Bradley Charles Cooper, born on January 5, 1975, is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous awards and nominations, including a British Academy Film Award, two Grammy Awards, nine Academy Award nominations, six Golden Globe Award nominations, and a Tony Award nomination. In 2015, Cooper was listed on Forbes Celebrity 100 and Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. His films have achieved a worldwide gross of $11 billion, and he has been ranked among the highest-paid actors multiple times.
Cooper began his career in 1999 with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City. In 2000, he enrolled in the MFA program at the Actors Studio. His film debut came in 2001 with the comedy Wet Hot American Summer. He gained recognition for his role as Will Tippin in the spy-action television show Alias (2001โ2006) and achieved moderate success with a supporting role in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). However, his breakthrough role came in 2009 with The Hangover, a critically acclaimed and commercially successful comedy that led to two sequels in 2011 and 2013. Cooper’s performances as a struggling writer in the thriller Limitless (2011) and a rookie police officer in the crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) received praise from critics.
Cooper experienced greater success with the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the black comedy American Hustle (2013), and the war biopic American Sniper (2014), which he also produced. These films earned him four Academy Award nominations, making him the tenth actor to receive Oscar nominations in three consecutive years. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, earning a Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play. Cooper also began voicing Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2018, he produced, wrote, directed, and starred in a remake of the musical romance A Star Is Born. His contributions to the film, including its U. . Billboard 200 number one soundtrack and chart-topping lead single “Shallow,” earned him three Oscar nominations, a BAFTA Award, and two Grammys. Additionally, Cooper received Academy Award nominations for producing Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021).
Cooper has been labeled a sex symbol by the media and was named People magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2011. He actively supports several charities that fight against cancer. Cooper was previously married to actress Jennifer Esposito and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk.
There’s got to be something you want to tell and that’s the engine which spurs all of the work you have to do in order to create the story, but you have to love some sort of nugget of what you’re telling to be a filmmaker.
Bradley Cooper
