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Also Known As Anderson Hays Cooper
Born June 3, 1967 (age 59) • New York City • New York
House / Dynasty Vanderbilt family
Notable Family Members mother Gloria Vanderbilt

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Anderson Cooper wearing a suit and tie, posing in front of a dark background with part of the CNN logo visible.
Anderson Cooper, wearing a suit and tie, smiles while sitting in a television studio with a blue background and camera equipment visible to the side.
Anderson Cooper interviews Prince Harry outdoors for 60 Minutes, walking together on a stone patio surrounded by greenery and garden furniture.
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Christiane Amanpour smiling and standing outdoors in front of a US Open banner, wearing a white jacket, white top, and pearl necklace.
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English-born journalist
A smiling Kaitlan Collins
Kaitlan Collins
American journalist
Katie Couric smiles on stage in a dark pinstripe suit and pearl necklace at the NBC Today Show Concert Series, with a blurred crowd and signs in the background.
Katie Couric
American broadcaster
Meredith Vieira smiling on the red carpet in a red one-shoulder dress with gold earrings at the 36th Annual Gracie Awards Gala.
Meredith Vieira
American television journalist
Lisa Ling smiling and wearing a sleeveless blue dress with a black pattern, standing in front of a green leafy background.
Lisa Ling
American journalist and television personality
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Harry Reasoner
American broadcast journalist
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Chet Huntley
American journalist
Dr. Sanjay Gupta smiling in a suit at an outdoor event, 2010.
Sanjay Gupta
American neurosurgeon and medical correspondent
Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Al Roker sit together at a desk on the Today show set, smiling and talking with Today show mugs in front of them.
Savannah Guthrie
American journalist, television host, and lawyer
Glenn Beck
Glenn Beck
American television and radio personality
Dan Rather
Dan Rather
American newscaster
Andy Rooney
Andy Rooney
American journalist and essayist
Ted Koppel
Ted Koppel
American journalist and news broadcaster
Keith Olbermann
Keith Olbermann
American journalist and political commentator
Larry King and Donald Rumsfeld on Larry King Live
Larry King
American talk-show host
Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley
American talk show host, journalist, and political commentator
Diane Sawyer smiling and wearing a black top, with short blonde hair, at an event with blurred lights and people in the background.
Diane Sawyer
American journalist
George Stephanopoulos
George Stephanopoulos
American political commentator
Elizabeth Vargas stands in front of a black background wearing a sleeveless patterned dress and a purple pendant necklace.
Elizabeth Vargas
American television journalist
Sam Donaldson, wearing a dark suit and red tie, speaks at a podium with microphones, gesturing with his hand; a blurred American flag is visible in the background.
Sam Donaldson
American television journalist