because it is simply not true. … The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.

Eventually, Anderson was in a relationship with a long-dated boyfriend, Benjamin Maisani. But the couple split up in march 2018.

Cooper is the father of his son Wyatt Morgan through a surrogate on April 27, 2020. However, Cooper and Maisani aren’t together, and the duo plan to co-parent the baby.

Cooper along with Maisani also welcomed their second child, Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper, on February 10, 2022.

 

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Parents, Family, and Sibling

Anderson was born into the Cooper family with the middle name Hays. He is the youngest child of Wyatt Emory Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. His father is a writer, and his mother is a fashion designer, artist, writer, and heiress.

From an early age, Anderson got exposed to his mother’s dazzling lifestyle and got photographed by Diane Arbus for the cover of Harper’s Bazaar. As a child model, he has appeared in several ad campaigns, including Ralph Lauren and Macy’s.

 

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Anderson’s father passed away due to open-heart surgery in 1978. Afterwards, his brother, Carter, diminished by committing suicide by jumping from the 14th-floor window of their mother’s New York City apartment.

Regarding his education, Anderson went to study at Dalton School in the early 1980s. Then Int to study at Yale University and graduated from political science.

Anderson Cooper Height and Weight

Anderson has a height measuring 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 68 kg. He has grey hair color and blue eyes.

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