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Anderson Cooper is an American award-winning journalist, television personality, and author. Anderson Cooper is not having an affair with anyone presently

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Quick Facts of Anderson Cooper

Age:58 years 8 months
Birth Date:June 03, 1967
Full Name:Anderson Cooper
Net Worth:$100 million
Last Updated:February 20, 2017
Birth Place:New York, USA
Horoscope (Sunshine):Gemini
Salary:$11 million per year
Height / How tall : 5 feet 10 inches (1.78m)
Ethnicity (Race):N/A
Nationality:American
Profession:Journalist, Television personality, Author
Father's Name:Wyatt Emory Cooper
Mother's Name:Gloria Vanderbilt
Education:Yale University
Weight:68 Kg
Hair Color:Gray
Eye Color:Blue
Lucky Number:9
Lucky Stone:Agate
Lucky Color:Yellow
Best Match for Marriage:Leo, Aquarius, Libra

Social Media

Facebook Profile/Page: Facebook
Twitter Profile: Twitter
Instagram Profile: Instagram
Tiktok Profile: Tiktok
Youtube Profile: Youtube
Wikipedia Profile: Wikipedia
IMDB Profile: IMDB
Official Website: Website
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Quotes
Going gray is like ejaculating: you know it can happen prematurely, but when it does it comes as a total shock.
I've always loved reporting from the field most of all. There's something about doing live TV and being there as it happens that's always appealed to me. I think there's great value to bearing witness to these events as they're actually happening.
I am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is struggle and conflict.

Relationship Facts of Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper is not having an affair with anyone presently.
His sexual orientation is not straight and is gay.
Anderson sexually awakened at the age of 11!
Talking about his sexuality, he revealed that Richard Gere's performance played a signal part to make him realize that he was gay. He was 11 years old at that time.

What is the relationship of Anderson Cooper?

Anderson Cooper is openly gay. He came out as gay when same-sex marriage became legal in New York in July 2011.

Talking about his relationship status, previously he was in a relationship with Cesar Recio. They started from the year of 2004 and after dating for several years they end up in 2009.

Then he started to be in a relationship with gay bar owner Benjamin Antoine Maisani. They started dating in February 2009. However, they ended their affair in March 2018.

Cooper has two sons via surrogacy. His first son was born on April 27, 2020, and his name is Wyatt Morgan Cooper. And his second son Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper was born in February 2022.

Anderson Cooper: Biography in Details

Who is Anderson Cooper?

Anderson Cooper is an American award-winning journalist, television personality, and author. Anderson Cooper is best known for his work as an anchor of CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360.

Before, he is commonly known as a news correspondent for ABC and CNN.

How many siblings does Anderson Cooper have?

He was born as Anderson Hays Cooper in New York City, New York on June 3, 1967.

He was born as the younger son of writer Wyatt Emory Cooper and descended artist, fashion designer, writer, and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt. His nationality is American and ethnicity is unknown.

His elder brother, Carter Cooper has committed suicide by jumping from the 14th-floor terrace of Vanderbilt’s New York City Penthouse apartment.

For his schooling, he went to a private co-educational university preparatory, Dalton School and after graduating he went on a ‘Survival trip’ in Africa for several months.

Then Anderson Cooper joined Yale University from where he graduated in political science in 1989. He suffered dyslexia as a child.

Anderson Cooper: Career, Salary, Net Worth

After graduation, Anderson Cooper started working as a fact seeker for small group agency Channel One. He entered Myanmar on his own with his forged press and met with students fighting the Burmese government.

He lived in Vietnam for a year where he studied the Vietnamese language at the University of Hanoi.

Soon he began filming and assembling reports of Vietnamese life and culture that aired on Channel One. He joined ABC News as a correspondent in 1995 and soon promoted as the co-anchor of its ‘World News Now’ program in 1999.

In 2000, Anderson Cooper started to host the reality show on ABC ‘The Mole’ where the contestants work together to add money to a pot that only one will win in the end but left it in the second season.

Then he returned to broadcast news by joining CNN in 2001 where he anchored alongside Paula Zahn on ‘American Morning’ before becoming CNN’s Weekend prime-time anchor in 2002.

In 2003, Anderson Cooper started anchoring a news show ‘Anderson Cooper 360’. He covered numerous important stories including tsunami damage in Sri Lanka, the Cedar Revolution in Beirut, the death of Pope Paul II, and the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.

Besides television personality, he is also a freelance writer who has authored a variety of articles that has appeared in many outlets. In May 2006, he published a memoir for Harper Collins detailing his life and work over the previous years.

The book was successful and topped the New York Times bestseller list. His success in his career has paid him well financially.

His net worth is estimated to be $100 million as of 2022. However, his salary is $11 million per year but other incomes are not disclosed yet.

Anderson Cooper: Rumors, Controversy/Scandal

Anderson Cooper suffered a controversy when he slammed Florida’s Attorney General for being a hypocrite after she claimed gay marriage would cause significant harm.

How tall is Anderson Cooper?

Anderson Cooper’s height is 5 feet 10 inches, weight is 68 kg.

His biceps size is 14 inches and his shoe size is 10 US. His hair is gray and his eyes are blue.

Social Media

Anderson Cooper is active on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

He has accumulated 10 million fans on Twitter. His Instagram has 1.8 million followers. His Facebook has more than 915k likes.

Also, read Ray Martin, Sophy Ridge, and Brit Hume.

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Anderson Cooper Says Richard Gere Made Him Realize His Sexuality!

Anderson Cooper Says Richard Gere Made Him Realize His Sexuality!

Anderson Cooper Talks Losing His Father When He was a Child!

Anderson Cooper Talks Losing His Father When He was a Child!

Anderson Cooper welcomes Baby No. 2! He will Co-parenting two sons along with ex Benjamin Maisani

Anderson Cooper welcomes Baby No. 2! He will Co-parenting two sons along with ex Benjamin Maisani

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