Andrews was born in [[Smithtown, New York]] on [[Long Island]]. His father is [[Samoans|Samoan]] and his mother is of [[HungariansHistory of the Jews in Hungary|Hungarian Jewish]] descent.<ref name="5 things">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Victoria Leigh |title=The Walking Dead: 5 things you didn't know about Cooper Andrews |url=https://ca.news.yahoo.com/walking-dead-5-things-didnt-know-cooper-andrews-140053967.html |publisher=Yahoo |access-date=14 July 2021 |date=12 October 2017}}</ref> He grew up with his mother, and was raised [[Judaism|Jewish]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Brandon |title=The Walking Dead: Cooper Andrews Reveals How He Got The Part Of Jerry |url=https://comicbook.com/thewalkingdead/news/the-walking-dead-cooper-andrews-reveals-how-he-got-the-part-of-j/ |publisher=ComicBook |access-date=14 July 2021 |date=6 September 2017}}</ref> Andrews lived in [[Atlanta]] for many years and is a graduate of [[Dunwoody High School]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Cooper Andrews relishes role as Jerry on 'The Walking Dead' |author=Ho, Rodney | date=November 13, 2017 | newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] | access-date=April 6, 2019 | url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/cooper-andrews-relishes-role-jerry-the-walking-dead/9I9CjDIppZ6diEFN34V0fM/ | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406144604/https://www.ajc.com/blog/radiotvtalk/cooper-andrews-relishes-role-jerry-the-walking-dead/9I9CjDIppZ6diEFN34V0fM/ | archive-date=April 6, 2019 }}</ref>
