Anderson Cooper has two sons: Wyatt Morgan Cooper, born in 2020, and Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper, born in 2022. Cooper has described his former partner, Benjamin Maisani, as his family and as a co-parent raising the boys with him.
Who are Anderson Cooper’s children?
Cooper’s sons are Wyatt Morgan Cooper and Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper. He announced Wyatt’s birth in 2020 and Sebastian’s arrival in February 2022.
Wyatt Morgan Cooper
Cooper announced Wyatt’s birth in 2020 and said he was born with the help of a surrogate. Cooper thanked the surrogate, doctors, and nurses who helped bring Wyatt into the world. He said Wyatt was named for his late father, Wyatt Cooper, and that Morgan was a family name on his mother’s side. Cooper’s announcement gave Wyatt’s birth weight as 7.2 pounds. CNN’s 2020 announcement
Sebastian Luke Maisani-Cooper
In February 2022, Cooper announced Sebastian’s arrival on CNN. The Los Angeles Times reported that Sebastian weighed 6.8 pounds at birth and was healthy. That weight is a birth detail, not a broader measure of his health. The Los Angeles Times report
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How Benjamin Maisani is involved
Cooper has said that Benjamin Maisani, his former partner, would co-parent Wyatt. Speaking about Maisani, Cooper said, “He’s my family, and I want him to be Wyatt’s family as well.” In his 2022 announcement, Cooper described the two of them as co-parents raising the boys together. These are Cooper’s public descriptions of their family arrangement; they do not establish a current legal adoption status. CNN’s report on Cooper’s comments about Maisani CNN’s 2022 announcement
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