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Philippe Cousteau Jr.

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
29

Gender
Male

Birthday
January 20, 1980 (46 years old)

Place of Birth
Santa Monica, California, USA

Philippe Cousteau Jr.

Biography

Philippe-Pierre Jacques-Yves Arnault Cousteau Jr. (born January 20, 1980) is an American oceanographer and environmental activist, the son of Philippe Cousteau and the grandson of Jacques Cousteau. He has continued the work of his father and grandfather by educating the public about environmental and conservation issues. In 2017, he received an Emmy nomination for hosting the syndicated science series Awesome Planet.

He married his wife, Ashlan Gorse in 2013. She and Philippe co-hosted the Travel Channel show Caribbean Pirate Treasure.

He was born in Santa Monica, California, to Jan Cousteau, the widow of Philippe Cousteau, who was killed in a plane crash six months before the birth. He grew up in France and the United States.

Acting

2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Storyas Self
2017Caribbean Pirate Treasureas Self
2014Xploration Awesome Planetas
2008Oceansas Self - Presenter
2007Ocean's Deadliestas Self
1997Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberiaas Self
1995The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)as Self
1991The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Seaas Self
1991The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fireas Self
1990The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdezas Self
1987The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discordas Self
1985The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)as Self
1985The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Windas Self
1984The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungleas Self
1983The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazonas Self
1983The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Riversas Self
1983The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted Riveras Self
1981The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Seaas Self
1980The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitudeas Self
1978The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testamentas Self
1978The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Seaas Self
1973The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Seaas Self
1971The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Cavernsas Self
1971The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Ottersas Self
1970The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Shipsas Self
1968The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicacaas Self
1967The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungleas Self
1967The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharksas Self
1966The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)as Self

Production

1983The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon...Director
1978The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament...Director
1978The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)...Director
1974The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice...Director
1974The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin...Director
1973The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea...Director
1973The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo...Director
1971The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters...Director
1970The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships...Director
1969The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales...Director
1967The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle...Director
1967The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks...Director
1966The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)...Director