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	+	Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an Emmy Award winning American journalist, author, and television personality. He currently works as the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Cooper 360°. The program is normally broadcast live from a New York City based studio; however, Cooper often broadcasts live on location for breaking news stories.
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	+	Background
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	+	Cooper was born on June 3, 1967 in New York City, the younger son of the writer Wyatt Emory Cooper and the artist, designer, writer, and heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt II of the prominent Vanderbilt Family of New York. He is of mostly English, Irish, Dutch and Spanish ancestry.
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	+	Cooper's media experience began early. As a baby, he was photographed by Diane Arbus for Harper's Bazaar.[1][2] At the age of three, Cooper was a guest on The Tonight Show on September 17, 1970, when he appeared with his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt.[3] From age 10 to 13, Cooper modeled with Ford Models for Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein and Macy's.[4]
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	+	Cooper's father suffered a series of heart attacks, and died January 5, 1978 while undergoing open-heart surgery at the age of 50. This is said to have affected the young Cooper "enormously." He has said, in retrospect, "I think I’m a lot like my father in several ways," including "that we look a lot alike and that we have a similar sense of humor and a love of storytelling." Cooper considers his father's book Families to be "sort of a guide on...how he would have wanted me to live my life and the choices he would have wanted me to make. And so I feel very connected to him."[4]
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	+	After graduating from the Dalton School at age 17, Cooper went to southern Africa in a "13-ton British Army truck" during which time he contracted malaria and required hospitalization in Kenya. Describing the experience, Cooper wrote "Africa was a place to forget and be forgotten in."[4][5]
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	+	Cooper's older brother, Carter Vanderbilt Cooper, committed suicide on July 22, 1988, at age 23, by jumping from the 15th-floor terrace of Vanderbilt's New York City penthouse apartment. Gloria Vanderbilt later wrote about her son's death in the book A Mother's Story, in which she expresses her belief that the suicide was caused by a psychotic episode induced by an allergy to the anti-asthma prescription drug Proventil. Carter's suicide is apparently what sparked Anderson to become a journalist:
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	+	"Loss is a theme that I think a lot about, and it’s something in my work that I dwell on. I think when you experience any kind of loss, especially the kind I did, you have questions about survival: Why do some people thrive in situations that others can’t tolerate? Would I be able to survive and get on in the world on my own?"[4]
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	+	Cooper also has two older half-brothers, Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski (born 1950) and Christopher Stokowski (born 1952), from Gloria Vanderbilt's ten-year marriage to the conductor Leopold Stokowski.
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	+	Cooper has never married and has actively avoided discussing his relationships, citing a desire to protect his neutrality as a journalist:
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	+	"I understand why people might be interested. But I just don’t talk about my personal life. It’s a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life. The whole thing about being a reporter is that you're supposed to be an observer and to be able to adapt with any group you’re in, and I don’t want to do anything that threatens that."[4]
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	+	His public reticence contrasts deliberately with his mother's life spent in the spotlight of tabloid journalists and her publication of memoirs explicitly detailing her affairs with celebrities.[6] Independent news media have reported that he is gay,[7][8][9] and in May 2007, Out magazine ranked him second among "The Most Powerful Gay Men and Women in America."[10] He does discuss some aspects of his personal life including his desire to have a family and children.[5]
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	+	He also said to Oprah Winfrey while promoting his book that he had suffered from dyslexia as a child.[11] He confirmed his "mild dyslexia" on The Tonight Show to Jay Leno, who is also dyslexic, on August 1, 2007.
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	+	Education
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	+	Cooper graduated from The Dalton School in 1985. He continued his education at Yale University, where he resided in Trumbull College and studied both Political Science and International Relations and graduated in 1989.
