Cooper Hefner Wikipedia / Bio Profile
Introduction :
Cooper Hefner is the youngest child of Playboy magnate Hugh Hefner & is poised to take over the empire from him upon his death.
Cooper Hefner Siblings and Family :
- Cooper was born on 4 September 1991 in Los Angeles, California.
- His full name is Cooper Bradford Hefner.
- He is the youngest son of Hugh Hefner & former playmate Kimberley Conrad (mother).
- They also have an older son Marston Hefner together who was born in 1990.
- His parents had married in July 1989 & his mother was said to have converted the Playboy Mansion into a conservative, family friendly environment to raise her sons.
- Through his father’s previous marriages, he also has an older sister named Christie Hefner and an older brother named David Hefner.
Parents Divorce & Growing Up:
- In 1997, Cooper’s birth parents made the decision to separate, however, they decided not to divorce for the sake of Cooper and his brother.
- He subsequently grew up in an adjoining mansion to the Playboy Mansion.
- Cooper turned 18 in 2009, and his parents finally felt that was a good age for them to go ahead with a divorce.
- Through his father’s 2012 other wedding, he is also the stepson of playmate Crystal Harris, who is only five years older than he is.
Cooper Hefner Net Worth & Business Career :
- From a young age, Cooper stated he wanted to work in the family business.
- He lists his older sister Christie Hefner as one of his biggest influencers, as she worked as the CEO of Playboy Enterprises for over 20 years.
- In 2014, he founded his first company Hop! Media Group, where he served as CEO until he was asked by his father to begin working at Playboy.
- In late 2015, he came on board as the Chief Creative Officer of Playboy, and was instrumental in reinstating nudity to its magazine.
- In April 2015, Hugh Hefner had removed nudity from the magazine to take it in a different direction.
- However, Cooper returned it to the magazine in April 2016 & called his father’s move as ‘the worst April fool’s joke ever.’
Cooper Hefner Girlfriend and Marriage :
- In 2019, Cooper got married to the English actress Scarlett Byrne.
- Byrne is most famous for playing the role of Pansy Parkinson in the Harry Potter movies, as well as having had brief appearances in “The Vampire Diaries.” She even posed for Playboy in 2017.
- Reportedly, Cooper’s father Hugh was a big fan of Scarlett’s & had tweeted to her numerous times. Hugh says he finds her to be a good influence on Cooper.
- Cooper proposed to Scarlett in a traditional manner, having flown to London to get her father’s permission and blessing first.
