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Bradley Cooper
Cooper speaking at the USS Ronald Reagan in July 2009
Born
Bradley Charles Cooper[1]

(1975-01-05) January 5, 1975 (age 49)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materGeorgetown University
The New School
OccupationActor
Years active1999–present
SpouseJennifer Esposito (2006–2007)

Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American film, theater, and television actor. He is known for his roles in the films The Hangover, The A-Team, Wedding Crashers, and Limitless. In 2011, People magazine named Cooper "Sexiest Man Alive".[2]

Early life

Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and grew up in nearby Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (née Campano), is Italian-American, and his father, Charles J. Cooper, was Irish-American and worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. He has one sister named Holly.[3][4][5] Cooper was raised Catholic.[6][7] While attending Germantown Academy, Cooper worked at the Philadelphia Daily News.[8] After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993,[9] he attended Villanova University for his freshman year,[10] then transferred to Georgetown University, from which he graduated with an honors BA in English in 1997.[11][12] Cooper became fluent in French at Georgetown and spent six months as an exchange student in Aix-en-Provence, France.[13][14][15] Later, in 2000, he received an MFA in acting from Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New York City.[11][16]

Career

Cooper began his professional acting career on the television series Sex and the City in 1999,[5] and also served as a presenter for Globe Trekker. Cooper made his film debut in Wet Hot American Summer in 2001, before landing his role as Will Tippin in the successful television drama Alias.[5] He returned twice to Alias as a guest star after leaving the show in 2003, and he also guest-starred on the short-lived TV series Miss Match in the same year. Cooper shot scenes for the 2002 psychological thriller Changing Lanes; the footage was removed from the finished film but is featured on the film's DVD and Blu-ray releases.[17][18]

Cooper co-starred in the ABC Family film I Want to Marry Ryan Banks with Jason Priestly, and appeared as a regular guest star in the WB series Jack & Bobby. He played the popular villain Sack Lodge in the hit comedy Wedding Crashers and appeared in the film Failure to Launch as a friend of Matthew McConaughey's character. Cooper played the lead role in the Fox sitcom Kitchen Confidential, based on a memoir by chef Anthony Bourdain, which debuted in September 2005. However, despite critical acclaim, Fox announced after just four episodes that the series had been canceled.[19][20]

Cooper at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival premiere of Whatever Works

In March 2006, Cooper starred in Three Days of Rain on Broadway with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater.[21][22] Cooper also appeared on stage as Jake in the 2008 production of Theresa Rebeck's play The Understudy at the Williamstown Theatre Festival alongside Kristen Johnston.[23]

Cooper at Comic Con 2007

In 2007, Cooper starred in Season 5 of Nip/Tuck as Aidan Stone, a television star on the fictional show Hearts 'N Scalpels. Cooper also starred in Yes Man with Jim Carrey. He also made an appearance in the movie The Rocker with Rainn Wilson in 2008.

On February 7, 2009, Cooper hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest TV on the Radio. Cooper impersonated Christian Bale in a fake commercial for a DVD featuring celebrities yelling at movie crew members called, "No, Bruce! Let Me Finish! The Best of Celebrity Tirades." In 2009, Cooper starred in the films He's Just Not That into You, Case 39[24] and The Hangover. In October 2009, Cooper received the Hollywood Comedy Award at the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards.[25] The success of The Hangover led to new opportunities for Cooper, but in an interview with Shave Magazine, Cooper said: "It’s the same. I mean, look, more doors have been opened for sure but it’s not like I sit back with a cigar on Monday morning and go through the scripts that have been offered."[26]

In 2010, he starred in Valentine's Day, and played the role of Templeton "Faceman" Peck in the feature film version of The A-Team. He guest co-hosted WWE Raw on June 7, 2010 along with his The A-Team co-stars Sharlto Copley and Quinton Jackson.[27]

In 2011, Cooper starred in the techno-thriller Limitless, based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn, as well as the comedy sequel The Hangover Part II. As of August 2011, he is filming for The Place Beyond the Pines, in the role of an early 1990s police officer.[28] He will then go on to film an adaptation of Matthew Quick's serio-comic novel The Silver Linings Playbook with Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence, directed by David O. Russell.[29][30] In September 2011, GQ UK presented Cooper with the "International Man of the Year" award.[31] On November 16, 2011, People magazine named him Sexiest Man Alive.[32]

In January 2012, plans were announced for Cooper to reunite with The Silver Linings Playbook co-star Jennifer Lawrence for the Susanne Bier adaptation of Ron Rash's period novel Serena.[33] In March 2012, Cooper and Warner Bros. entered into a two-year first look deal for his production company 22 & Indiana Pictures.[34]

Personal life

Cooper married actress Jennifer Esposito in late 2006.[35] In May 2007, it was announced that Esposito had filed for divorce.[36]

In September 2010, it was reported that Cooper and actress Renée Zellweger had been in a relationship for over a year.[37] On March 18, 2011, People reported that the couple had ended their relationship.[38]and ended his relationship with Zoe Saldana in March 2012. after 3 months. Before Saldana, he had a relationship with the Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete for about 6 months. Now he is associated with actress Scarlett Johanssen.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Wet Hot American Summer Ben
2002 My Little Eye Travis Patterson
Bending all the Rules Jeff
Stella Shorts 1998–2002 Guy at Yoga class/Satan Featured in short films "Yoga" and "Raking Leaves"
2005 Wedding Crashers Zachary "Sack" Lodge
2006 Failure to Launch Demo
2007 The Comebacks Cowboy
2008 Older Than America Luke
The Rocker Trash Grice
The Midnight Meat Train Leon
Yes Man Peter
2009 He's Just Not That into You Ben Gunders
The Hangover Phil Wenneck Nominated — MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Nominated — Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Rockstar Moment
Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer Movie Star – Male
All About Steve Steve Muller Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with Sandra Bullock)
New York, I Love You Gus Cooper
Case 39 Douglas J. Ames
2010 Valentine's Day Holden Wilson
The A-Team Templeton "Faceman" Peck
Brother's Justice Bradley
2011 Limitless Eddie Morra Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama film
The Hangover Part II Phil Wenneck Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry
(with Ed Helms & Zach Galifianakis)
Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor
2012 The Words Rory Post-production
Hit and Run[39] Post-production
The Place Beyond the Pines Avery Cross Post-production
The Silver Linings Playbook Pat Peoples Post-production
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Sex and the City Jake Episode: "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?"
2000 Globe Trekker Himself Presenter
2000–01 The $treet Clay Hammond 5 episodes
2001–06 Alias Will Tippin 46 episodes
2003 Miss Match Gary Episode: "I Got You Babe"
The Last Cowboy Morgan Murphy Television film
2004 Touching Evil OSC Agent Mark Rivers 6 episodes
I Want to Marry Ryan Banks Todd Doherty Television film
2004–05 Jack & Bobby Tom Wexler Graham 14 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason Whitaker Episode: "Night"
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Jason Whitaker Episode: "Day"
2005–06 Kitchen Confidential Jack Bourdain 13 episodes
2007–09 Nip/Tuck Aidan Stone 6 episodes
2009 Saturday Night Live Host/Himself Episode: "34.15 Bradley Cooper/TV on the Radio"
2011 Inside the Actors Studio Himself 1 episode

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