Anderson Cooper

Birthday: 3 June 1967, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name: Anderson Hays Cooper

Height: 178 cm

Anderson Cooper was born on June 3, 1967 in New York City, New York, USA as Anderson Hays Cooper. He is a producer and actor, known for Anderson Cooper 360° (2003), 60 Minutes (1968) and Anderson (2011).

If I'm hip, we've got a problem in this country. I really shouldn't be held up as any model of hipne...Show more »

If I'm hip, we've got a problem in this country. I really shouldn't be held up as any model of hipness. If anything I think I'm sort of old school in my approach to objective reporting and not wearing my opinion on my sleeve. There's a lot of that in American TV news these days. Too much, in fact. Show less «

I think I was really shaped by loss, by the loss of my dad when I was ten, and the suicide of my bro...Show more »

I think I was really shaped by loss, by the loss of my dad when I was ten, and the suicide of my brother when I was twenty-one and he was twenty-three. Both those things motivated me to be independent and self-reliant, to set out on my own and figure out my way in the world in a way that I thought would lead to a healthy, happier life. Show less «

I've always loved reporting from the field most of all. There's something about doing live TV and be...Show more »

I've always loved reporting from the field most of all. There's something about doing live TV and being there as it happens that's always appealed to me. I think there's great value to bearing witness to these events as they're actually happening. Show less «

"I very much do not want to become what I used to make fun of. The newscaster on The Simpsons (1989)...Show more »

"I very much do not want to become what I used to make fun of. The newscaster on The Simpsons (1989) sadly is not that far off from what you see out there". Show less «

When the war in Iraq began I was anchoring the overnight coverage for CNN. Your teleprompter is blan...Show more »

When the war in Iraq began I was anchoring the overnight coverage for CNN. Your teleprompter is blank and you have four hours to fill, and it can be a very long night if you don't know your stuff. I like that challenge. Show less «

I started going to wars by myself because I was interested in the issues of survival. I wanted to be...Show more »

I started going to wars by myself because I was interested in the issues of survival. I wanted to be around people who spoke the language of loss. Show less «

Regarding his appearance on Celebrity Jeopardy: "It was called the Power Players edition, though I'm...Show more »

Regarding his appearance on Celebrity Jeopardy: "It was called the Power Players edition, though I'm not sure why I was in it because I'm neither a "playa" nor a person of power. The experience really made me realize how much of a loser I am, because of how much I got into it. I mean, it's kind of a no-win proposition. In what I do you're supposed to know a certain amount of things, and there you are exposing yourself to ridicule for not knowing stuff. I didn't consider it that much in advance, but that morning I woke up and was like 'What have I got myself into?' But I feel OK about it now." Show less «

We do things with a wink and a nod. If you don't include yourself in the critique, you have no busin...Show more »

We do things with a wink and a nod. If you don't include yourself in the critique, you have no business doing it. Show less «

As a child, I used to spend summers at the beach, and I loved to run along the edge of the sand clif...Show more »

As a child, I used to spend summers at the beach, and I loved to run along the edge of the sand cliffs made by the retreating tide. As I ran, I could feel the sand collapse beneath me, but as long as I kept moving forward, kept running fast, I could stay one step ahead of the falling cliff. That's what anchoring the news is like. You can easily falter, easily destroy your career in a sentence or two. The key is to keep going, keep moving, never forget you're running on sand. Show less «

When a big event happens people turn on to CNN, not only because they know there will be people ther...Show more »

When a big event happens people turn on to CNN, not only because they know there will be people there covering an event on the ground, but because they know we're going to cover it in a way that's non-partisan, that's not left or right. Show less «

When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where ...Show more »

When I was younger, I talked to the adults around me that I respected most about how they got where they were, and none of them plotted a course they could have predicted, so it seemed a waste of time to plan too long-term. Since then I've always gone on my instincts. Show less «

Obviously I was well aware that I had what people consider a privileged upbringing. My mom was never...Show more »

Obviously I was well aware that I had what people consider a privileged upbringing. My mom was never a bake-cookies sort of mom. I really had no reins whatsoever. Show less «

You know, I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life....Show more »

You know, I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life. The whole thing about being a reporter is that you're supposed to be an observer and to be able to adapt with any group you're in, and I don't want to do anything that threatens that. [In New York magazine, responding to rumors that he might be gay.] Show less «

I haven't reached the level of ego yet where I can talk about myself in the third person, but I'm so...Show more »

I haven't reached the level of ego yet where I can talk about myself in the third person, but I'm so hoping I reach that stage. Show less «

It's become clear to me that by remaining silent on certain aspects of my personal life for so long,...Show more »

It's become clear to me that by remaining silent on certain aspects of my personal life for so long, I have given some the mistaken impression that I am trying to hide something - something that makes me uncomfortable, ashamed, or even afraid. This is distressing because it is simply not true. 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. Show less «

[on celebrities] Seeing these people on TV, you think you want to be like them. But when you meet th...Show more »

[on celebrities] Seeing these people on TV, you think you want to be like them. But when you meet them, it's kind of disappointing. You realize, my God, they're just as desperate as everybody else. Especially the people in movies and TV. They're always looking around to see what more famous, better paid person is about to come into the room and steal their thunder. [They're]really creative and interested and fascinating, but they're also driven and kind of mad and unhappy. Show less «

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have exp...Show more »

Anyone who has experienced a certain amount of loss in their life has empathy for those who have experienced loss. Show less «

Going gray is like ejaculating: you know it can happen prematurely, but when it does it comes as a t...Show more »

Going gray is like ejaculating: you know it can happen prematurely, but when it does it comes as a total shock. Show less «

I am sort of drawn toward places in the world where there is struggle and conflict.

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