Q&A: CNN's Anderson Cooper mum on his personal life

Cooper mum on personal life

What are the love interests and/or marriages of Anderson Cooper of CNN?

Cooper, 42, has never been married. He's the son of heiress, artist, writer and designer Gloria Vanderbilt and writer Wyatt Emory Cooper.

He has always been quiet about his personal life, but when asked about his sexuality, said: "I understand why people might be interested. But I just don't talk about my personal life. It's a decision I made a long time ago, before I ever even knew anyone would be interested in my personal life. The whole thing about being a reporter is that you're supposed to be an observer and to be able to adapt with any group you're in, and I don't want to do anything that threatens that."

Settling voice-over dispute

I hope you can quiet my husband or set me right. In the current Range Rover commercials, who does the voice-over? My husband insists it is Patrick Stewart and I disagree.

The voice belongs to Charles Shaughnessy, best known for playing Maxwell Sheffield on The Nanny.

Plot twist in 'Frasier'

One morning I saw the last five minutes of Frasier. He was leaving Seattle and his family and told them he was going to San Francisco, but when the plane landed, the pilot said "Welcome to Chicago." What did I miss?

You missed a switcheroo. We were led to believe that Frasier was heading from Seattle to San Francisco for a new job. But he decided instead to go to Chicago, following a woman he had gotten involved with in Seattle. Whether he stayed in Chicago, or later moved on to San Francisco, was left to the viewer's imagination.

Michael Weston, Michael Westen

On a recent episodes of Burn Notice, the closing credits named Michael Weston as a guest on the series. Is this the real secret agent that appeared on the show?

Burn Notice, with Jeffrey Donovan as spy Michael Westen (not Weston), is fictional. There is an actor named Michael Weston, who guest-starred in an episode of Burn Notice. He has also had recurring roles on House as Lucas Douglas, a private eye hired by House, Six Feet Under and Scrubs. Born Michael Rubinstein, he is the son of actor John Rubinstein and grandson of the great pianist Artur Rubinstein.

Whither 'Crossing Over'?

The movie Crossing Over, with Harrison Ford and Ashley Judd, was advertised on TV several months ago but I haven't seen it listed in any theater yet. Could you tell me why?

The movie was released in a few theaters earlier this year but it never achieved wide distribution. (According to the Box Office Mojo site, it was in at most 42 theaters nationwide.) It has been released on DVD.