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Biography

Beginning September 2003, Anderson Cooper began hosting Anderson Cooper 360, an unconventional, wide-ranging news program airing on CNN/U.S. weekdays from 7-8 pm (ET). Cooper,…more

Born

6/2/1967, New York City, NY

Birth Name

Anderson Hays Cooper

Gender

Male

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Star (8)

Role
- 60 Minutes
  Correspondent on Assignment
  - S 44: Ep 36 May 20, 2012 at 8:00 PM ET - Final Resting Place, Tel Aviv, The Many Meryls
    5/20/12
  - S 44: Ep 33 May 6, 2012 - The Raptor, Cleaning Up Whitley County, Michael Phelps
    5/6/12
  - S 44: Ep 21 February 12, 2012 - Deception at Duke, India's Gold, The Year of Adele
    2/12/12
  - S 42: Ep 11 December 6, 2009 - The Zone, Personal Foul
    12/6/09
- Anderson
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 159 Bridezilla Intervention With Kim Zolciak. Plus, Tennis Champion Serena Williams
    5/17/12
  - S 1: Ep 13 '50/50' with Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Anjelica Huston
    9/28/11
  - S 1: Ep 4 Sarah Jessica Parker & the Cast of Her New Movie, I Don't Know How She Does It
    9/15/11
  - S 1: Ep 2 Summer's Best With Kathy Griffin, Snooki & Daniel Radcliffe
    9/13/11
- 60 Minutes
  Correspondent
  - S 44: Ep 23 February 26, 2012 - 60 Minutes Presents: Going to Extremes
    2/26/12
  - S 44: Ep 13 December 18, 2011 - There Goes the Neighborhood, The Gardens of the Queen, The Many Meryls
    12/18/11
  - S 44: Ep 9 November 20, 2011 - The Pledge, Christine Lagarde, Taylor Swift
    11/20/11
  - S 44: Ep 4 October 16, 2011 - Running the War, The Life and Death of Vincent van Gogh
    10/16/11
  - S 44: Ep 1 September 25, 2011 - The Counter-Terrorism Bureau, The Murder of an American Nazi, Parker & Stone
    9/25/11
  - + 13 More Credits
- Anderson Cooper 360°
  Host
  - S 8: Ep 218 Friday, July 1, 2011
    7/1/11
  - S 8: Ep 217 Thursday, June 30, 2011
    6/30/11
  - S 7: Ep 151 Friday, March 26, 2010
    3/26/10
  - S 7: Ep 150 Thursday, March 25, 2010
    3/25/10
  - S 7: Ep 149 Wednesday, March 24, 2010
    3/24/10
  - + 609 More Credits
- CNN Presents
  Reporter
- Channel One News
  Reporter
  - — Cyberbullying: A New Form of Harassment
    1/30/04
  - — Computer Worm: Mydoom
    1/29/04
  - — NH Primary: Kerry Wins Again
    1/28/04
  - S 1: Ep 1 March 5, 1990
    3/5/90
- The Mole
  Host of Seasons 1 & 2 (2001- 2002)
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Last Betrayal
    8/6/02
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Twelfth Betrayal
    7/30/02
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Eleventh Betrayal
    7/23/02
  - S 2: Ep 10 The Tenth Betrayal
    7/16/02
  - S 2: Ep 9 The Ninth Betrayal
    7/9/02
  - + 17 More Credits
- World News Now
  Anderson Cooper (1999-2000)
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 65 Late Show With David Letterman 12/22/2011
    12/22/11
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself (footage)
  - S 18: Ep 628 August 28, 2006
    8/28/06
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 102 Oprah's Special Report: American Schools in Crisis
    4/12/06
  - S 22: Ep 101 Exclusive: What Bill and Melinda Gates Want You to Know
    4/11/06
  - S 22: Ep 87 An Oprah Show Special Report: The Katrina Stories That No One is Telling
    2/21/06
  - S 22: Ep 72 Lisa Ling Goes Inside One of the World's Most Dangerous Gangs
    1/31/06
  - S 22: Ep 18 Oprah Special Report: Inside the Lives of America's Poor
    10/12/05
Guest Star (34)

