Anderson Cooper Facts: Age, Partner, Children, Net Worth —
Anderson Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator currently anchoring the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper 360. In addition to his duties at CNN, Cooper serves as a correspondent for 60 Minutes on CBS News.
After graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989, he began traveling the world, shooting footage of war-torn regions for Channel One News.
Cooper was hired by ABC News as a correspondent in 1995, but he soon took more jobs throughout the network, working for a short time as a co-anchor, reality game show host, and fill-in morning talk show host.
In 2001, Cooper joined CNN, where he was given his own show, Anderson Cooper 360°, in 2003; he has remained the show’s host since.
He developed a reputation for his on-the-ground reporting of breaking news events, with his coverage of Hurricane Katrina causing his popularity to sharply increase.
For his coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Cooper received a National Order of Honour and Merit, the highest honor granted by the Haitian government.
From September 2011 to May 2013, he also served as the host of his own syndicated daytime talk show, Anderson Live.
Cooper has won 18 Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards, as well as an Edward Murrow Award from the Overseas Press Club in 2011.
A member of the Vanderbilt family, he came out as gay in 2012, becoming “the most prominent openly gay journalist on American television”.
In 2016, Cooper became the first openly LGBT person to moderate a presidential debate, and he has received several GLAAD Media Awards.
Anderson Cooper Age
Anderson Cooper was born on June 3, 1967. He celebrated his 56th birthday in 2023. Full name Anderson Hays Cooper, he was born in in Manhattan, New York City.
Anderson Cooper Parents
His father, Wyatt Emory Cooper, was a writer. His mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, was an artist, fashion designer and heiress. Gloria was the great-great-great-grandson of shipping and railroad magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Anderson’s maternal grandfather died when his mother was just one year old. He was the last male heir of the Vanderbilt fortune and left his entire estate, $5 million in 1925 to his daughter.
That’s the same as around $70 million after adjusting for inflation. Gloria’s mother and aunt fought over her custody, and allegedly over control of the trust fund.
Her aunt, the founder of the Whitney museum, ultimately won custody. As an adult, Gloria would go on to have enormous success as an artist and fashion designer.
Anderson Cooper Siblings
Anderson Cooper has three siblings: one biological brother and two half-brothers. His biological brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, died by suicide in 1988 at the age of 23.
His half-brothers are Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski and Christopher Stokowski, who are the sons of his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, and her second husband, Leopold Stokowski, a renowned conductor.
Anderson Cooper Partner
Anderson Cooper currently does not have a partner. The news anchor expressed that he is okay with being single in an interview with People.
“I have not been dating,” he told the magazine. “I don’t know. I love spending time with the kids so much that the idea of taking any time away seems impossible to me.”
He added that “it’s really not” a priority for him in the moment but he thinks he can meet someone eventually. “Certainly, I guess, but just things are lovely as they are. Before I had kids, that was so important.”
He continued talking about his schedule, “Either I’m working or I’m with the kids. and I’m exhausted by the time I get home.”
He went as far as to say that dating was “really not” a priority for him.
Anderson Cooper Children
Cooper has two kids with his friend and former partner Benjamin Maisani. The two dated from 2014 to 2014. “Benjamin and I separated as boyfriends some time ago.
We are still family to each other, and love each other very much,” Cooper told People in a statement about their breakup, adding that “we remain the best of friends, and will continue to share much of our lives together.”
Cooper welcomed a son via surrogate in April 2020. His son is named Wyatt Morgan Cooper who was named after Anchor’s father who died when he was 10. “I hope I can be as good a dad as he was,” Cooper said on Instagram. “As a gay kid, I never thought it would be possible to have a child, and I’m grateful for all those who have paved the way.”
In February 2022, he welcomed his second son Sebastian Luke Cooper. Maisani previously announced that he would be adopting and co-parenting Wyatt and he also co-parents Sebastian. He celebrated Father’s Day in 2022 after a hard reflection on the holiday.
“But today I celebrated Father’s Day, remembering my dad, Wyatt, with little Wyatt and Sebastian and their Papa, Benjamin,” he wrote. “I can’t believe how lucky I am.”
Anderson Cooper Net Worth
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Anderson Cooper has a net worth of $50 million as of 2024.
He has earned his wealth from his various endeavors, including journalism, presenting, film and television production, modeling, and writing.
Cooper is one of the highest-paid journalists on the planet. He makes up to $12 million annually from hosting the Anderson Cooper 360° on CNN.
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