Anderson Cooper
Biography
Anderson Hays Cooper is an American journalist, television personality, and author. He is the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°.
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Known For
Acting History
2025
Good Night, and Good Luck: Truth and Power as Self - Host
2025Kill List: Hunted by Putin's Spies as Self : (archive footage)
2025Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud as Self (archival footage)
2024The Choice 2024: Harris vs. Trump as Self (archive footage)
2024What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates as Self (archive footage)
2024MisinfoNation: The Trump Faithful as Self - Host
2024The Truth vs. Alex Jones as Self (archive footage)
2023The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper as Self - Host
2022Black Panther: Wakanda Forever as Anderson Cooper
2022Generation Gap as Self
2022Parental Guidance with Anderson Cooper as Self - Host
2021Madame X Presents: Madame Xtra Q&A as Self
2021Christmas In Florida
2021A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks as Self
2020In Delusion: Trump and the American Catastrophe as Self (archive footage)
2020The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden as Self (archive footage)
2020The New York Times Presents as Self (archive footage)
2020Coronavirus, Explained as Self (archive footage)
2020Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
2020Visible: Out on Television as Self
2018A Private War as Self
2018Anderson Cooper Full Circle as Self - Host
2018Remembering Anthony Bourdain as Self - Host
2018Explained as Self (archive footage)
2017Zero Weeks as Self (archive footage)
2017The Words That Built America as Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
2016Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour as Self - Unapologetic Bitch
2016The Red Pill as Self (archive footage)
2016Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as Anderson Cooper
2016Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper as Self
2015The Life of Adam
2015#Being13: Inside The Secret World of Teens as Self - Anchor
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015The 33 as CNN Anchor
2015The Making Of 'American Sniper' as Self - Archive Footage
2015Chappie as Anderson Cooper
2014State of Bacon as Self
2014Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014At This Hour with Kate Bolduan as Self
2014Drew Peterson: Untouchable as Hinself (Archivefootage)
2013The Armstrong Lie as Self (archive footage)
2013Blackfish as Self
2012Finding Your Roots as Self
2011Piers Morgan Live
2011The Craigslist Killer as Himself
2010John King, USA as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2007CNN Heroes as Self - Host
2007Planet in Peril
2007Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award as Self / Host
2007CNN Special Investigations Unit
2007Ghosts of Abu Ghraib as Self (archive footage)
2006When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts as Self
2006The Howard Stern Interview as Self
2005The Colbert Report as Self
2005The Colbert Report as Self (archive footage)
2005The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
2005Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List as Self
2005Iron Chef America as Self
2003Journalists: Killed in the Line of Duty as Self - Host
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Anderson Cooper 360° as Self - Host
2003Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
2002American Morning
2001The Mole as Host
1997The View as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1989The Simpsons as Anderson Cooper (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1985Larry King Live as Self
1984Jeopardy! as Self - Host
1981Entertainment Tonight as Self
1980CNN Special Report as Self - Anchor
1980CNN Special Report as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1969Sesame Street
196860 Minutes as Self
196860 Minutes as Self - Correspondent
—Channel One
—CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip as Self - Host
—MiP: The Journey Across the Universe as Anderson Cooper
—CNN Presents
—New Year's Eve Live as Self