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	+	During college, he spent two summers as an intern at the Central Intelligence Agency. Although he technically has no formal journalistic education, he opted to pursue a career in journalism rather than stay with the agency after school,[12] having been a "news junkie" "since I was in utero".[13]
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	+	After his first correspondence work in very early 1990s, he took a break from reporting and lived in Vietnam for a year, during which time he studied the Vietnamese language at the University of Hanoi. Speaking of his experiences in Vietnam on C-SPAN's Students & Leaders, he said he has since forgotten how to speak the language.
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	+	Television work
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	+	Channel One
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	+	After Cooper graduated from Yale University, he tried to gain entry-level employment with ABC answering telephones, but was unsuccessful. Finding it hard to get his foot in the door of on-air reporting, Cooper decided to enlist the help of a friend in making a fake press pass. Cooper then entered Burma on his own and met with students fighting the Burmese government.[13] He was ultimately able to sell his home-made news segments to the small news agency of Channel One, which produces a youth-oriented news program that is broadcast to many junior high and high schools in the United States.
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	+	After reporting from Burma, Cooper lived in Vietnam for a year and then returned to filming stories from a variety of war-torn regions around the globe, including Somalia, Bosnia and Rwanda. Haunted by his brother's suicide, Cooper explains, "The only thing I really knew is that I was hurting and needed to go someplace where the pain outside matched the pain I was feeling inside." Cooper describes himself as having become "fascinated with conflict" during this dangerous period of his life.
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	+	On assignment for several years, Cooper had slowly become desensitized to the violence he was witnessing around him; the horrors of the Rwandan Genocide became trivial: "I would see a dozen bodies and think, you know, It's a dozen, it's not so bad".[5] One particular incident however snapped him out of it:
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	+	On the side of the road [Cooper] came across five bodies that had been in the sun for several days. The skin of a woman's hand was peeling off like a glove. Revealing macabre fascination, Cooper whipped out his disposable camera and took a closeup photograph for his personal album. As he did, someone took a photo of him. Later that person showed Cooper the photo, saying, "You need to take a look at what you were doing." "And that's when I realized I've got to stop, [...] I've got to report on some state fairs or a beauty pageant or something, to just, like, remind myself of some perspective."[5]
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	+	ABC
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	+	In 1995, Cooper became a correspondent for ABC News, eventually rising to the position of co-anchor of World News Now on September 21, 1999. In 2000 he switched career paths, taking a job as the host of ABC's reality show The Mole:
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	+	“My last year at ABC, I was working overnights anchoring this newscast then during the day at 20/20. So I was sleeping in two- or four-hour shifts, and I was really tired and wanted a change. I wanted to clear my head and get out of news a little bit, and I was interested in reality TV—and it was interesting."
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	+	Cooper was also a fill in co-host for Regis Philbin for the TV talk show Live with Regis and Kelly in 2007 when Philbin underwent triple bypass heart surgery. He recapped the show for viewers of Anderson Cooper 360, often poking fun at the way he laughed.
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	+	CNN
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	+	He left The Mole after its second season to return to broadcast news in 2001, now at CNN: "Two seasons was enough, and 9/11 happened, and I thought I needed to be getting back to news.[13]" His first position at CNN was to anchor alongside Paula Zahn on American Morning. In 2002 he became CNN's weekend prime time anchor. Since 2002, he has hosted CNN's New Year's Eve special from Times Square. On September 8, 2003 he was made anchor of Anderson Cooper 360°, a fast-paced weeknight news program.
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	+	Describing his philosophy as an anchor, Cooper has said:
	+	Anderson Cooper at Qualcomm Stadium during the California wildfires of October 2007.
	+	Anderson Cooper at Qualcomm Stadium during the California wildfires of October 2007.
