Andy Cohen

Andy Cohen is an Emmy Award-winning host, producer, and author best known as the host and executive producer of Bravo's Emmy-nominated “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen." He also serves as executive producer on over 14 properties across NBCUniversal, including “The Real Housewives” franchise, and hosts the network’s highly rated reunion specials.

Additionally, Cohen hosts a two-hour show with co-host John Hill twice a week on Sirius XM. He has two channels on Sirius XM: Radio Andy, a personally curated channel which focuses on pop culture, and the music-focused Andy Cohen's Kiki Lounge. Since 2018, he has co-hosted CNN's New Year's Eve coverage with Anderson Cooper. He frequently appears as himself on television series such as "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt," "Riverdale," and "Gossip Girl."

Cohen became a New York Times bestselling author for a fourth time with the release of his latest book, “GLITTER EVERY DAY” and achieved similar success with “Superficial: More Adventures from the Andy Cohen Diaries,” “The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year,” and his first book, titled, “Most Talkative: Stories from the Frontlines of Pop Culture.” In 2016, Cohen also launched his own book imprint Andy Cohen Books.

Cohen received an Emmy Award as an executive producer when season six of “Top Chef” won Outstanding Reality Competition Program at the 2010 Primetime Emmy Awards and he has been nominated for numerous additional Emmys as Executive Producer of “Project Greenlight,” “Project Runway,” “Top Chef” and “Queer Eye For The Straight Guy.” He has been awarded two Peabody Awards -- one for his role as Executive Producer of the TRIO documentary “The N Word” and another in 2008 as an Executive Producer of “Project Runway.” In 2019, Cohen was awarded the Vito Russo Award by GLAAD for making a significant difference in accelerating LGBTQ acceptance. In June 2020, he was recognized in The Hollywood Reporter and Variety’s Most Powerful LGBTQ Players in Hollywood lists. Additionally, Cohen received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in February 2022.

Cohen ran Original Programming and Development for the pop culture and arts cable channel TRIO, beginning in July 2000. He was responsible for developing and supervising all of TRIO's original productions including the critically acclaimed original documentaries “Gay Republicans,” “Easy Riders/Raging Bulls,” and “Brilliant, But Cancelled.” He spent ten years as a producer at CBS News, working on “CBS This Morning” and “48 Hours.”

Born in St. Louis, Cohen is a graduate of Boston University where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in broadcast journalism.