$100 Million
Anderson Cooper Net Worth – Is A Good Sign Of His Success
Anderson Cooper is an American journalist, author and TV personality. Anderson Cooper net worth is estimated about $100 million. From CNN he earns $11 million per year. Anderson Cooper 360 is the name of his news show that he used to host on the channel CNN. Cooper was known as a model for various brands like Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Macy’s, before becoming a news host.
Personal Life Of Cooper
Cooper was born in New York City on June 3, 1967. Anderson Cooper was born in a talented family. His father Wyatt Emory was a writer and mother Gloria Vanderbilt was a designer, actress and a writer as well. She had also a huge contribution to the proliferation of the brand blue jeans. Cooper’s maternal family was extremely wealthy. His grandparent, great, great grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt, had a large profitable railroad and shipping companies. His grandparents were also notable figures of their society. Their daughter and Anderson Cooper mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, inherited a big portion of her wealth from her family, though she has earned a lot at her own and currently she owns a net worth of $200 million which is twice of his son’s net worth.
Professional Life Of Cooper
Cooper threw his first appearance to media at very early age of 3. At the age of 10 Cooper started his professional career by modeling for the agencies like Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Macy’s.
Cooper decided to do something else rather than showing his pretty face in magazines. After completing school he moved to Yale University for studies and graduated in 1980 with major in political science. His father died in 1978 and it was a big set back to his family. There was another tragic incident that influenced Cooper to become a journalist. He was extremely disturbed when his brother committed suicide and this incident took him to journalism. He started journalism in 1990. He used to filmed reports on Bosnia, Somalia, Rwanda and Vietnamese life and culture. In 1995 channel ABC hired him to work as a correspondent. Anderson soon got promotion to the position of co-author of the show.
Earlier Anderson Cooper model shoots raised his popularity and then his profession journalism made him a notable figure of the industry.
This was the time when media started talking about how much Anderson Cooper worth?
He found the job of news show very tough and decided to quit this job. In the year 2000 he quit this job and adopted the professional journalism after a couple of years. In October 2005 he got a contract of $1 million from Harper Collins. In the year 2007 he signed a deal with CNN that made the salary doubled. In 2007, Cooper made $5 million and in 2012 his annual salary was $11 million from CNN and also the bonuses. He also released his own show in 2011 named Anderson Live.
Anderson Inheritance From His Mother
Cooper’s mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, is a very rich lady. Along with huge inheritance she successfully designs the jeans. At the age of 90 she has a net worth of $200 million.
It has been reported that Anderson is not going to get anything from her mother inheritance. But he says that he doesn’t believe in inheritance and calls it a curse. He says he is satisfied what he owns himself.
Anderson Cooper boyfriend, Benjamin Maisani, is French and they met in 2009.
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Body Statistics Of Anderson Cooper:
- Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
- Weight: 77 kg (170 lbs)
- Dress Size: NA
- Shoe Size: 10
- Eye Color: blue
- Hair Color: grey, silver
- Nationality: American
