| Net Worth | $50 Million |
| Name | Anderson Cooper |
| Date of Birth | 3 June 1967 |
| Age | 56 Years Old |
| Gender | Male |
Anderson Cooper Net Worth
$50 Million
Anderson Cooper also known as Anderson Hays Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator. As of 2024, Anderson Cooper’s net worth is $50 million. He serves as the principal host of CNN’s news program Anderson Cooper 360°. He also works as a reporter on CBS News’ 60 Minutes.
Cooper came out as homosexual in 2012, according to The New York Times, becoming “the most renowned openly gay journalist on American television” at the time. Cooper became the first LGBT person to moderate a presidential debate in 2016.
Anderson Cooper Wiki/Biography
Born on 3 June 1967, Anderson Cooper’s age is 56 Years Old as of 2024. He was born and raised in a well-settled Catholic family from New York, New York City, United States. He holds an American by nationality and has his belief in the Catholic religion.
He completed his early schooling at Dalton High School. After that, he enrolled himself at Yale University from where he completed his graduation. From the very beginning of his childhood, he was more interested in journalism rather than in studying.
| Name | Anderson Cooper |
| Full Name | Anderson Hays Cooper |
| Net Worth | $50 Million |
| Date of Birth | 3 June 1967 |
| Age | 56 Years Old |
| Birth Place | New York, New York City, United States |
| Currently Live In | New York |
| Profession | Broadcast Journalist and Political Commentator |
| Debut | Film: Chappie (2015) |
| Years Active | 1990 – Present |
| Nationality | American |
| Religion | Catholic |
| Ethnicity | French, Irish, Scottish, Chilean, English, Dutch, Spanish and Welsh Descent |
| Hometown | New York |
| Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
| School/High School | Dalton High School in Dalton, Georgia |
| College/University | Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut Trumbull College in New Haven, Connecticut Vietnam National University in Vietnam |
| Education Qualification | Graduate |
Family, Boyfriend & Relationships
Anderson Cooper’s parents are Wyatt Emory Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt. Anderson Cooper’s father’s name is Wyatt Emory Cooper who worked as an author, screenwriter, and actor by profession.
Anderson Cooper’s mother’s name is Gloria Vanderbilt who worked as an artist, fashion designer, and writer.
He also has three siblings. His brother’s name are Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, Christopher Stokowski and Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski.
Anderson Cooper’s marital status is unmarried. He dated Benjamin Maisani but later split in 2018.
He has a son’s names are Wyatt Morgan Cooper and Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper.
| Father Name | Wyatt Emory Cooper |
| Mother Name | Gloria Vanderbilt |
| Brother Name | Carter Vanderbilt Cooper Christopher Stokowski Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski |
| Sister Name | – |
| Boyfriend | Benjamin Maisani (Ex) |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Children | Wyatt Morgan Cooper (Son) Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper (Son) |
Physical Appearance
Anderson Cooper is a middle-aged good-looking smart and handsome guy with a charming and dashing personality. He owns a strong and attractive physique with impressive body measurements and a normal body type.
He is about 5 feet 10 inches in height and his body weight is around 70 Kg. He has short gray-white color hair and also has blistering dark blue color beautiful and mesmerizing eyes.
| Height (approx) | in centimeters: 182 cm in meters: 1.82 m in feet inches: 5’ 10” |
| Weight (approx) | in kilograms: 70 kg in pounds: 154 lbs |
| Eye Colour | Blistering Dark Blue |
| Hair Colour | Gray-White |
Career
Anderson Cooper started his career as a young journalist.
He worked as an intern with the CIA for two summers while still in college, where he was studying political science. He pursued journalism despite having no official training in the field and describes himself as a “news addict” who has been hooked since he was an embryo. After his initial correspondence job in the early 1990s, he took a year off from reporting and studied Vietnamese at Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
From 19 to 30 April 2021 he served as a guest host on Jeopardy! after the passing of Alex Trebek. He is a freelance writer who has written for a range of publications, including Details magazine.
His autobiography, Dispatches from the Edge, was released in May 2006 by HarperCollins and chronicled his travels and experiences in Sri Lanka, Africa, Iraq, and Louisiana over the previous year. The charity receives a portion of the book’s sales revenues. On 18 June 2006, it topped the New York Times bestseller list.
He co-wrote The Rainbow: A Mother and Son’s Reflection on Life, Love, and Death with Gloria Vanderbilt in 2017. Compiled from a series of emails, the book chronicles their common background, including Vanderbilt’s traumatic upbringing.
He said that he wanted to make sure that “nothing was left unsaid” in the book and letters he penned for the couple. Multiple best-seller lists included it in the year it was released.
The 2011 Broadway production of Rob Ashford’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, starring Daniel Radcliffe and He, included him as the narrator.
To promote their conversational stage play AC2, Andy Cohen and Cooper announced that they would embark on a nationwide tour in March of next year. It began in Boston, then Miami Beach, Chicago, and Atlanta. During a conversation with Andy Cohen at a New York City event for his new book, The Andy Cohen Diaries, he came up with the show’s concept. With more than 50 locations visited as of October 2018, the two-man performance has continued its journey.
CNN anchor and journalist he has been a correspondent for 60 Minutes since 2007, while also working as an anchor for CBS News. CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage was relaunched in 2017 with the addition of Andy Cohen as a co-host after Kathy Griffin’s departure. In 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, they will once again co-host CNN’s New Year’s Eve.
The second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was co-moderated by him and Martha Raddatz. As a result, he became the first LGBT moderator of a general election presidential debate.
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