Anderson Cooper is the son of a Gloria Vanderbilt; one of the nations most wealthiest people (i.e. Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC). His family's net-worth could be estimated at hundreds of millions, if not a billions of dollars. Basically, he had no need to work his way up in Journalism, he comes from the wealthiest 1% of the world.
He had a fiancé, Ben Maisani, that he met in 2009 and they were planning to marry on Labor Day 2012. However, before the marriage, pictures of Maisani kissing another man in a park appeared in the press. The wedding did not take place and there were rumors of a breakup. However, as of October 2012, Cooper and Maisani were still living together and seen going for walks together.
Democrat
According to the following link, Anderson Cooper is a Republican:
http://www.mail-archive.com/alexbennettprogram@googlegroups.com/msg00654.html
Yes, they dated for several years in the mid Ninties.
His website is
ac360.com
He doesn't talk about his personal life much. So that means he doesn't talk about who he's dating.
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Anderson Cooper is Married to Ben Maisani They are a Gay couple and are happily Married