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Andy Cohen

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

Awards

  • 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
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