Céline Cousteau

Céline Cousteau

Céline Cousteau Tourfilm 2013
Born Céline S. Cousteau
(1972-06-06) June 6, 1972[1]
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Residence Provence, France[2]
Alma mater Skidmore College
School for International Training
Occupation Filmmaker and explorer
Spouse(s) Çapkin van Alphen[3]
Children 1
Parent(s) Jean-Michel Cousteau
Relatives Fabien Cousteau (brother)
Jacques Cousteau (grandfather)

Céline S. Cousteau (born June 6, 1972) is a French-American explorer, filmmaker, and diver.[4] She is the daughter of the ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau, the granddaughter of Jacques Cousteau, the French explorer, and her brother is Fabien Cousteau.[5]

Cousteau is the founder and executive director of CauseCentric Productions,[6] a non-profit organization that aims to help other organizations communicate their message through film. She has also worked as field producer, on-camera presenter, and photographer on numerous TV documentaries, including PBS's Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures, CBS's Shark: Mind of a Demon, and the Discovery Channel's Mysteries of the Shark Coast. She also co-hosted a 12-part documentary series produced by the Chilean-based NuevoEspacio Producciones, called Oceano: Chile Frente al Mar.

Early life

Cousteau was born in California to Jean-Michel Cousteau and Anne Marie Cousteau.[7] She grew up in France and in the United States. Her family moved from France to North Carolina and Virginia during her early teens.[3] She attended Norfolk Academy in Virginia[8][9] and graduated from Skidmore College in 1994, where she majored in psychology and minored in studio art.[7][10] She received her master's degree in international and intercultural training from the School for International Training.[7]

Career

Cousteau has worked as field producer, on-camera presenter and photographer on numerous television documentaries. Notable works include: PBS' successful television series "Jean-Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures",[11] CBS's "Mind of a Demon",[12] and Discovery Channel's "Mysteries of the Shark Coast".[13] She co-hosted a 12-part documentary series produced by the Chilean based NuevoEspacio Producciones, called "Oceano: Chile Frente al Mar",[14] during which she explored both diving under water and trekking on land from Antarctica to northern Chile and westward to Easter Island.

Cousteau created "Ocean Inspiration"[15] in 2011 in tribute to her grandfather's 100th anniversary as a platform to celebrate and recognize ocean advocacy in all forms, from science to art, dance to filmmaking.

Cousteau is a member of the Council on Oceans for the Global Agenda of the World Economic Forum.[16] Recommendations from this council serve to guide conversations at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Special Ambassador for La Prairie[17] and Sustainability Partner for Contiki Holidays.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Family Tree Legends". Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Member of famed Cousteau clan coming to Emerson Center Wednesday". VeroNews.com. February 18, 2013. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  3. 1 2 McCarthy, Fiona (December 10, 2012). "Explorer Céline Cousteau on her grandfather Jacques". The Telegraph. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  4. ↑ Martin, Guy (November 4, 2013). "Going Deep". Town&Country. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Céline Cousteau". Ocean Futures Society. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  6. ↑ Rudansky, Andrew (16 September 2011). "On the Wild Side". The Sag Harbor Express. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  7. 1 2 3 Dove, Jane (June 2014). "CAUSE AND EFFECT". Wag Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Q & A Bart Shepherd, Director of Steinhart Aquarium". Cal Academy of Sciences. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Bye, Calypso: Cousteaus return to TV, though not on old vessel". HamptonRoads.com. April 4, 2006.
  10. ↑ "1990s". Scope Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Jean-Michael Cousteau: Ocean Adventure".
  12. ↑ ""The Mind of a Demon": Fabien cousteau on CBS".
  13. ↑ "Shark Week Has Ended; Stay Tuned for More Sharks in '09".
  14. ↑ "Chile- 'Oceano' Part 5- Patagonia".
  15. ↑ Cousteau, Celine. "Ocean Inspiration".
  16. ↑ "Global Agenda Council on Oceans 2012".
  17. ↑ "La Prairie".
  18. ↑ "Contiki Cares".

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