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Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Grammy Awards. In addition, he has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the ForbesCelebrity 100 list three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $13 billion worldwide, and he has been placed in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors four times. Cooper began his television and film career in 1999 with a guest role in Sex and the City. In 2000, he enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program at the Actors Studio. Shortly after, he made his film debut with a starring role in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and gained some recognition as Will Tippin in the television series Alias (2001–2006). After his role in the show was demoted, he began to have career doubts; however, he quickly gained additional recognition with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). Cooper had his breakthrough in The Hangover (2009), a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned sequels in 2011 and 2013. His career progressed by starring in Limitless (2011) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). 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. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man. He began voicing Rocket in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romance A Star Is Born (2018). He won a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to the film's U.S. Billboard 200 number-one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow". He has since produced the thrillers Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021) and co-wrote and directed the biographical drama Maestro (2023), in which he also starred as Leonard Bernstein. 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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Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received various accolades, including a British Academy Film Award and three Grammy Awards. In addition, he has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared on the ForbesCelebrity 100 list three times and on Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $13 billion worldwide, and he has been placed in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors four times. Cooper began his television and film career in 1999 with a guest role in Sex and the City. In 2000, he enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program at the Actors Studio. Shortly after, he made his film debut with a starring role in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and gained some recognition as Will Tippin in the television series Alias (2001–2006). After his role in the show was demoted, he began to have career doubts; however, he quickly gained additional recognition with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). Cooper had his breakthrough in The Hangover (2009), a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned sequels in 2011 and 2013. His career progressed by starring in Limitless (2011) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). 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. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man. He began voicing Rocket in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romance A Star Is Born (2018). He won a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to the film's U.S. Billboard 200 number-one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow". He has since produced the thrillers Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021) and co-wrote and directed the biographical drama Maestro (2023), in which he also starred as Leonard Bernstein. 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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Oscars
Raw
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Graham Norton Show
GMTV
Nip/Tuck
Sex and the City
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Righteous Gemstones
Abbott Elementary
Law & Order: Trial by Jury
Miss Match
Marvel Studios Legends
Mark Twain Prize
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge
SmartLess: On the Road
I Am Groot
Avengers: Endgame
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Avengers: Infinity War
IF
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Avengers: Doomsday
Alias
Thor: Love and Thunder
The Rocker
Wedding Crashers
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
10 Cloverfield Lane
He's Just Not That Into You
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Failure to Launch
Licorice Pizza
Guardians of the Galaxy
Limitless
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
War Dogs
Case 39
Happy Hunter
Hit & Run
Mark Ronson: From the Heart
Yes Man
New York, I Love You
Joy
The Mule
Maestro
American Hustle
Magnum Opus
The A-Team
The Place Beyond the Pines
A Star Is Born
Aloha
Silver Linings Playbook
Limitless
American Sniper
The Hangover Part III
Nightmare Alley
The Fixer
Valentine's Day
Burnt
The Midnight Meat Train
The Hangover Part II
The Hangover
Production Credits
American Hustle
War Dogs
A Star Is Born
Joker
The Place Beyond the Pines
Silver Linings Playbook
American Sniper
Nightmare Alley
Limitless
Limitless
FDR
Maestro
The Fixer
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