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Cooper Anderson Hays Cooper (June 3,
1967)--Anderson Cooper is an acclaimed
American television journalist, anchor,
author, and, as of July, 2012, one of
the highest-profile gay men in the
American news media. Cooper is the
long-time host of CNN's Anderson
Cooper news show, as well as CNN
360. He also hosts his own
syndicated show, called simply
Anderson. Anderson Cooper is a product of one
of the wealthiest and most famous
families in American history. His
mother is heiress, actress, and
socialite Gloria Vanderbilt, of
the famous Vanderbilt family. Anderson
Cooper was born in New York City to
Gloria Vanderbilt and her fourth
husband, screenwriter and author Wyatt
Emory Cooper. Cooper grew up in New York,
graduating in 1985 from the
Dalton School, a tony coed private
school for grades K -12 located in the
Upper East Side of Manhattan.. Anderson
Cooper graduated from Yale in 1989 with
a BA in political science, and later
learned the Vietnamese language while
studying at the University of Hanoi in
the 1990s. Cooper also served as an
intern with the CIA for two summers
while in college. Anderson
Cooper While Anderson Cooper is best known
as a reporter, anchor, and host of
various CNN news shows, as well as his
own talk show titled Anderson,
but Anderson Cooper's first appearance
on TV was he was as a guest on "The
Tonight Show Starring Johnny
Carson" on September 17, 1970, when
Anderson appeared with his mother, the
famous socialite and heiress, Gloria
Vanderbilt. Due to his family's
connections, as well as his mother's
status as a designer of fashion blue
jeans, it should be no surprise that
Anderson himself modeled with Ford
Models for brands such as Ralph Lauren,
Calvin Klein and Macy's between the
ages of 10 to 13. Anderson Cooper's
signature grey hair began appearing at
the age of 20 and he was completely
gray by the age of 35. In July, 2012, Anderson Cooper came
out as a gay man when he wrote in a
letter to his friend, Daily
Beast columnist and gay rights
activist Andrew Sullivan, "The fact is,
I'm gay, always have been, always will
be, and I couldn't be any more happy,
comfortable with myself and proud."
Cooper gave permission for Sullivan to
publish his comments in his column,
giving the reason for his coming out as
a message to other gay men and boys who
suffer from bullying and the feeling
that they should be afraid to tell the
world they are gay. Anderson Cooper also said, "I love,
and I am loved. In my opinion, the
ability to love another person is one
of God's greatest gifts, and I thank
God every day for enabling me to give
and share love with the people in my
life," he said. "I still consider
myself a reserved person and I hope
this doesn't mean an end to a small
amount of personal space. But I do
think visibility is important, more
important than preserving my reporter's
shield of privacy." Anderson
Cooper Career, Filmography and
Television News Shows: ABC News correspondent
(1995-2000) CNN Reporter and Anchor
(2001-Present) Anderson Cooper
360° (2003-Present) Anderson
(2011-Present) Books
written by Anderson
Cooper: "Dispatches from the Edge",
2006 Resources
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