75 Facts About Bradley Cooper

Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5,1975 and is an American actor and filmmaker.

Bradley Cooper 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.

Bradley Cooper's films have grossed $11billion worldwide and he has placed four times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.

Bradley Cooper made his film debut in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer, and gained some recognition as Will Tippin in the television series Alias.

Bradley Cooper had his breakthrough in The Hangover, a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned two sequels in 2011 and 2013, and his career progressed with starring roles in Limitless and The Place Beyond the Pines.

Bradley Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook, the black comedy American Hustle, and the war biopic American Sniper, which he produced.

In 2018, Bradley Cooper produced, wrote, directed and starred in a remake of the musical romance A Star Is Born.

Bradley Cooper earned three Oscar nominations for the film, as well as a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to its US Billboard 200 number one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow".

Bradley Cooper gained further Academy Award nominations for producing the psychological thrillers Joker and Nightmare Alley.

Bradley Cooper was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito, and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk.

Bradley Cooper was born on January 5,1975, in Abington Township, near Philadelphia, and grew up in the nearby communities of Jenkintown and Rydal.

Bradley Cooper's father was of Irish descent, while his mother is of Italian ancestry.

Bradley Cooper had cholesteatoma in his ear soon after his birth, and punctured his eardrum when he started diving at an early age.

Bradley Cooper graduated with honors from Georgetown in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Bradley Cooper was a member of the Georgetown Hoyas rowing team and acted with Nomadic Theatre.

Bradley Cooper later served as a presenter on the tourism series Globe Trekker, which took him to such places as Peru and Croatia, and had a recurring role in the short-lived series The Street.

Bradley 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.

Bradley Cooper missed his MFA graduation ceremony to film Wet Hot American Summer, an ensemble comedy that marked his cinematic debut.

Bradley Cooper reprised the role in the film's prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, an eight-episode Netflix series.

Bradley Cooper wanted to take care of me, make sure I was okay all the time.

Shortly after his conversation with Abrams, Bradley Cooper tore his Achilles tendon while playing basketball.

Bradley Cooper believed the antagonistic character changed people's perception of him, as he had previously played the "nice guy".

Between his small roles of best friend to the main character in the 2008 comedies Yes Man and The Rocker, Bradley Cooper landed the lead role in the Ryuhei Kitamura-directed horror film The Midnight Meat Train, based on Clive Barker's 1984 short story of the same name.

In 2009 Bradley Cooper hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest TV on the Radio, portraying actor Christian Bale in one sketch, and appeared in a supporting role in the film He's Just Not That Into You.

Bradley Cooper played Phil Wenneck, one of three friends to wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night.

Bradley Cooper paired with Sandra Bullock in the comedy All About Steve, a film that was panned by critics, failed to attract a wide audience and earned them a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo.

Bradley Cooper then starred in the comedy Brother's Justice and as the fictional character Templeton "Faceman" Peck in the feature film version of The A-Team alongside Liam Neeson, Quinton Jackson, and Sharlto Copley.

Bradley Cooper appeared as guest host of WWE Raw in June 2010.

In 2011, Bradley Cooper starred in the techno-thriller Limitless, based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn.

In Derek Cianfrance's critically acclaimed crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines, Bradley Cooper played a rookie police officer, a role Cianfrance specifically wrote for him.

The director drove five hours to Montreal to meet with Bradley Cooper to convince him to take on the role.

Bradley Cooper starred with Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence in David O Russell's romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook, an adaptation of Matthew Quick's serio-comic novel of the same name.

Bradley Cooper was cast as a divorced man with bipolar disorder, a former teacher who finds companionship in a young, depressed widow.

Bradley Cooper was initially skeptical about playing the part which he thought was out of his depth, but he later accepted the role inspired by Russell's confidence in him.

The director was impressed with his performance in Wedding Crashers, citing his "good bad-guy energy" and unpredictability as justification for casting; he thought Bradley Cooper would be able to demonstrate emotion and vulnerability onscreen.

The critic for The Independent argued that Bradley Cooper was "reduced to mugging for the camera, offering reaction shots to nothing".

