Christiane Amanpour’s Assets
The estimated net worth of Christiane Amanpour is $12.5 Million
Her yearly income is approximately $2 Million
Overview of Christiane Amanpour
Born on January 12, 1958, in London, England, Christiane Amanpour is a renowned journalist and television host of British-Iranian descent. She is best known as the Chief International Correspondent for CNN and the host of CNN International’s nightly interview program “Amanpour” from 2009 to 2015. Amanpour is currently working as ABC’s Global Affairs Anchor. Her career in journalism took off in 1983.
Amanpour’s wealth has been estimated to be $12.5 million as of late 2016. Her annual earnings are reported to be around $2 million.
Amanpour spent her early years in Tehran, Iran, before moving to England and attending the Holy Cross Convent in Chalfont St. Peters, Buckinghamshire. She continued her education at the New Hall School in Chelmsford, Essex, and further pursued journalism at the University of Rhode Island’s Harrington School of Communication and Media, where she obtained a BA in Journalism in 1983.
Following her graduation, Amanpour secured a position at CNN’s foreign desk in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1986, she covered the Gulf War and later reported on the fall of communism in Eastern Europe. Her coverage of the Iraq’s occupation of Kuwait in 1990 and the Bosnian War further solidified her career at CNN. Despite facing critique for her delivery during the Bosnian War due to professional objectivity, she continued to ascend in her career.
From 1992 to 2010, Amanpour served as CNN’s chief international correspondent and also anchored “Amanpour” from 2009 to 2015. During her tenure at CNN, she interviewed notable figures such as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and French President Jacques Chirac, among others. Her interviewees also included prominent personalities like Hillary Clinton, Moammar Gadhafi, and Angelina Jolie.
Throughout her career, Amanpour reported from various global hotspots including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, and Rwanda. She also worked as a correspondent for CBS’ “60 Minutes” from 1999 to 2005. In 2010, she transitioned to ABC before returning to CNN in 2012, where she continues her work to this day.
Besides her journalistic work, Amanpour has made on-screen appearances in movies such as “The Pink Panther 2” (2009), “Iron Man 2” (2010), and “Trash” (2014). Notably, she appeared in Ben Stiller’s “Zoolander 2” (2016).
On the personal front, Christiane Amanpour married James Rubin in 1998 and is the mother of a son named Darius John Rubin, born in 2000. Rubin, a former US Assistant Secretary of State, currently serves as an informal adviser to former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President of the United States Barack Obama. The family currently resides in London.
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| Full Name | Christiane Amanpour |
| Net Worth | $12.5 Million |
| Salary | $2 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 12, 1958 |
| Place Of Birth | London, England, UK |
| Height | 5′ 7¼” (1.71 m) |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Education | University of Rhode Island, Holy Cross Convent School, New Hall School |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | James Rubin |
| Children | Darius John Rubin |
| Parents | Mohammad Amanpour, Patricia Amanpour |
| Siblings | Lizzy Amanpour |
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| Awards | Peabody Award, Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award, Edward R. Murrow Award, George Polk Awards, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Best Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast… |
| Nominations | News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Live Coverage of a Current News Story – Long Form, News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis… |
| Movies | War Photographer |
| TV Shows | 60 Minutes II, This Week, 60 Minutes, Amanpour, ABC World News |
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| 1 | [on being awarded the Order of the British Empire] I’ll tell you something odd. I grew up a monarchist in Iran. It was all I knew. And I respected the British monarchy. But in the interim I’ve tried to put the spotlight on people who are struggling for their rights, or the right to stay alive, and that really affected me when it came to standing in front of the Queen to receive the honor. Because I couldn’t curtsy – even though I grew up curtsying. I bowed instead. | 2 | If I had been reporting in World War II, would I have had to say, in the name of objectivity, ‘Poor Mr. Hitler, he has a point’? No, you don’t play footsie with the most appalling crimes known to humanity. I realized in Bosnia that, even if it means you’re going to be accused of not being fair, you have to tell the truth. |
| 3 | [on being a war correspondent] There’s a certain kind of person who’s attracted to being an astro-physicist or a soldier or taking risks at sports. We need the adrenaline to keep us safe. We’re not heroin addicts. If you want us to be the eyes and ears in our field – not people spinning in the blogosphere or sitting in armchairs opining about what’s going on in the rest of the world – you need people who are willing to go to the battlefield. |
| 4 | U.S. soldiers, with whom I now have more than a passing acquaintance, joke that they track my movements in order to know where they will be deployed next. |
| 5 | It occurred to me that I have spent almost every working day of the past ten years living in a state of repressed fear. | 6 | But 17 years ago, I arrived at CNN with a suitcase, with my bicycle, and with about 100 dollars. |
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| 1 | New York [February 2010] |
| 2 | Kensington, London, England [May 2009] |
| 3 | She interviewed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after his election on June 13th. |
| 4 | She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2007 Queen’s Birthday Honors List for her services to journalism. |
| 5 | Her son’s name, “Darius,” derives from the historical kings of Iran. |
| 6 | Fluent in Farsi and often speaks the language in Iran. |
| 7 | She was allowed to conduct an interview with the extremist Russian politician, Vladimir Zhirinovsky, for 60 Minutes, despite his initial refusal to be interviewed by an American correspondent from the show. |
| 8 | Her father is Iranian, and her mother is British. |
| 9 | Her parents are Mohammad and Patricia Amanpour. |
| 10 | She is the eldest of four sisters. |
| 11 | As a child, she was a competitive equestrian jockey. |
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Actress
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Zoolander 2 | 2016 | Christiane Amanpour | |
| Iron Man 2 | 2010 | Christiane Amanpour |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNN Presents | 2005 | TV Series documentary herself – 2 episodes |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Nicky’s Family | 2011 | Documentary special thanks | |
| Crude | 2009 | Documentary special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| I Am JFK Jr. | 2016 | Documentary | Herself – Host |
| The Daily Show | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Herself |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entertainment Tonight | 2016 | TV Series | Herself |
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