Ashlan Gorse Cousteau
- Producer
- Actress
Ashlan Gorse Cousteau is an American journalist, host and producer.
Ashlan is the co-star of Travel Channel's adventure series "Caribbean Pirate Treasure" (2017- ). She, along with her husband Philippe Cousteau, dive into maritime mysteries, explore pirate history and investigate the lore of lost treasures.
Her documentary "Nuclear Sharks" (2016) filmed for Discovery Channel's Shark Week premiered as the #1 rated show across all cable programming. Ashlan and her husband Philippe traveled to the Marshall Islands, leading an expedition to film, tag and investigate the mystical grey reef sharks who survived against all odds in the fall out of one of the world's largest nuclear testing grounds.
For over a decade, Ashlan worked as a correspondent for Emmy award winning entertainment shows "E! News" and "Entertainment Tonight" covering all things pop culture.
Cousteau's endeavors go beyond the small screen. In January of 2017, she traveled to Antarctica to be a headlining speaker at the first Ted Talk from the White Continent, TedxScottBase. At the request of the United Nations, Ashlan served as host for the UN's convention in Quito, Ecuador. She was selected by former Vice-President Al Gore to be the opening anchor for his international live broadcast of 24Hours of Reality and she has presented to the Society of Environmental Journalists and SXSW Eco and continues to be a leading voice for environmental issues on Capitol Hill.
Ashlan is the co-star of Travel Channel's adventure series "Caribbean Pirate Treasure" (2017- ). She, along with her husband Philippe Cousteau, dive into maritime mysteries, explore pirate history and investigate the lore of lost treasures.
Her documentary "Nuclear Sharks" (2016) filmed for Discovery Channel's Shark Week premiered as the #1 rated show across all cable programming. Ashlan and her husband Philippe traveled to the Marshall Islands, leading an expedition to film, tag and investigate the mystical grey reef sharks who survived against all odds in the fall out of one of the world's largest nuclear testing grounds.
For over a decade, Ashlan worked as a correspondent for Emmy award winning entertainment shows "E! News" and "Entertainment Tonight" covering all things pop culture.
Cousteau's endeavors go beyond the small screen. In January of 2017, she traveled to Antarctica to be a headlining speaker at the first Ted Talk from the White Continent, TedxScottBase. At the request of the United Nations, Ashlan served as host for the UN's convention in Quito, Ecuador. She was selected by former Vice-President Al Gore to be the opening anchor for his international live broadcast of 24Hours of Reality and she has presented to the Society of Environmental Journalists and SXSW Eco and continues to be a leading voice for environmental issues on Capitol Hill.
