Serena Altschul Biography
Serena Altschul is an American broadcast journalist and actress who is well known for her work at MTV News and CBS. In addition, she played herself on Jay-Z’s 1999 song, “Dope Man”. She also appeared as herself in the films Queen of the Damned and Josie and the Pussycats
Altschul attended Scripps College for a few years, studying English literature, but did not graduate. While still in college, she was the associate producer of The Last Party, a political documentary In 1993.
After school, she worked for two years at Channel One News, a channel seen nationwide in high schools, as an anchor and reporter. However, in 1987 Serena landed a job at MTV, and in January 1996 she started working for MTV News. She hosted shows such as MTV News: UNfiltered, and Breaking it Down and hosted and produced True Life.
Later on, she worked at CNN from 2002 to 2003. She hosted and produced a CNN special on the return of PCP. Altschul continued working at MTV News while at CNN. She was named a CBS News contributing correspondent on December 23, 2003. Since 2013 she appears on CBS Sunday Morning.
Serena Altschul Age
How old is Serena? Serena is 52 years old as of 2023. She was born on October 13, 1970, in New York City, United States. Additionally, she celebrates her birthday on October 13 every year and her zodiac sign is Libra.
Serena Altschul’s Height
Altschul stands at an average height of 5 feet 7 inches. Additionally, she is of moderate weight weighing 57 kg equivalent to 126 lbs.
Serena Altschul Family
Altschul is the daughter of Siri Von Reis (mother) and Arthur Altschul (father). Her mother is an author and botanist while her father is a member of the Lahman banking family. Additionally, her mother is of half-Finnish and half-Swedish ancestry and her father is of Jewish ancestry.
Furthermore, after her parents divorced, two-year-old Serena and two siblings were raised by their mother. She has four siblings. Moreover, her brother, Arthur Goodhart Altschul Jr., was married to journalist Rula Jebreal and her sister, Emily Altschul, is married to John Miller a former journalist and NYPD Deputy Commissioner.
Altschul also has half-brothers, Charles Altschul, and mathematician Stephen Altschul from her father’s previous marriage and a step-brother, Whitney Sudler-Smith, from her father’s late marriage to reality television series personality Patricia Dey.
Serena Altschul Husband
Altschul was in a relationship with Arthur Altschul. Arthur was a prominent businessman who died in 2002. Additionally, Serena is in a private relationship with Cooper Cox. Serena posted a picture of herself and Cooper holding a baby in 2016, with the caption, “My beautiful babies.”
Moreover, Cooper wished her a happy Mother’s Day through a post on his Instagram page. However, it is not known if the two are married.
Serena Altschul’s Net Worth
Altschul has an estimated net worth of $85 million. Her main source of income is her career as a journalist.
Serena Altschul’s Salary
Altschul receives an estimated annual salary of between $20, 000 to $100, 000.