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	+	“I think the notion of traditional anchor is fading away, the all-knowing, all-seeing person who speaks from on high. I don't think the audience really buys that anymore. As a viewer, I know I don't buy it. I think you have to be yourself, and you have to be real and you have to admit what you don't know, and talk about what you do know, and talk about what you don't know as long as you say you don't know it. I tend to relate more to people on television who are just themselves, for good or for bad, than I do to someone who I believe is putting on some sort of persona. The anchorman on The Simpsons is a reasonable facsimile of some anchors who have that problem."[13] ”
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	+	In January 2005 he was sent to Sri Lanka to cover the tsunami damage. That same month, he also went to Baghdad, Iraq to cover the elections. In February and March 2005, he covered the Cedar Revolution in Beirut, Lebanon. In early April 2005 he reported from Rome, covering the death of Pope John Paul II, and from London, covering the royal wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles.
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	+	In July 2005 he covered Hurricane Dennis from Pensacola, yielding one of the most memorable bits of footage from that particular storm. He and John Zarella were standing outside a Ramada during the worst of the storm when a large metal sign blew down. During CNN coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, he confronted Sen. Mary Landrieu, Sen. Trent Lott, and the Rev. Jesse Jackson about their perception of the government response. As Cooper later said in an interview with New York magazine, “Yeah, I would prefer not to be emotional and I would prefer not to get upset, but it’s hard not to when you’re surrounded by brave people who are suffering and in need.”[4] As Broadcasting & Cable magazine noted, "In its aftermath, Hurricane Katrina served to usher in a new breed of emo-journalism, skyrocketing CNN's Anderson Cooper to superstardom as CNN's golden boy and a darling of the media circles because of his impassioned coverage of the storm."[14]
	+	Cooper marching on January 11, 2007 in New Orleans against violence.
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	+	Cooper marching on January 11, 2007 in New Orleans against violence.
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	+	In August 2005, he covered the Niger famine from Maradi.
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	+	In September 2005 the format of CNN's NewsNight was changed from 60 to 120 minutes to cover the unusually violent hurricane season. To help distribute some of the increased workload, Cooper was temporarily added as co-anchor to Aaron Brown. This arrangement was reported to have been made permanent the same month by the president of CNN's U.S. operations, Jonathan Klein, who has called Cooper "the anchorperson of the future."[15] Following the addition of Cooper, the ratings for NewsNight increased significantly; Klein remarked that "[Cooper's] name has been on the tip of everyone's tongue."[16] To further capitalize on this, Klein announced a major programming shakeup on November 2, 2005. Cooper's 360° program would be expanded to 2 hours and shifted into the 10 p.m. ET slot formerly held by NewsNight, with the third hour of Wolf Blitzer's The Situation Room filling in Cooper's former 7 p.m. ET slot. With "no options" left for him to host shows, Aaron Brown left CNN, ostensibly after having "mutually agreed" with Jonathan Klein on the matter.[17] In early 2007, Cooper signed a multi-year deal with CNN, which would allow him to continue as a contributor to 60 Minutes as well as doubling his salary from $2 million annually to a reported $4 million.[18]
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	+	In October 2007, Cooper began hosting the documentary, Planet in Peril, with Sanjay Gupta and Jeff Corwin on CNN.
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	+	Writings
	+	Anderson Cooper, on jacket of his book Dispatches from the Edge.
	+	Anderson Cooper, on jacket of his book Dispatches from the Edge.
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	+	* Cooper is also a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in many other outlets, including Details magazine.[19]
	+	* In October 2005 it was announced that he signed a US $1 million contract to write a memoir for HarperCollins detailing his "life as a journalist and human being in Sri Lanka, Africa, Iraq and Louisiana/Mississippi" over the previous year. It is titled Dispatches from the Edge and was released May 23, 2006. Some of Cooper's proceeds are being donated to charity. The book topped the New York Times bestseller list on June 18, 2006.[20]
	+	Awards
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	+	* 2005 National Headliners Award for his tsunami coverage[21]
	+	* An Emmy Award for his contribution to ABC's coverage of Princess Diana's funeral and another in 2006 for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Breaking News Story - Long Form for his report on the famine in Niger[22]
	+	* Silver Plaque from the Chicago International Film Festival for his report from Sarajevo on the Bosnian civil war
	+	* Bronze Telly for his coverage of famine in Somalia
	+	* Bronze Award from the National Educational Film and Video Festival for a report on political Islam
	+	* 2001 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism for "High School Hero," his 20/20 Downtown report on high school athlete Corey Johnson
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	+	Anthony Callea was a twenty-year old singing teacher in Melbourne. He held singing classes for some 27 young students by day … and worked as a professional singer at Melbourne’s Crown Casino by night. In fact, he had been earning a living as a professional musician from the age of 17.
