50 Photos of Anderson Cooper For His 50th Birthday
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Happy Birthday, Anderson!
Born in New York City on June 3, 1967, Anderson Cooper celebrates his 50th birthday today. The journalist got a very early start at being in front of the cameras, having appeared in Harper’s Bazaar as a baby and on the Tonight Show at age 3. It wasn’t until after college when he pursued a career as a journalist. First starting with Channel One, then moving on to ABC News, World News Now, and eventually CNN. In honor of Cooper’s 50th birthday, see 50 photos of the news anchor through the years, ahead.
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Circa 1969
Anderson (left) with mom Gloria Vanderbilt and brother Carter Vanderbilt Cooper in their Southampton home
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March 30, 1972
Anderson (second from right) with father Wyatt Emory Cooper, brother Carter, and mom Gloria Vanderbilt
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1972
Gloria Vanderbilt reading to her two sons, Carter and Anderson, on a bed in their Southampton home
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1972
Carter Cooper, Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt
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March 1976
Gloria Vanderbilt with sons Anderson and Carter at their apartment in the UN Towers in New York
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March 1976
Gloria Vanderbilt with Anderson and Carter Cooper in their New York apartment
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Circa 1980
Gloria Vanderbilt and sons Anderson and Carter in New York City
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1999
Anderson Cooper and Alison Stewart behind the desk at ABC
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October 10, 2001
Anderson arrives at the opening night of Neil LaBute's play The Shape of Things in New York City
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2001
Anderson serving as host of The Mole
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August 18, 2002
Anderson at the opening night of The Boys From Syracuse in New York City
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January 16, 2003
Anderson speaks at the Hollywood Radio and Television Society's Newsmakers Luncheon in Beverly Hills
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February 6, 2004
Anderson attending the Nautica fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Bryant Park
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February 8, 2004
Anderson Cooper at the Diane Von Furstenburg show during New York Fashion Week
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February 29, 2004
Anderson attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons Restaurant in Hollywood
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June 9, 2004
Anderson reporting from where mourners lined up outside the US Capitol to pay respects to President Ronald Reagan
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September 9, 2004
Anderson and mom Gloria Vanderbilt at a Tiffany's party in New York
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November 19, 2005
Robert Klein, Jerry Seinfeld, Anderson, and Chris Rock
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April 11, 2006
Anderson at Madison Square Garden in New York City
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September 25, 2006
Anderson at the 27th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards
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February 25, 2007
Anderson attedning the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter
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December 6, 2007
Anderson with Christiane Amanpour during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute
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April 28, 2008
Anderson attending the 60th Annual Parsons Benefit and Fashion Show in New York City
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May 28, 2008
Anderson and Elmo hosting the 6th Annual Sesame Workshop Benefit Gala at Cipriani's 42nd St. in New York City
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September 7, 2008
Anderson attending the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2009 fashion show during New York Fashion Week
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October 13, 2008
Anderson and comedian Lewis Black speak at Time Warner's Political Conference in New York City
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November 22, 2008
Anderson at the Second Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute in Hollywood
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November 21, 2009
Anderson onstage at the CNN Heroes Awards in Hollywood
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December 31, 2010
Anderson at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square
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February 27, 2011
Anderson arriving at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood
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March 6, 2011
Anderson serves as Endymion grand marshal in the Krewe Of Endymion parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans
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September 14, 2011
Anderson unveiling his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York City
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February 12, 2012
Anderson and Diane Von Furstenberg at the designer's Fall 2012 fashion show during New York Fashion Week
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October 2, 2012
Anderson paying a visit to the set of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
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December 2, 2012
Anderson speaking onstage at the CNN Heroes: An All Star Tribute in Los Angeles
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March 16, 2013
Anderson with Madonna at the the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City
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January 10, 2014
Anderson attending the CNN Worldwide All-Star Winter TCA Party in Pasadena, Calif.
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December 22, 2014
Anderson with Kelly Ripa on the set of Bravo's What What Happens Live
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August 11, 2015
Anderson during an interview with host Seth Meyers on Late Night
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November 2, 2015
Anderson and Benjamin Maisani attending the Elton John AIDS Foundation's An Enduring Vision Benefit at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City
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November 17, 2015
Anderson speaking on stage during CNN Heroes at the American Museum of Natural History
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January 7, 2016
Anderson and President Obama discussing reducing gun violence while at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia
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January 26, 2016
Anderson speaking to the Norfolk Forum at Chrysler Hall in Norfolk, Virginia
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March 6, 2016
Anderson as debate moderator during the CNN Democratic Presidential Primary Debate in Flint, Mich.
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April 4, 2016
Anderson and mom Gloria Vanderbilt attending the Nothing Left Unsaid premiere in New York City
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October 9, 2016
Anderson looking on as ABC moderator Martha Raddatz speaks during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St Louis, Miss.
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December 31, 2016
Anderson and Kathy Griffin hosting New Year's Eve Live on CNN in Times Square
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January 13, 2017
Anderson visiting SiriusXM Studios in New York City
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March 6, 2017
Anderson laughing during an interview on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert