Published: 2018-12-17
One single gesture beats the hatred of 38 years. Christopher Stokowski has returned home after his almost four decades of disappearance.
He is a keen musician and rejects the fame and fortunes of his legendary father, Leopold Stokowski. He wants to carve out a career on his own and away from the shadow of his father.
The happiness of his mother, Floria knew no boundary when she met her son after 38 years.
Christopher's disappearance dates back to 1978 when his mother's therapist tried to persuade him out of the relationship with April Sandmeyer. He had been in love with April, but when his mother's ally interfered in their relationship, it broke him, and he left his home to live in solitude.
During that time, his half-sibling, Anderson Cooper was just ten years old . After the death of his father and his mother's affair with Dr. Christ Zois created a ripple of distress in his mind. And his break up with April following ill-fated comments from Christ Zois, it triggered him, and there was no coming back for him.
However, Gloria's film Nothing Left Unsaid proved to be the deal breaker, and he contacted his mother for the first time in 38 years in 2016.
Christopher's former fiancee, April Sandmeyer also played a key role to reunite the long lost family. And says that she is fortunate to play a role in their reunion. After the reunion, Anderson Cooper himself confirmed that he did meet his older half-sibling after 38 years.
Talking about his family, he was born to legendary music conductor Leopold Stokowski and his third wife, Gloria Vanderbilt. He also has an older brother named Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski. Apart from that, he had two half-siblings named Anderson and Carter Cooper. However, Carter took his own life, when he committed suicide y jumping from his own apartment. His maternal grandparents are Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt and Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt.
No traces of Christopher's net worth is recorded as he disappeared for thirty-eight years and lived a very low-key life. He reportedly inherited millions of fortunes from his late father but rejected his fortune and stardom to start his own career as a musician. On top of that, Christopher didn't use his surname and adopted a fake name to work as a musician.
Besides that, his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, age 94, has summoned the net worth of $200 Million. The actress is on the dawn of her career and wants to make sure; she has a worthy heir. However, Anderson Cooper says that he will not inherit his mother's $200 million as he thinks inheritance is "a curse." Meanwhile, he himself has the net worth of $100 Million and bags a massive salary from CNN.
Christopher Stokowski was born in the United States of America in 1952, and he celebrates his birthday on 31 January every year. Christopher, age 66, pursued his education from Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, a hamlet in New York, United States.