What is Anderson Cooper?
{{Infobox person | name = Anderson Cooper | image = Anderson Cooper (44675408934) (cropped).jpg | caption = Anderson Cooper in 2018 | birth_name = Anderson Hays Cooper | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|3}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], U.S. | years_active = 1990-present | children = 2 }} '''Anderson Hays Vanderbilt Cooper''' (born June 3, 1967) is an [[Americans|American]] [[journalist]]. He is an anchor on [[CNN]]. He hosts ''Anderson Cooper 360°'' and the syndicated daytime talk show, ''[[Anderson Live]]''. == Early life == Cooper was born in [[New York City]]. His mother is [[Gloria Vanderbilt]]; his father was [[Wyatt Emory Cooper]]. Cooper's great-great-great-grandfather was [[Cornelius Vanderbilt]], a 19th-century American businessman and [[Slavery|slave owner]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nnp.org/nni/Publications/Dutch-American/cooper.html |title=Anderson Cooper |work=nnp.org |access-date=November 18, 2010 |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6AIniIYHa?url=http://www.nnp.org/nni/Publications/Dutch-American/cooper.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-22|title=9 White Celebs, World Leaders Whose Families Owned Slaves|url=https://atlantablackstar.com/2013/08/21/10-celebs-whose-family-owned-black-slaves/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=Atlanta Black Star|language=en-US|quote=Anderson Cooper was connected, in a familial way, to slavery. His bloodline is tied to the Vanderbilts, one of the richest families in American history. Cooper’s great-great-grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt – who was also Cooper’s cousin through inbreeding – was a tycoon who built his wealth from shipping and [[railroads]]. He also owned [[plantations]]: one, in particular, was in [[Georgetown, South Carolina|Georgetown]], S.C., where [[Michelle Robinson Obama]]’s ancestor Jim Robinson, who was born a slave in 1850, worked.}}</ref> == Personal life == On July 2, 2012, Cooper [[ca