Bradley Cooper
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.
Cooper enrolled in the MFA program at the Actors Studio in 2000 after beginning his career in 1999 with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City. He made his film debut in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001). He first gained recognition as Will Tippin in the spy-action television show Alias (2001–2006), and achieved minor success with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). His breakthrough role came in 2009 with The Hangover, a critically and commercially successful comedy, which spawned two sequels in 2011 and 2013. Cooper's portrayal of a struggling writer in the thriller Limitless (2011) and a rookie police officer in the crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) drew praise from critics.
Cooper found 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. For his work in these films, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, becoming the tenth actor to receive an Oscar nomination in three consecutive years. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, garnering a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and began voicing Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2018, Cooper produced, wrote, directed and starred in a remake of the musical romance A Star Is Born. He earned three Oscar nominations for the film, as well as a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to its U.S. Billboard 200 number one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow". He gained Academy Award nominations for producing Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021).
Labeled a sex symbol by the media, Cooper was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2011. He supports several charities that help fight cancer. Cooper was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito, and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk.
Cooper enrolled in the MFA program at the Actors Studio in 2000 after beginning his career in 1999 with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City. He made his film debut in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001). He first gained recognition as Will Tippin in the spy-action television show Alias (2001–2006), and achieved minor success with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). His breakthrough role came in 2009 with The Hangover, a critically and commercially successful comedy, which spawned two sequels in 2011 and 2013. Cooper's portrayal of a struggling writer in the thriller Limitless (2011) and a rookie police officer in the crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines (2012) drew praise from critics.
Cooper found 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. For his work in these films, he was nominated for four Academy Awards, becoming the tenth actor to receive an Oscar nomination in three consecutive years. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man, garnering a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, and began voicing Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2018, Cooper produced, wrote, directed and starred in a remake of the musical romance A Star Is Born. He earned three Oscar nominations for the film, as well as a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to its U.S. Billboard 200 number one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow". He gained Academy Award nominations for producing Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021).
Labeled a sex symbol by the media, Cooper was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" in 2011. He supports several charities that help fight cancer. Cooper was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito, and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk.
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IF
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Maestro
FDR
SmartLess: On the Road
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Weathering
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
I Am Groot
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
Magnum Opus
Thor: Love and Thunder
Abbott Elementary
Nightmare Alley
Licorice Pizza
Clint Eastwood: A Cinematic Legacy
Marvel Studios Legends
Joker: Put on a Happy Face
Happy Hunter
Lady Gaga: Encore
Dave Chappelle: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Mark Ronson: From the Heart
Joker
Avengers: Endgame
The Mule
The Road to Stardom: The Making of A Star Is Born
A Star Is Born
Avengers: Infinity War
Die Clint Eastwood Story
A Documentary on Documentaries
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
War Dogs
10 Cloverfield Lane
Joy
Baby, Baby, Baby
Burnt
Limitless
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Aloha
The Making Of 'American Sniper'
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
American Sniper
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn
Serena
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
American Hustle
The Making of 'Making a Scene'
The Hangover Part III
The Place Beyond the Pines
Le Débarquement
Silver Linings Playbook
The Words
Hit & Run
Honest Trailers
Kaylien
The Hangover Part II
Limitless
OK! TV
Conan
Brother's Justice
The A-Team
Valentine's Day
Live from Studio Five
Case 39
All About Steve
The Hangover
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
He's Just Not That Into You
Yes Man
New York, I Love You
The Rocker
The Midnight Meat Train
Older Than America
Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
The Comebacks
The Graham Norton Show
Failure to Launch
Kitchen Confidential
Wedding Crashers
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Jack & Bobby
Touching Evil
The Reality of Love
Miss Match
Nip/Tuck
The Last Cowboy
My Little Eye
Bending All the Rules
Alias
Wet Hot American Summer
The $treet
The Beat
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Sex and the City
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
WWE Raw
GMTV
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Saturday Night Live
The Oscars