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	+	Anthony started singing tuition at the age of 5. By the end of his school days, and thirteen years of private tuition later, he topped the state with a perfect score in the Victorian equivalent of the HSC for Music solo performance.
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	+	In 2004 he, like thousands of young Australians around the nation, 50,000 in fact, auditioned for the new series of Australian Idol. But his joy of reaching the final 30 turned to disappointment when he was voted out.
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	+	It was no surprise when this obvious talent was soon returned to the competition as a “wild card entrant”. But what was amazing was his fight to the end … down to the very line alongside Casey Donovan.
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	+	His extraordinarily precise and emotive performance of Andrea Bocelli’s “The Prayer” shot straight to number one … where it remained for an amazing 5 weeks. “The Prayer” is officially the fastest selling Australian single of all time, and the ARIA Award winning, highest selling Australian single ever!
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	+	He has proved he is more than an “Idol” and followed his debut single with another number 1 Single, a number 1 Album, 2 Top 10 singles, and a national tour.
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	+	Anthony has also been part of the Tsunami Relief Telethon and was also invited to perform at the Red Cross Ball in the presence of Prince Frederik and Princess Mary of Denmark. His regular work with The Starlight Foundation, the Royal Melbourne Children’s Hospital, The Mirabel Foundation and The Salvation Army goes, for the most part, un-promoted, but his commitment to helping improve the lives of Australia’s sick and special needs children is unsurpassed. He was just recently presented with an award at the Variety Heart Awards for ‘Young Entertainer of the Year’. Anthony was also invited to perform for Luciano Pavarotti when he was last in Australia and Queen Elizabeth.
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	+	There was nothing in Anthony’s family history suggestive of his future profession. No one sang, no one played an instrument. So you can imagine his parents’ complete bewilderment when the then five-year old Anthony asked them if they could take him to singing lessons. “It was a bit weird but at the same time felt right”, recalls Anthony. “But they’ve always been supportive, saying if that’s what you really want to do, then go for it”. And he’s been going for it ever since.
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	+	At only 24, he is now one of Australia’s most respected … most in demand … and most awarded singer / songwriters. His 2007 Sophomore album ‘A New Chapter’ debuted in the Top 10 with two Top 20 singles that followed.
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	+	Looking ahead in Sept/Oct 07 Anthony will star in his first theatre production in the critically acclaimed Dramatic Musical "Dead Man Walking" starring alongside Teddy Tahu Rhodes at the Sydney State Theatre, although a small role, when that complete's he then takes on a Lead role in the highly awarded Rock Musicial "RENT", playing the part of Mark in November 07 in Perth.
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	+	Awards -
	+	Channel V Artist of the Year 2005 – Pop Republic Male Artist of the Year 2005 – 2006 MTV Viewers Choice – 2005 ARIA Award – Highest Selling Single Of The Year (The Prayer) #1 Single of 2005 – Australian End Of Year Chart Three ARIA #1 Awards for 2005 (The Prayer/Rain/Bridge Over Troubled Water/Anthony Callea – the album) – Australian Performer of the Year MO Award winner 2005 – Extensive 2005 national tour of Australia –Gospel Music Award for – Most Outstanding Achievement 2007 – Hand-picked to sing for Pavarotti at a private function on his Australian concert tour & Queen Elizabeth on Commonwealth Day. Just completed an extensive National tour 2007 with his A New Chapter album.
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