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50 Photos of Anderson Cooper For His 50th Birthday

50 Photos of Anderson Cooper For His 50th Birthday

Celebrate the news anchor's milestone with a trip down memory lane

By Cristina Everett

June 03, 2017 at 10:00 AM EDT

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Happy Birthday, Anderson!

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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

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Anderson (left) with mom Gloria Vanderbilt and brother Carter Vanderbilt Cooper in their Southampton home

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March 30, 1972

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Anderson (second from right) with father Wyatt Emory Cooper, brother Carter, and mom Gloria Vanderbilt

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1972

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Gloria Vanderbilt reading to her two sons, Carter and Anderson, on a bed in their Southampton home

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1972

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Carter Cooper, Anderson Cooper and Gloria Vanderbilt

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March 1976

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Gloria Vanderbilt with sons Anderson and Carter at their apartment in the UN Towers in New York

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March 1976

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Gloria Vanderbilt with Anderson and Carter Cooper in their New York apartment

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Circa 1980

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Gloria Vanderbilt and sons Anderson and Carter in New York City

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1999

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Anderson Cooper and Alison Stewart behind the desk at ABC

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October 10, 2001

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Anderson arrives at the opening night of Neil LaBute's play The Shape of Things in New York City

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2001

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Anderson serving as host of The Mole

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August 18, 2002

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Anderson at the opening night of The Boys From Syracuse in New York City

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January 16, 2003

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Anderson speaks at the Hollywood Radio and Television Society's Newsmakers Luncheon in Beverly Hills

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February 6, 2004

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Anderson attending the Nautica fashion show during New York Fashion Week at Bryant Park

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February 8, 2004

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Anderson Cooper at the Diane Von Furstenburg show during New York Fashion Week

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February 29, 2004

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Anderson attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons Restaurant in Hollywood

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June 9, 2004

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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

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Anderson and mom Gloria Vanderbilt at a Tiffany's party in New York

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November 19, 2005

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Robert Klein, Jerry Seinfeld, Anderson, and Chris Rock

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April 11, 2006

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Anderson at Madison Square Garden in New York City

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September 25, 2006

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Anderson at the 27th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards

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February 25, 2007

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Anderson attedning the Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter

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December 6, 2007

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Anderson with Christiane Amanpour during CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

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April 28, 2008

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Anderson attending the 60th Annual Parsons Benefit and Fashion Show in New York City

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May 28, 2008

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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

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Anderson attending the Diane Von Furstenberg Spring 2009 fashion show during New York Fashion Week

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October 13, 2008

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Anderson and comedian Lewis Black speak at Time Warner's Political Conference in New York City

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November 22, 2008

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Anderson at the Second Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute in Hollywood

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November 21, 2009

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Anderson onstage at the CNN Heroes Awards in Hollywood

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December 31, 2010

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Anderson at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square

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February 27, 2011

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Anderson arriving at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood

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50 Photos of Anderson Cooper For His 50th Birthday

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