Andrew Joseph Cohen (born June 2, 1968) is an American radio and television talk show host, producer, and writer. He is the host and executive producer of the Bravo's late night talk show, Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
Cohen also has a pop culture channel on SiriusXM Radio named Radio Andy. He hosts a two-hour live show with co-host John Hill twice a week.
Cohen served as Bravo's Executive Vice President of Development and Talent until 2013. He was responsible for creating original content, developing innovative formats, and identifying new talent.
Andy Cohen Breaks Down the Most Outrageous Moments from ‘Real Housewives’ and ‘WWHL’
variety.comScott Huver When it comes to sparking outrageous, sharable, replay-worthy on-camera moments on his “Real Housewives” reunion specials and nightly “Watch What Happens Live” installments, are there any further heights left for host Andy Cohen to scale?“I mean, gosh — I’ve been slap-ped by Cher; I’ve been spanked by Martha Stewart,” he says, chuckling. “What more could a guy dream of?”Cohen has seen his share of the eyebrow-raising, the jaw-dropping and the gut-busting during his long stint conducting live and largely unfiltered chats with both reconvened cast members of the various “Housewives” locales.
Many of whom are inherently catty, dramatic and deeply grudge-holding. And then there are the of-the-moment Hollywood players who visit him and, sometimes with the aid of a little liquid courage and Cohen’s impish gift for lowering inhibitions, step outside their comfort zones.
The bar was set, he says, with the inaugural reunion special for “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” when Nene Leakes grew increasingly furious throughout the broadcast, at one point repeatedly shouting at frenemy Kim Zolciak to “Close your legs to married men!” before storming off of the set in a fit of pique after constantly being confronted about her various interpersonal dramas. “The first Atlanta reunion was huge, the biggest,” recalls Cohen.
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