Role
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 958 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 09/16/2011
    9/16/11
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 117 David Copperfield
    9/15/11
  - S 3: Ep 134 Craig Newmark
    10/18/07
  - S 3: Ep 29 Mara Vanderslice
    3/5/07
- Extra
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 5 September 9, 2011
    9/9/11
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 94 May 25, 2011 - Tornado Coverage
    5/25/11
  - S 1: Ep 75 April 29, 2011 - Royal Wedding
    4/29/11
- Piers Morgan Tonight
  CNN Correspondent
  - S 1: Ep 93 May 24, 2011 - Tornado Emergency in Oklahoma; Latest From Joplin, Missouri
    5/24/11
  - S 1: Ep 92 May 23, 2011 - Tornado Watch in Joplin
    5/23/11
  - S 1: Ep 45 March 18, 2011 - Violence in Libya; Japan's Nuclear Crisis
    3/18/11
  - S 1: Ep 43 March 16, 2011 - Japan's Radiation Threat; Fresh Violence in Libya and Bahrain
    3/16/11
  - S 1: Ep 42 March 15, 2011 - New Fire at Japan Nuclear Plant; How Much Radiation is Safe?
    3/15/11
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Self
  - S 16: Ep 26 Anderson Cooper
    2/22/11
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 104 February 11, 2011
    2/11/11
  - S 23: Ep 53 November 18, 2010
    11/18/10
  - S 22: Ep 49 November 16, 2009
    11/16/09
  - S 21: Ep 72 December 11, 2008
    12/11/08
  - S 20: Ep 37 October 23, 2007
    10/23/07
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 86 Show #3443
    2/9/11
  - S 13: Ep 176 Show #2589
    7/14/06
  - S 13: Ep 31 Show #2444
    10/17/05
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 36: Ep 12 Gwyneth Paltrow/Cee-Lo Green
    1/15/11
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself - Guest Co-host
  - S 23: Ep 9 September 17, 2010
    9/17/10
  - S 23: Ep 4 September 10, 2010
    9/10/10
  - S 22: Ep 172 May 28, 2010
    5/28/10
  - S 22: Ep 124 March 12, 2010
    3/12/10
  - S 22: Ep 119 March 5, 2010
    3/5/10
  - + 9 More Credits
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself - Co-host
  - S 22: Ep 221 August 9, 2010
    8/9/10
- The Jay Leno Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 78 78
    1/12/10
- The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 108 Nicole Kidman, Anderson Cooper, Leona Lewis
    11/19/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 62 Episode #3.062
    11/17/09
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest Co-Host
  - S 21: Ep 210 June 30, 1989
    6/30/09
  - S 21: Ep 193 June 5, 2009
    6/5/09
  - S 21: Ep 192 June 4, 2009
    6/4/09
  - S 21: Ep 123 February 27, 2009
    2/27/09
  - S 21: Ep 122 February 26, 2009
    2/26/09
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 128 Anderson Cooper/Katy Perry
    3/19/09
  - S 5: Ep 57 Anderson Cooper / Howie Mandel
    11/27/07
- The View
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 304 May 20, 2008
    5/20/08
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 147 Conan O'Brien; Anderson Cooper; Allison Moorer
    3/27/08
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 15: Ep 29 Anderson Cooper, Paget Brewster, Fionn Regan
    10/15/07
  - S 13: Ep 127 Halle Berry, Anderson Cooper, Peeping Tom
    5/26/06
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 16: Ep 38 Heidi Klum; Anderson Cooper; Brad Paisley
    8/1/07
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest Host
  - S 19: Ep 125 March 14, 2007
    3/14/07
  - S 19: Ep 67 December 8, 2006
    12/8/06
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 2378 Anderson Cooper, Rob Corddry, Son Volt
    3/1/07
  - S 12: Ep 108 Jimmy Fallon, Anderson Cooper, Lewis Black
    4/13/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 19: Ep 44 November 3, 2006
    11/3/06
  - S 18: Ep 179 May 30, 2006
    5/30/06
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 78 Anderson Cooper
    6/21/06
- Larry King Live
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 274 Interview With Anderson Cooper
    6/1/06
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 131 CNN's Anderson Cooper Reveals His Family's Secrets
    5/23/06
- Jeopardy!
  Clue Giver
  - S 41: Ep 100 2005-06 Season: Episode 100
    1/27/06
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself - Co-Host
  - S 18: Ep 84 January 13, 2006
    1/13/06
- The Colbert Report
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 26 Anderson Cooper
    12/6/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself - Guest Co-Host
  - S 18: Ep 50 November 11, 2005
    11/11/05
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 15 September 2, 2005
    9/2/05
- Iron Chef America
  Judge
  - S 1: Ep 11 Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto vs. Roberto Donna
    3/6/05
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  himself
  - S 10: Ep 18 Anderson Cooper
    2/2/05
- Jimmy Kimmel Live
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 158 10/12/04
    10/12/04

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- Anderson refuses to talk about his sexuality in interviews, as he does not want to become the news, he just wants to report it.
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- Anderson's height is 5' 10" (1.78 m).
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- Anderson was one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive, 2006. He is found in the "Hooray for Gray!" section.
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- (during a panel discussion during final Democratic primaries of 2008, Anderson attempted to get some inside information from super delegate, Donna Brazile, about the possibility of Obama asking Clinton to be his running mate) Anderson: I'm looking for something he hasn't told anyone else - just you. Donna Brazile: (cocks her head and smiles) Anderson, you're not my boo. (everyone laughs) Anderson: I wanna be your boo. (pauses) I don't really even know what that means.
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- Anderson Cooper: I suppose if you've never bitten your nails, there isn't any way to explain the habit. It's not enjoyable, really, but there is a certain satisfaction - pride in a job well done.
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- Anderson: Anyone who says they're not afraid at the time of a hurricane is either a fool or a liar, or a little bit of both.
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