Chris Cuomo
Christopher (Chris) Cuomo (born August 9, 1970 in Queens, New York) is the news anchor for ABC's Good Morning America. He is the youngest son of former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and younger brother of New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
Cuomo began his journalism career as a political policy analyst for CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, and later for Fox News Channel. In 1999, Cuomo joined ABC News as a correspondent, and in 2003 he was named co-anchor of Primetime. He began his current stint as news anchor on Good Morning America in August 2006.
Cuomo is a licensed attorney. A New York native, he attended The Albany Academy, received his Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University, and his undergraduate degree from Yale University.
He is married to magazine editor Cristina Greeven Cuomo and is the father of a daughter, Bella (b. 2003), and a son, Mario Nicholas Cuomo (b. December 22, 2005).
Cuomo recently characterized Prince Harry's service in Afghanistan as "expendable." [1]
Awards
- Won a News Emmy Award for his Good Morning America profile on 12-year-old poet Mattie Stepanek.
- Selected as one of People's 50 Sexiest People in 1997.