Philippe Cousteau Jr. Biography
Philippe Cousteau Jr. is an American oceanographer and environmental activist. He is Philippe Cousteau’s son and Jacques Cousteau’s grandson. Cousteau has carried on his father and grandfather’s legacy by educating the public on environmental and conservation issues. In 2017, he was nominated for an Emmy for hosting the syndicated science series Awesome Planet.
How old is Philippe Cousteau Jr.? – Age
He is 43 years old as of 20 January 2023. He was born in 1980 in Santa Monica, California, United States. His real name is Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr.
Philippe Cousteau Jr. Family – Education
He was born to Jan Cousteau, the widow of Philippe Cousteau, who died in a plane crash six months before his birth; he is Jacques-Yves Cousteau’s grandson. Cousteau was raised in both France and the United States. He graduated from St. George’s School in Middletown, Rhode Island, and St. Andrews University in Scotland, where he earned a Master of Arts in History.
Is Philippe Cousteau Jr married? – Wife
On September 25, 2013, Cousteau wed entertainment journalist Ashlan Gorse in a civil ceremony at the City Hall of the 8th arrondissement in Paris. On September 28, 2013, the couple had a second ceremony at the Château d’Esclimont in Saint-Symphorien-le-Château.
Does Philippe Cousteau Jr have Children?
Two daughters were born to them in 2019 and 2021, respectively.
Philippe Cousteau Jr. Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $8 million.
How tall is Philippe Cousteau? – Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 3½ inches (1.92 m).
Philippe Cousteau Jr. Career
He co-founded EarthEcho International in 2000 with his sister Alexandra and mother Jan Cousteau. “Empower youth to take action that protects and restores our water planet,” is the mission of EarthEcho International, which has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. As part of his job at EarthEcho, he meets young people who protect nature by cleaning rivers, organizing conferences, protecting species in the Sea of Cortes, or doing anything else that helps biodiversity, and gives them the resources they need to keep going.
The organization is driven by their Youth Leadership Council, which gives 10 to 20 young members from around the world the tools they need to get involved with EarthEcho’s operations and lead conservation efforts in their communities. EarthEcho works with young people all over the world to learn about and create tools that inspire meaningful environmental action to preserve and restore the oceans. The organization helps the next generation become environmental leaders who will change the future and reaches more than 2 million people in 146 countries.
He and Steve Irwin were filming Ocean’s Deadliest on September 4, 2006, when Irwin was killed by a stingray barb. He co-founded Azure Worldwide in 2007, which is an environmental consulting, development, marketing, and media company. Thalassa Ventures Corporation was his previous for-profit venture.
The AdvisorShares Global Echo ETF Exchange was launched in May 2012 by Cousteau and AdvisorShares and focuses on sustainable investing. The fund stated that a portion of its management fees would be given to charitable endeavors worldwide, including the Panzi Hospital in Eastern Congo.
He has lectured on environmental topics at Harvard University, the United Nations, and other institutions. He has also been on the boards of the Marine Conservation Institute, the National Environmental Education Foundation, and the Ocean Conservancy. He gave a TED Talk at TEDx Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC, in January 2017. Cousteau was Animal Planet’s Chief Ocean Correspondent from 2007 to 2009, and he also appeared on Ocean’s Deadliest and Springwatch. He has served as a correspondent for CNN and the public radio show Living on Earth, as well as co-hosted the BBC Two series Oceans.
He covered the BP Oil Spill extensively for ABC’s Good Morning America, Sam Champion, and later CNN in 2010. Cousteau was the first person to dive into the spill on television.
Between the years 2010 and 2014, Cousteau worked as a Special Correspondent for CNN International. He was also the host of the show Going Green, which looked at important conservation issues from around the world. In addition, in 2013, Cousteau was the host of CNN’s eight-part series Expedition Sumatra, which examined the problem of deforestation in Sumatra, Indonesia. Cousteau has been the host and executive producer of the FOX and Hulu series Xploration Awesome Planet since 2014. He was up for a Daytime Emmy Award in 2015 in the category of “Outstanding Lifestyle/ Travel/ Children’s Series Host.”
In collaboration with the World Wildlife Fund and the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Cousteau and his wife Ashlan traveled to Nepal in 2015 to film Bengal tigers in their natural habitat; As a result, Takepart.com and KTLA produced Treasures of the Terai, a web series about the expedition. For Shark Week on Discovery Channel in 2016, Ashlan and Philippe produced and co-starred in Nuclear Sharks, an hour-long documentary about how grey reef sharks in Bikini Atoll survived nuclear testing in the 1940s and 1950s. In the Travel Channel series Caribbean Pirate Treasure, Philippe and his wife Ashlan Gorse Cousteau played co-stars. After its first season, the show won the Cynopsis TV Award for best adventure reality show.
Philippe Cousteau Jr. Book
- Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands
- Making A Splash: A Kid’s Guide to Protecting Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers & Wetlands
- Really? Ocean
- Follow the Moon Home: A Tale of One Idea, Twenty Kids, and A Hundred Sea Turtles
- The Endangereds 1
- The Endangereds 2: Melting Point
- Oceans For Dummies