Bradley Cooper (Actor)
Bradley
Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is
the recipient of various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and
two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy Awards, six
Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity
100 three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the
world in 2015. His films have grossed $11 billion worldwide and he has placed
four times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.
Bradley Cooper Wiki/Bio/Age/Family
Cooper
was born on January 5, 1975, in Abington Township, near Philadelphia, and grew
up in the nearby communities of Jenkintown and Rydal. His mother, Gloria (née
Campano), worked for the local NBC affiliate. His father, Charles Cooper, worked
as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. Cooper's father was of Irish descent, while
his mother is of Italian ancestry (from Abruzzo and Naples). He has an older
sister, Holly. He had cholesteatoma in his ear soon after his birth, and
punctured his eardrum when he started diving at an early age.
Describing
himself as a child, Cooper has said: "I never lived the life of 'Oh,
you're so good-looking'. People thought I was a girl when I was little, because
I looked like a girl – maybe because my mother would keep my hair really
long." He excelled at basketball, and enjoyed cooking: "I used to
have buddies come over after kindergarten and I'd cook them food. I prided
myself in taking whatever was in the fridge and turning it into lasagna."
He initially wanted to attend Valley Forge Military Academy and move to Japan
to become a ninja. At an early age, his
father introduced him to films like The Elephant Man, which inspired him to be
an actor. Coming from a family of non-actors, Cooper says his parents initially
wanted him to pursue a career in finance and was against acting, but they
eventually changed their perceptions when they saw Cooper play the part of
Joseph Merrick in an excerpt from the play The Elephant Man.
While
attending Germantown Academy, he worked at the Philadelphia Daily News. He says
that in school he was neither "the smartest person" nor "the
coolest kid" and "really didn't have anything going on!" After
graduating from high school in 1993, Cooper attended Villanova University for
one year before transferring to Georgetown University, where he majored in
English and minored in French. Cooper graduated with honors from Georgetown in
1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was a member of the Georgetown Hoyas
rowing team and acted with Nomadic Theatre. While at Georgetown, Cooper became
fluent in French and spent six months as an exchange student in Aix-en-Provence,
France. In his television debut, Sex and the City in 1999, he made a brief
appearance opposite Sarah Jessica Parker. Cooper later served as a presenter on
the tourism series Globe Trekker (2000), which took him to such places as Peru
and Croatia, and had a recurring role in the short-lived series The Street.
Cooper
had been interested in a career in diplomacy when he auditioned for the master
class graduate degree at the Actors Studio and was selected by James Lipton. In 2000, he received a Master of Fine Arts
degree in acting from the Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New
York City.There, he trained with the coach Elizabeth Kemp of whom he says:
"I was never able to relax in my life before her." She advised him on
many of his films. While studying in New York City, Cooper worked as a doorman
at the Morgans Hotel, and briefly interacted with Robert de Niro and Sean Penn
in question-and-answer master class sessions, which were later featured episodes
of Inside the Actors Studio.
Career
Cooper made his television debut in 1999 on "Sex and the Cit"y in a minor role opposite Sarah Jessica Parker. Cooper's first film was the 2001 ensemble comedy "Wet Hot American Summer. Cooper reprised his role in the film's 2015 prequel "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp." In the television series "Alias" (2001–06), Cooper played Will Tippin, the best friend of Jennifer Garner's character. Cooper's film career took off in the 2005 comedy "Wedding Crashers." In September 2005, Cooper landed the leading role in the Fox series "Kitchen Confidential," based on Anthony Bourdain's memoir.
Cooper's
breakthrough role came in Todd Phillips' 2009 comedy "The Hangover."
Cooper appeared in the 2010 ensemble romantic comedy "Valentine's
Day," directed by Garry Marshall. He then starred as the fictional
character Templeton Faceman Peck in the feature film version of "The
A-Team."
In
2011, Cooper starred in the thriller "Limitless." That same year he
was in "The Hangover Part II." In 2012 he was in a number of films,
most notably "Silver Linings Playbook." He earned an MTV Movie Award
for Best Performance, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe
Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor for "Silver Linings
Playbook."
In
2013, Cooper appeared "The Hangover Part III." Later that year, he
took on the role of an unhinged FBI agent in "American Hustle". In 2014, Cooper co-produced and starred as
United States Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle in "American Sniper." Cooper
won an MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for his role as Chris Kyle. He
was also nominated for another Academy Award for Best Actor.
In
2018, Cooper directed his first film, "A Star Is Born," a remake of
the 1937 musical film of the same name. Cooper starred in the film as an
established singer, Jackson Maine, whose romance with a woman named Ally
(played by Lady Gaga) becomes strained after her career begins to overshadow
his. For the film, Cooper received a National Board of Review Award for Best
Director and two Golden Globe nominations, for Best Actor in a Drama and Best
Director. Gaga and Cooper earned two Grammy nominations for "Shallow"—Record
of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Cooper and Gaga won the Grammy
for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.
