Anderson Cooper Halloween: Host Dresses Up As Phil Donahue (VIDEO, PHOTO)

Anderson Cooper paid tribute to one of his talk show idols for Halloween on Monday.

Cooper posted a picture on Twitter of himself dressed up. He said it was the first time he has done so in years. And good thing he did! Would he really want to be the only daytime talk show host to not celebrate All Hallow's Eve?! We did not think so!

"Anderson" show creators reportedly wanted the program to emulate the great "Phil Donahue Show." It's not surprising, considering that the show enjoyed 26 years on the air.

Cooper decided to literally interpret the media giant, and donned a Donahue get up for his first Halloween episode. Do you think Cooper's costume is spot on, or do you think it needs some work? Watch the video and vote in the poll below.

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Comments

[Max Shaw]

02:40 PM on 11/01/2011

Should have went on as Rachel Maddow. And Maddow as Cooper. Would be hard to tell the difference.

[jamesbarca]

10:28 PM on 10/31/2011

You know I am a cave dweller who has not yet seen his new daytime show, my bad?

In any event, this guy has got some really special gifts. I dismiss all the H8trs who dismiss him because of his personal wealth and ignore his hard earned (yes, he has paid the price for his popularity and success, get over it) respect and position in both great journalism and engaging entertainment, a feat not easy to accomplish.

Sorry but the impersonation did not work for me, but I got a kick out his just doing it. PS: Maybe it is because I don't like Donahues' philosophy that has influenced me... Nahh, jk.

Anderson, you Silver Fox, keep on keepin' on!

[whyputaname]

09:37 PM on 10/31/2011

Keep up the good work AC...

[whyputaname]

09:37 PM on 10/31/2011

Actually, I miss Phil Donahue......I remember coming home from work and I could turn on the TV and Phil would be on then Oprah.....

You get Politics for an hr and Fluff the next.....

[Laxsmi de Potrero]

06:18 PM on 10/31/2011

white boys really know how to have fun. hey coop take the silver spoon outta the mouth and lose the tie.

[jonathan6773]

03:54 PM on 10/31/2011

Anderson Cooper! Talked to him once via Twitter. Love his talk show and AC360. #RidicuList

[zest]

03:53 PM on 10/31/2011

Very cute Mr. Andy.

[Martha12]

03:45 PM on 10/31/2011

Looks more like Anderson Cooper...dressed up as ...Anderson Cooper....lol

[Tugar]

09:35 PM on 10/31/2011

Or an AGING, ANDERSON COOPER ! ...... But it really is nice to see everyone, YOUNG & OLD enjoying Halloween these days !

[MahatmaCoat]

01:14 PM on 10/31/2011

Good job.

[Stephanie Gilley]

12:38 PM on 10/31/2011

Lol..looks just like him!

[larmarch5]

12:37 PM on 10/31/2011

Loved the honesty of Phil Donahue.

[npw350]

12:12 PM on 10/31/2011

Just a few more milk shakes to fill those sculpted cheeks out and he'll make it. He reminds me of some of the old jewish comics that Merv Griffin had on his show back in the seventies. "The ting is Moive..." God they were funny.

[Jessica Refsnider]

09:19 PM on 10/31/2011

The thin cheeks was the first thing I thought of too. Happy Halloween!

[Mike Dennison]

12:03 PM on 10/31/2011

He looks like an aged Clark Kent.

[Montcalms Revenge]

11:11 AM on 10/31/2011

He looks more like John Anderson... ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_B._Anderson

[FirstGame72]

12:28 PM on 10/31/2011

Phil Donahue and John Anderson ... Ah the good 'ole days. The days before people talked on the phone in public toilets and while driving their humvees and on trains with strangers sitting right next to them. When people watched movies on laser disk players, actually wrote letters on paper, and spoke personal notes into small, hand-held reel-to-reel tape recorders.
The days before Reagan when Mr. Turner's CNN actual brought you real news instead of 24/7 spin and "The Weather Channel" on your cable box was actually your local weather service continuously updating local time, temp and barometric pressure.
I'm sorry, I'm getting a little choked up now and have to stop.

[Montcalms Revenge]

12:40 PM on 10/31/2011

He-he. You should see the faces of my nieces and nephews when I mention the fact that before cable there use to be only like 7 or 8 channels to choose from and you actually had to get up and go to the t.v. set to change the channel... Oh I'm showing my age. ;-)

[sociocanuck]

06:29 PM on 10/31/2011

Just call him Anderson Anderson.