Key Takeaways
- Cooper Koch has gained significant recognition for his brilliant performance as Erik Menendez in Netflix’s latest true-crime drama.
- He is openly gay and has played as such in many of his movies.
- While he is quite open in his interviews, he keeps his personal life, including relationships, private.
Cooper Koch, known for his portrayal of Erik Menendez in Netflix’s “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” has recently garnered significant attention for his outstanding performance in the true-crime series.
The 28-year-old American actor and co-star Nicholas Chavez visited the Menendez brothers in “Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility” in San Diego, along with Kim Kardashian.
im so emotional cooper is such a kind, caring, loving, sweet person what a beautiful human pic.twitter.com/GxbQ13clKN
— dakotaミ☆ cooper koch’s pr manager (@love4goose) September 26, 2024
As Cooper Koch rises to fame, he has gained quite a significant fandom for his brilliant performance, charismatic off-screen personality, and painfully good looks.
As with any emerging actor, many are curious about Cooper’s personal life, particularly his love life and romantic interests.
Cooper Koch is openly gay and has portrayed as such in his films “A New York Christmas Wedding,” “They/Them,” and “Swallowed.“
In an interview with Edge Media Network back in June 2023, he said,
I remember when I was in college before I had come out and I was still studying in school, I really didn’t wanna come out. I was really afraid to be an actor and be gay just because I didn’t think anyone would take me seriously or I wouldn’t get cast, or I would be shunned or it just wouldn’t work.
While Cooper is quite open in his interviews, he likes to keep his personal life, especially his relationships, private.
He is not active on any social media platform, which has made it even more difficult for his fans to have any insight into his life behind the camera.
As of available information, Cooper Koch is not married and doesn’t have a boyfriend or a husband as of 2024.
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Amidst his personal life speculation, a misconception has been going around the internet, with fans confusing the actor Cooper Koch with the digital creator Cooper Koch.
The confusion seems to have been fueled by the fact that the digital creator is also from the LGBTQ+ community.
What’s interesting is that he happens to have been a married man.
Cooper Koch, the digital creator, has a husband, Todd Koch, who he has been married to for over a decade.
The couple, who has a son and a daughter, started dating back in 1999 and finally married in 2014.
So, assuming the digital creator is the actor, there must also have been confusion about Cooper Koch being married.
But, for now, what we know is that Cooper Koch, the actor, is single.
The digital creator recently cleared the air and informed followers that he is not the Cooper Koch who plays Erik Menendez in Netflix’s latest hit.
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The message came in an Instagram post, which he captioned,
I’ve gotten hundreds of followers in the last two days because they think I’m the actor now starring in the new Mendedez Brothers series. I hope they’re not disappointed that I’m just a middle-aged homosexual who shares the same name.
The actor’s fans will have to wait a while until he opens up about his romantic life.
For now, the bottom line is, that Cooper Koch, the digital creator is married but not the actor.
In Case You Didn’t Know
- Cooper comes from a family with a strong connection to the film industry.
- His grandfather, Hawk Koch, is a well-known producer, and his great-grandfather, Howard W. Koch, was a film producer and director.
- Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted in 1996 for the 1989 mu*ders of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home.