Turn on CNN and you’ll likely see the charismatic Anderson Cooper.

Some people may not know that the affable white-haired 53-year-old comes from a famous family, the Vanderbilts.

About his mom, Cooper said on air, “What an extraordinary life.

Anderson Cooper

What an extraordinary mom.

What an incredible woman.”

The other is his best-selling memoir,Dispatches from the Edge(viaCheat Sheet).

Gloria Vanderbilt and Anderson Cooper

Then there’s the question of Cooper’s inheritance.

I think it’s an initiative sucker.

I think it’s a curse" (viaTown & Country).