Cooper was also nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best
Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Personal life/Relationship
Cooper's
early years in the entertainment industry were marred with difficulties. When
his role in the second season of Alias was demoted to a minuscule part, he
considered quitting show business. His substance addiction and doubts about his
career triggered thoughts of suicide. Cooper credits his friend and fellow
actor Will Arnett with helping him address his substance abuse and seek
therapy. Cooper has abstained from alcohol since 2004, remarking that it would have
destroyed his life.
I
was at a party and deliberately bashed my head on the concrete floor – like,
'Hey, look how tough I am!' And I came up, and blood dripped down. And then I
did it again. I spent the night ... Hospital with a sock of ice, waiting for
them to stitch me up. I was so concerned what you thought of me, how I was
coming across, how I would survive the day. I always felt like an outsider. I
just lived in my head. I realized I wasn't going to live up to my potential,
and that scared the hell out of me. I thought, 'Wow, I'm actually gonna ruin my
life; I'm really gonna ruin it.'
— Cooper,
The Hollywood Reporter, September 2012
Cooper
became engaged to actress Jennifer Esposito in October 2006, and they married
that December. In May 2007, she filed for divorce which was finalized in
November. Regarding their short marriage, he explained, "It was just
something that happened. The good thing is, we both realized it ... Sometimes
you just realize it." Before his marriage to Esposito, he met Renée
Zellweger while filming Case 39 in 2006. The media speculated about the nature
of their relationship in 2009, when the film was released. They reportedly
broke up in 2011. He dated actress Zoe Saldaña from December 2011 to January
2013. He subsequently began dating English model and actress Suki Waterhouse in
March 2013; their relationship ended two years later. Cooper was in a
relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk from April 2015 to June 2019. They
have a daughter together, Lea de Seine, born in March 2017.
Cooper
and his family share a close bond. Two years after the death of his father from
lung cancer in 2011, he relocated to Los Angeles with his mother. He said that
after his father's diagnosis "I was in a very lucky position because I was
able to put everything on hold in all aspects of my life and completely focus
on taking care of him." He has described the process of his father's
treatment as "just simply overwhelming, incredibly stressful, complex and
all consuming". He has since supported organizations that help fight
cancer. In June 2014, he joined the board of directors for the charity Hole in
the Wall Gang Camp, a non-profit organization that serves people coping with
cancer. In April 2016, he participated in the launch of the Parker Institute
for Cancer Immunotherapy that works for cancer patients.He served as an
executive producer for Stand Up to Cancer's Fifth Biennial Telecast, a
primetime fundraising special that aired in September.
In
2009, Cooper took part in an Alzheimer's Association campaign that aimed to
increase awareness about Alzheimer's disease. He is also one of the members of
the Alzheimer's Association Celebrity Champions, an initiative launched for a
similar purpose. In 2015, Cooper spoke at The National Geographic Society for
the group Got Your 6 to help ensure military veterans are better represented in
popular culture. Cooper has donated to Democratic Party candidates and attended
the 2016 Democratic National Convention (when Hillary Clinton received the
nomination for president) to hear then-president Barack Obama speak. He regards
Barack Obama as "an incredible president".
Having
grown up in Philadelphia, Cooper is a fan of the National Football League's
Eagles and has made various appearances on behalf of the team besides his
Silver Linings Playbook role. He voiced a snowball trying to make amends with
Santa Claus in an ESPN promo which referenced an infamous incident from the
1968 Philadelphia Eagles season, and has joined owner Jeffrey Lurie in his box
at games, including the Eagles' first Super Bowl victory in 2018.
Acting credits and awards
Cooper has received one BAFTA, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Grammy Awards. He has been nominated for nine Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and one Tony Award. According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes and box-office website Box Office Mojo, Cooper's most critically and commercially successful films include Wedding Crashers (2005), The Hangover (2009), Limitless (2011), Silver Linings Playbook (2012),
American Hustle (2013),
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), American Sniper (2014) and A Star Is Born
(2018). Among his stage roles, he has appeared in a Broadway revival of The
Elephant Man (2014–2015), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best
Actor in a Play.
Bradley Cooper Net Worth:
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Net Worth: |
$100 Million |
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Date of Birth: |
Jan 5, 1975 (48 years old) |
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Place of Birth: |
Abington Township |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Height: |
6 ft (1.85 m) |
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Profession: |
Actor, Film Producer |
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Nationality: |
United States of America |