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Andy Cohen Biography

Birth Name:Andrew Joseph Cohen

Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession Producer, Actor

Fast Facts

Named one of TV Guide's 25 Most Influential People in Television in 2010
Several of his books have spent weeks on the New York Times Best Sellers list, including 2012's "Most Talkative: Stories from the Front Lines of Pop Culture․"
Graduated from Boston University with a broadcast journalism degree
Began his career as an intern with CBS News, eventually rising to the rank of senior producer of various CBS programs
As an executive at Bravo, he has overseen the development of reality shows like "Project Runway," "Top Chef," "The Millionaire Matchmaker," "The Rachel Zoe Project" and "The Real Housewives" franchises
Left CBS in 2000 to work for the cable channel Trio before moving to Bravo in 2005, where he later became senior vice president of original programming and development
Became the first openly gay late night talk show host when his series "Watch What Happens: Live" debuted in 2009
Served as an intern for CBS alongside Julie Chen in the late 1980s

2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: nominated
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: winner
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality Program: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality - Competition Program: nominated
2012Nexty-Most Addictive Reality Star: nominated
2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Reality-Competition Program: nominated
2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media within an Unscripted Program: nominated
2024Septimius Award-Best Feature Documentary: nominated