Bio: Anderson Cooper (born in New York, New York on June, 3, 1967) is the son of heiress, Gloria Vanderbilt. He has suffered a great deal of tragedy in his life, with his father dying at the age of 50, and his brother committing suicide in 1988, after jumping off the 14th floor terrace of his mom’s NYC apartment. Anderson is the host of CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, and the daytime talk show, Anderson. He is openly gay.
Best Known For:
Anderson is best known for hosting Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, and a daytime talk show, called Anderson.
Personal Life:
Anderson Cooper is openly gay, and has been dating bar owner, Benjamin Maisani, since 2009. The couple came under some scrutiny in August of 2012, when Benjamin allegedly cheated on Anderson.
After it was confirmed that Gloria Vanderbilt had died at the age of 95, her son, Anderson Cooper, released a sweet video tribute on CNN, in which he reminisced on her life, their time together and more.
A new feud has erupted between Anderson Cooper and Donald Trump Jr., after the latter seemingly accused the CNN host of lying about how bad the flooding from Hurricane Florence was. See Anderson’s epic response here!
After witnessing Donald Trump stand side-by-side with Vladimir Putin, Anderson Cooper couldn’t hold back his disgust. Anderson said the U.S. president’s ‘surrender summit’ was an absolute disgrace!
Anderson Cooper just took the gloves off! The cable news anchor called out President Donald Trump’s comments on Haitians and African nations as ‘racist’ and ‘ignorant.’
Since Matt Lauer’s abrupt exit from the ‘Today’ show, heated speculation has begun over who will be his replacement. Here’s who we feel are the top contenders!
Uh oh! Anderson Cooper furthered his controversial comments about his friend Kathy Griffin’s crazy Trump photo stunt when he called her actions ‘stupid’ in a speech at Kaplan Jewish Community Center. Is their friendship headed for the end?
Kathy Griffin barely kept herself together when discussing how Anderson Cooper called her ‘bloody Donald Trump’ photo disgusting. Kathy was deeply ‘hurt’ by her former CNN co-star, and HollywoodLife.com has the SCOOP that she totally ‘hates’ how she’s losing paychecks and friends!