Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen is a famous American radio and television talk show host, producer, as well as writer. He is also the host and executive producer of Bravo’s late-night talk show, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

Where is Andy Cohen from?

Andy Cohen was born on June 2, in the year 1968, in St. Louis, the United States. He holds an American nationality and Jewish ethnicity. His father is Lou Cohen and his mother is Evelyn.  He has one sibling, Emily Rosenfeld who is a jewelry designer.

Where did he study?

At a very young age, he also formed the habit of using a hairbrush as a pretend microphone. He graduated from Clayton High School in the year 1986. Then, he also attended Camp Nebagamon for Boys in Lake Nebagamon, Wisconsin as a child.

Additionally, Andy graduated from Boston University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism. Likewise, he also wrote for the Boston University student newspaper, The Daily Free Press.

How did Andy Cohen rise to stardom?

Andy initiated his career as an intern at CBS News. Additionally, he also worked at CBS for 10 years and became a producer on the morning show and also the prime-time news magazine 48 Hours. In the year 2000, he worked in program development at Trio, a cable network owned by NBCUniversal.

Similarly, in 2004, he started working on Bravo (also owned by NBCUniversal) as vice president of original programming. In mid-2009, he also started hosting a weekly midnight television talk show, Watch What Happens Live. In addition, Andy has also hosted several shows like Today and Morning Joe and Live! with Kelly and The View.

Moreover, he has made several guest appearances on television shows portraying himself, such as The Comeback and Saturday Night Live.

In the year 2018, he played himself on the show like Riverdale as a friend of the Lodge family. Then, he has also made a March 2018 appearance as a guest judge in an episode of the VH1 reality-television series RuPaul’s Drag Race. In December 2018, he has also co-hosted again in CNN’s New Year’s Eve coverage with Anderson Cooper.

Besides that, Cohen has written three books and all of the books deal with his career as a celebrity interviewer and pop culture personality. Similarly, he has also traveled the country with his friend and CNN news anchor Anderson Cooper in the traveling show AC2: An Intimate Evening with Anderson Cooper & Andy Cohen.

Is Andy Cohen a COVID-19 patient?

Andy Cohen is a COVID-19 patient and was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 21, in the year 2020. Additionally, he is among a growing number of celebrities battling the virus. In addition, he has opened up about the hardest part of fighting coronavirus. Likewise, he also confirmed he had caught the illness via social media on Friday.

Eventually, he feels the worst in the entire thing leaving his toddler. Moreover, he also feels grateful that his son and nanny tested negative.

Likewise, he was fine but after 10 minutes he feels horrible and it was painful. Whereas, some of his symptoms are like losing his sense of smell and also his appetite.

What is Andy Cohen’s Net Worth?

Andy Cohen has an estimated net worth of around $50 million dollars. Cohen lives in a West Village duplex which is a combination of three apartments, located in a seventeen story co-op built circa 1931.

Lists of Awards

He has been winning many awards. Cohen won Peabody Award, in the year 2004, as executive producer of the Trio documentary The N-Word and in 2007 Multichannel News’ “40 Under 40” broadcasting executives.

Furthermore, he has won the Emmy Award of Outstanding Competitive Reality Series as Executive Producer of Top Chef, 25 Best Dressed Men of the Year in 2012, one of Broadcasting & Cable’s “Digital All-Stars” and so on. Whereas, from 2012 to 2016, he got listed in Out magazine’s list of Most Powerful Gay People. Similarly, he received the Vito Russo Award at the 30th GLAAD Media Awards in 2019.

How tall is Andy Cohen?

He has a height of 5 feet 9 inches and weighs is 78Kg. Similarly, Andy has grey hair and dark brown eyes.

Is Andy Cohen dating anybody?

Andy Cohen is gay and single. Likewise, Cohen is the first openly gay host of an American late-night talk show. He welcomed a baby boy, Benjamin Allen, via surrogate on February 4, 2019. In December the year 2018, the host stated that he would become a father in 2019 with the help of a surrogate.

Likewise, he posted a photo with his son captioning “WOW! .“He is 9 lbs 2 ounces!! 20 inches!! Born at 6:35 pm, PT. He is named after my grandfather Ben Allen. I’m in love and speechless. And eternally grateful to an incredible surrogate. And I’m a dad. Wow.” Andy was so excited to welcome his baby boy.

Previously, he dated a guy. He is Harvard University graduate student Clifton Dassuncao. However, the couple broke up with his boyfriend in March 2018 and was back on the dating market. They began dating each other in 2015.

He was rumored to be dating former Ice Hockey player Sean Avery. Moreover, the cause of these rumors was their close friendship and the fact that they were found hanging out together far too often.

Social Media Profile

He has gained around 4 million followers with 2.7K on Instagram who handles @bravoandy and more than 2.3 million followers on Twitter account. His engaged Youtube channel Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen has amassed over 678k subscribers.