With a desire to break into on-air reporting, Cooper decided that he would take matters into his own hands. After convincing an art-minded friend to forge him a press pass, he snuck into the war-torn country of Burma and began to interview students leading the rebellion against the Burmese government.
He was able to sell his pieces back to the small news agency Channel One, where he had worked as a fact checker. From there, Cooper lived in Vietnam for a time and made personal interest stories about life there.
He later moved back to the more exciting life of war reporting, filming stories in Somalia, Bosnia, and Rwanda. Now, he hosts a few shows on CNN, including Anderson Live and Anderson Cooper 360.
