Bradley Cooper, born Bradley Charles Cooper is an American Film Actor, Television Actor, Stage Actor, Film Director, Film Producer and Writer.
QUICK FACTS
Born: January 5, 1975 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Spouse: Jennifer Esposito (m. 2006-2007)
Children: Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper
Education: The New School (2000), Georgetown University, Germantown Academy, Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University, Villanova University
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Height: 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
Biography
Bradley Cooper’s career began in 1999 with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City and he made his movie debut two years later in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer.
Cooper first gained attention as Will Tippin in the spy-action television show Alias (2001-2006), and achieved minor success with a supporting role in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). His breakthrough role came in 2009 with The Hangover which spawned two sequels in 2011 and 2013. Cooper found greater success with Limitless (2011), the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the black comedy American Hustle (2013) and the war biopic American Sniper (2014), which he also produced.
In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in the Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, garnering a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. That year, he also began voicing Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy. In 2018, Cooper produced, wrote and directed his first film with the musical romance A Star Is Born, in which he also starred, for which he gained three Oscar nominations. He also contributed to its US Billboard 200 number one soundtrack. Its lead single “Shallow” topped the charts in over twenty countries and earned him a Grammy Award.
Bradley Cooper has been nominated for many awards including seven Academy Awards and a Tony Award, and has won a Grammy Award and a BAFTA Award and in 2014 became the tenth actor to receive an Oscar nomination in three consecutive years. Cooper appeared in Forbes Celebrity 100 on two occasions and Time’s list of 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $7.8 billion worldwide and he was named one of the world’s highest paid actors for three years. Bradley supports several organizations that help people fight cancer.
Filmography
Wall to Wall Records (2000)
Wet Hot American Summer (2001)
My Little Eye (2002)
Bending All the Rules (2002)
The Last Cowboy (2003)
Reality of Love (2004)
Wedding Crashers (2005)
Failure to Launch (2006)
The Comebacks (2007)
Older Than America (2008)
The Rocker (2008)
The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
New York, I Love You (2008)
Yes Man (2008)
He’s Just Not That Into You (2009)
The Hangover (2009)
Case 39 (2009)
All About Steve (2009)
Valentine’s Day (2010)
The A-Team (2010)
Brother’s Justice (2010)
Limitless (2011)
The Hangover Part II (2011)
Kaylien (2011)
The Words (2012)
Hit and Run (2012)
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
The Hangover Part III (2013)
American Hustle (2013)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Serena (2014)
American Sniper (2014)
Aloha (2015)
Burnt (2015)
Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)
Joy (2015)
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
War Dogs (2016)
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
A Star is Born (2018)
The Mule (2018)
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Joker (2019)