Biography
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American broadcast journalist and political commentator who anchors the CNN news broadcast show Anderson Cooper 360°. In addition to his duties at CNN, for two decades Cooper served as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, produced by CBS News. After graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1989, he began traveling the world, shooting footage of war-torn regions for Channel One News. Cooper was hired by ABC News as a correspondent in 1995, but he soon took more jobs throughout the network, working for a short time as a co-anchor, reality game show host, and fill-in morning talk show host.
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Awards & recognition
- Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class · 2022
- Walter Cronkite Award — Excellence in Journalism · 2018
- GLAAD Vito Russo Award · 2013
- The Sidney Award · 2010
- Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award
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- National Order of Honour and Merit
- News and Documentary Emmy Awards
- Peabody Awards
- Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Talk Show Host · 2013 · nominated
- Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Talk Show Informative · 2012 · nominated
- Daytime Emmy Award — Outstanding Talk Show Host · 2012 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
The Simpsons
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Blackfish
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper
The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump
Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist
Explained
The Red Pill
When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts
Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour
The Problem with Jon Stewart
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib
Sesame Street
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The New York Times Presents
The Armstrong Lie
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
Coronavirus, Explained
The Colbert Report
Jeopardy!
Saturday Night Live
Instadocs: The Decoy Plane
A Private War
Chappie
The Truth vs. Alex Jones
Finding Your Roots
Iron Chef America: The Series
60 Minutes
The 33
The Daily Show
Visible: Out on Television
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Words That Built America
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Real Time with Bill Maher
Untold: The Fall of Favre
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Anderson Cooper 360°
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
Drew Peterson: Untouchable
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Craigslist Killer
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen