1. Cooper Bradford Hefner was born on September 4,1991 and is an American businessman.
19 Facts About Cooper Hefner
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Cooper Hefner has worked as the chief creative officer and chief of global partnerships at Playboy Enterprises, a company founded by his father, Hugh Hefner.
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Cooper Hefner was the founder and initial chief executive officer of the startup company Hop.
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Cooper Hefner grew up in a mansion adjacent to the Playboy Mansion, which was purchased by his father after his parents separated.
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Cooper Hefner graduated from Ojai Valley School in 2009 and received a bachelor's degree from Chapman University in 2015.
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Cooper Hefner started working for Playboy Enterprises, Inc when he was in college.
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In early 2016, Cooper Hefner, who was a board observer at the time, left the company due to disagreements with then CEO Scott Flanders about the direction the company was taking.
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Cooper Hefner then began editing, writing and publishing op-eds, which centered on politics, culture and philosophy.
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In 2016, Cooper Hefner launched the media startup company Hop, focused on content and social events for millennials.
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Cooper Hefner returned to Playboy and was named chief creative officer of the company in July 2016 when Hugh Hefner stepped down from that post.
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In February 2017, Cooper Hefner announced nude images would return to the magazine, stating that the problem had been the presentation of nude images rather than the nudity itself.
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Cooper Hefner has been recognized on The Folio: 100 list for 2017 for his contributions to the magazine media industry as well as appearing on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for 2018.
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In January 2019, Cooper Hefner took over as the chief of global partnerships for Playboy Enterprises.
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Later, through an Instagram account after having left Playboy, in July 2019 Cooper Hefner stated his new digital content platform would be called instead StagDaily.
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In December 2019, Cooper Hefner halted plans to start a media company and digital content platform, and enlisted in the United States Air Force.
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Cooper Hefner had previously been a member of the California State Military Reserve.
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In 2015, Cooper Hefner became engaged to British actress Scarlett Byrne, best known for her role as student Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter series.
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Cooper Hefner teaches at Chapman University, where he serves on the board of governors.
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Cooper Hefner considered running for Congress in California's 37th congressional district in 2016.