Céline Cousteau

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Céline Cousteau
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Céline Cousteau Tourfilm 2013
Born Céline S. Cousteau
(1972-06-06) June 6, 1972 (age 51)[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]

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