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Television news journalist Anderson Cooper was born on June 3, 1967, in New York City. The son of writer Wyatt Emory Cooper and artist, designer, and railroad heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, Anderson attended The Dalton School in NYC and was a fashion model through his adolescent years. He graduated from Yale University in 1989, with a BA in political science, and in 1995 he became a reporter for ABC News, rising to co-anchor of "World News Now." Later he got the job of hosting ABC's reality show "The Mole." After two seasons on "The Mole," he was made anchor of his own news show "Anderson Cooper 360" in September 2003. On a sad note, Anderson's brother died by committing suicide by jumping from the 14th floor of his mother's penthouse apartment while their mother watched.
Television news mainstay Anderson Cooper graduated from Yale with a degree in political science, then studied briefly at the University of Hanoi. He inaugurated his career in broadcast journalism as the chief international correspondent of Channel One before leaving his post at that network to join ABC News as a regular correspondent on such series as World News Tonight, 20/20, and 20/20 Downtown. In time, Cooper accepted a position as anchor on his own eponymous CNN talk program, Anderson Cooper 360°. Cooper joined the cast of 60 Minutes as an infrequent correspondent in December 2001, and also made occasional contributions to its sister program, 60 Minutes II. In addition to his news-reporting work, Anderson hosted the competitive reality show The Mole for its first two seasons (2001-2002). Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

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