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Philippe Cousteau Jr.

Philippe Cousteau Jr.

Acting·January 20, 198046 years old·Santa Monica, California, USA

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.

Known For
Filmography · 34
2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story2017Caribbean Pirate TreasureTV2014Xploration Awesome PlanetTV2008OceansTV2007Ocean's Deadliest1997Lake Baikal: Pearl of Siberia1995The Cousteau Collection N°42-1 | Desert Diamonds: South Africa (Part 1)1991The Cousteau Collection N°44-1 | Australia: Treasures of the Sea1991The Cousteau Collection N°14-1 | Australia: The People of Water and Fire1990The Cousteau Collection N°11-1 | Scandal in Valdez1987The Cousteau Collection N°16-1 | Strait Islands: The Waters of Discord1985The Cousteau Collection N°21-1 | A Reluctant Ally: The Mississippi (Part 1)1985The Cousteau Collection N°20-1 | Alcyone: Daughter of the Wind1984The Cousteau Collection N°19-1 | Amazon: Snowstorm in the Jungle1983The Cousteau Collection N°17-1 | Amazon: In the Land of a Thousand Rivers1983The Cousteau Collection N°17-2 | Amazon: The Enchanted River1983The Cousteau Collection N°18-1 | Fleeing Shadows: Indians of the Amazon1981The Cousteau Collection N°37-1 | Warm Blood in the Sea1980The Cousteau Collection N°36-1 | Clipperton: Island of Solitude1978The Cousteau Collection N°23-1 | The Easter Island Testament1978The Cousteau Collection N°11-2 | Ultimatum Under the Sea1978The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)1974The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice1974The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin1973The Cousteau Collection N°26-1 | 500 Million Years Under the Sea1973The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo1971The Cousteau Collection N°31-1 | The Fate of Sea Otters1971The Cousteau Collection N°43-1 | Sunken Caverns1970The Cousteau Collection N°15-1 | The Lagoon of Lost Ships1969The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales1968The Cousteau Collection N°34-1 | The Legend of Lake Titicaca1967The Cousteau Collection N°35-1 | The Sharks1967The Cousteau Collection N°38-1 | The Coral Jungle1966The Cousteau Collection N°32-1 | The Precontinent Adventure (Precontinent III)
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