33 Facts About Dale Cooper

1.

Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent Dale Bartholomew Cooper, portrayed by Kyle MacLachlan, is a fictional character who is the protagonist of ABC's and Showtime's television series Twin Peaks.

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2.

Dale Cooper plays a supporting role in the prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me.

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3.

An eccentric FBI agent, Dale Cooper arrives in Twin Peaks in 1989 to investigate the brutal murder of popular high school student Laura Palmer.

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4.

Dale Cooper is quirky and intellectual, with a profound interest in the mystical, particularly in Tibet and Native American mythology.

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5.

At some point, Dale Cooper would be placed under the authority of FBI Chief Gordon Cole, which sometimes meant being handed the mysterious 'Blue Rose' cases.

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6.

Some time after Dale Cooper joined the Bureau, Earle's wife, Caroline, was a witness to a federal crime.

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7.

Earle and Dale Cooper were assigned to protect her, and it was around this time that Dale Cooper began an affair with Caroline.

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8.

However, one night, while in Pittsburgh, Dale Cooper let his guard down, and Earle murdered Caroline in a jealous rage.

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9.

Dale Cooper was devastated by the loss of the woman he would later refer to as the love of his life, and swore to never again get involved with someone who was a part of a case to which he was assigned.

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10.

Three years before his arrival in Twin Peaks, Dale Cooper has a dream involving the plight of the Tibetan people, which reveals to him the deductive technique of the Tibetan method.

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11.

Dale Cooper reveals to his boss, Cole, of the portents of a strange dream.

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12.

Dale Cooper meets Phillip Gerard, a shoe salesman who is possessed by an evil spirit called MIKE; MIKE tells him that another demon, BOB, is the key to solving Laura's murder.

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13.

When BOB forces Leland to commit suicide, Dale Cooper helps him transition into the afterlife by reciting a Buddhist prayer for the dead.

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14.

Dale Cooper helps the Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department in investigating other cases as well, even during a brief suspension from the FBI.

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15.

Dale Cooper resolves to protect the town from Earle, who has become a serial killer.

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16.

Twenty-five years after the events of the original series, Dale Cooper remains trapped in the Black Lodge, while his doppelganger continues to assume his identity in the natural realm.

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17.

Only slight traces of Dale Cooper's personality appear, such as his passion for coffee and cherry pie.

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18.

Dale Cooper becomes the target of an assassination plot organized by corrupt businessman Duncan Todd on orders from his doppelganger.

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19.

Attempts on Dale Cooper's life fail, partly through circumstance and assistance from MIKE and The Man From Another Place.

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20.

Dale Cooper eventually starts to come out of his near-catatonic state after hearing Gordon Cole's name spoken while watching the film Sunset Boulevard.

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21.

The reference to his boss' name prompts Dale Cooper to stick a fork into an electrical socket, electrocuting himself, and initially putting him into a coma.

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22.

Dale Cooper is successful in preventing her murder, but while leading Laura to the Fireman's realm, she abruptly disappears.

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23.

Dale Cooper eventually finds a woman who resembles an older Laura, but identifies herself as Carrie Page .

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24.

Nevertheless, certain that she is Laura, Dale Cooper convinces her to travel to Twin Peaks to reunite with Sarah Palmer at her household.

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25.

Dale Cooper implores her not to take "the ring, " a mysterious object that gives its wearer a sort of connection to the Black Lodge.

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26.

Dale Cooper then investigates the disappearance of Agent Chester Desmond, who went missing while tasked with solving the murder of Teresa Banks, but finds only the words "Let's Rock" written on the windshield of Desmond's car.

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27.

At the film's conclusion, Dale Cooper appears in the Red Room beside Laura's spirit, smiling and comforting her.

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28.

The tape begins with a prologue monologue in which Dale Cooper discusses his pending trip to Twin Peaks, continues with the initial monologue heard in the pilot, and continues to a point after his recovery from being shot.

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29.

Dale Cooper is portrayed in the sketch as being extremely attentive to detail in his messages to Diane, including informing her of how many hairs he found in his shower the night before.

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30.

Dale Cooper reluctantly goes to sleep as The Man from Another Place begins to dance at the foot of his bed.

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31.

Dale Cooper is clearly attracted to Audrey, but he is quick to rebuff her advances when she turns up in his hotel bed.

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32.

Dale Cooper explains she is too young, but he does genuinely want to be her friend.

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33.

Dale Cooper helps her to prepare for participation in the Miss Twin Peaks contest.

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