Kim Newman of Empire wrote: "Bradley Cooper is stuck with the least rewarding role, but keeps finding brilliant little bits of business to hold the attention," and praised "[Bradley Cooper's] spot impersonations of his overly cautious boss".

Bradley Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Critics' Choice Movie Award, and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, but did not win any.

Bradley Cooper reunited with Lawrence in the Susanne Bier-directed drama Serena, an adaptation of Ron Rash's period novel.

Bradley Cooper returned to Broadway for the 2014 run of The Elephant Man as the severely deformed Joseph Merrick.

Also in 2014 Bradley Cooper co-produced and starred as United States Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle in American Sniper, a biographical war drama directed by Clint Eastwood.

Bradley Cooper's preparation included lessons with a vocal coach, and studying footage of Kyle.

Bradley Cooper won an MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor; the film was nominated for Best Picture.

Bradley Cooper starred in Cameron Crowe's Aloha with Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams.

In John Wells' drama Burnt, Bradley Cooper played a chef who decides to regain his former glory after drug abuse takes a toll on his career.

In 2017, Bradley Cooper again voiced Rocket Raccoon, in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Bradley Cooper starred in the film as an established singer, Jackson Maine, whose romance with a woman named Ally becomes strained after her career begins to overshadow his.

Bradley Cooper spent nearly four years working on the project, including spending five days a week taking voice, piano, and guitar lessons for six months in preparation for the role.

Bradley Cooper and Gaga co-wrote and produced most of the songs on the soundtrack for A Star Is Born, which she insisted they record live.

Bradley Cooper undertook vocal training for 18 months to prepare, including with the help of vocal coach Roger Love.

Bradley Cooper was nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Bradley Cooper later remarked that he was "embarrassed" by his failure to gain a directing nomination at the ceremony.

Bradley Cooper next reunited with Clint Eastwood in The Mule, a crime film based on the life of World War II veteran Leo Sharp in which Bradley Cooper played a DEA agent.

In 2019, Bradley Cooper co-produced Todd Phillips's psychological thriller Joker, starring Joaquin Phoenix.

Bradley Cooper returned as Rocket in Avengers: Endgame, which briefly became the highest-grossing of all time.

Bradley Cooper garnered a fourth nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the film.

Bradley Cooper voiced Rocket in the 2022 Disney+ series I Am Groot and special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and did so again in the 2023 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Bradley Cooper will produce Phillips' sequel Joker: Folie a Deux, starring Phoenix and Lady Gaga.

Bradley Cooper has abstained from alcohol since 2004, remarking that it would have destroyed his life.

Bradley Cooper became engaged to actress Jennifer Esposito in October 2006, and they married that December.

Bradley Cooper dated actress Zoe Saldana from December 2011 to January 2013.

Bradley Cooper subsequently began dating English model and actress Suki Waterhouse in March 2013; their relationship ended two years later.

Bradley Cooper was in a relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk from April 2015 to June 2019.

Bradley Cooper has since supported organizations that help fight cancer.

In 2009, Bradley Cooper took part in an Alzheimer's Association campaign that aimed to increase awareness about Alzheimer's disease.

Bradley Cooper is one of the members of the Alzheimer's Association Celebrity Champions, an initiative launched for a similar purpose.

In 2015, Bradley Cooper spoke at The National Geographic Society for the group Got Your 6 to help ensure military veterans are better represented in popular culture.

Bradley Cooper has donated to Democratic Party candidates and attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention to hear then-president Barack Obama speak.

Bradley Cooper 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.

Bradley Cooper is known for appearing in a range of films; Phelps credited him for "opt[ing] for the challenging and provocative, the small and interesting, risking the laid-back image that propelled him to fame".

The Daily Beasts Oliver Lyttelton similarly praised Bradley Cooper for stepping outside his comfort zone by accepting parts that might initially not seem like perfect matches.

Bradley Cooper was initially uncomfortable with the accolade, but later found it funny.

Bradley Cooper was one of the highest-paid actors in the world from 2013 to 2015 and in 2019, earning $28million, $46million, $41.5million, and $57million, respectively.

Bradley Cooper has received one BAFTA, one Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Grammy Awards.

Bradley Cooper has been nominated for nine Academy Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and one Tony Award.