- Source of Wealth: TV, Journalism
- Age: 52
- Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
- Height: 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- Marital Status: In a relationship (Benjamin Maisani)
- Full Name: Anderson Hays Cooper
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: June 3, 1967
- Ethnicity: English, Chilean, Dutch, Northern Irish, Welsh
- Occupation: Journalist, Author, TV Personality
- Education: Yale University, Dalton School, Vietnam National University – Hanoi, Trumbull College
Anderson Hays Cooper has an approximate net worth of $100 million. He is a journalist, television personality as well as an author. He is the main anchor of the news show Anderson Cooper 360 degrees, which is usually broadcasted live from New York by CNN. For breaking news stories, Cooper often broadcasts live on location.
Cooper was born on the 3rd of June, 1967 in New York to a writer father and writer/ designer and heiress mother. He began his media experience early in his life and at age three, he appeared with his mother on The Tonight Show. Later at age nine, he appeared as an impostor on To Tell The Truth. He also modeled for Ralph Lauren, Macy’s and Calvin Klein with Ford Models also during age 10 to 13.
Cooper has no formal journalistic education but opted to pursue a journalism career rather than staying with the Central Intelligence Agency, where he was an intern for two summers.
Cooper worked as a correspondent before rising to a co-anchor on World News Now for ABC News. He has also served concurrently as a CNN and CBS correspondent.