The actor finally confirmed that he dated the anchor and based his 2016 "Girls" storyline on their romance.

Andrew Rannells revealed that his short romance with Anderson Cooper served as inspiration for his character’s story line on Girls. “I told [creators] Lena [Dunham] and Jenni Konner a story about when ...

"When I told [the showrunners] that, they were like, 'Oh, that's a fun story,'" Rannells said.

Girls star Andrew Rannells has confirmed that he dated CNN anchor Anderson Cooper about 20 years ago. The 47-year-old actor said his relationship with Cooper inspired the romance between his Girls ...

Girls star Andrew Rannells has confirmed that he dated CNN anchor Anderson Cooper about 20 years ago. The 47-year-old actor said his relationship with Cooper inspired the romance between his Girls ...

Andrew Rannells kissed and told: How dating Anderson Cooper inspired his Girls storyline The actor revealed that he and the CNN anchorman had a brief relationship when Rannells was 25, and that was ...

Andrew Rannells confirmed he had a "very brief relationship" with Anderson Cooper over 20 years ago. The actor made the revelation during a recent episode of Daily Beast's "Obsessed: The Podcast," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andrew Rannells confirmed he had a “very brief relationship” with Anderson Cooper over 20 years ago. The actor made the revelation ...