Bradley Cooper
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Biography
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 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 Forbes Celebrity 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 ranked among the world's highest-paid actors four times.
Cooper began his television and film career in 1999 with a guest role in the television series 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 role in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001), followed by roles as Will Tippin in the television series Alias (2001–2006) and a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). Cooper's breakthrough came with the comedy The Hangover (2009), which also spawned sequels in 2011 and 2013. His career progressed with starring roles in Limitless (2011) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012).
Cooper earned Academy Award nominations for his work in the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the crime film American Hustle (2013), the war biopic American Sniper (2014), the musical romance A Star Is Born (2018), and the biographical drama Maestro (2023). For A Star Is Born, which he also produced, wrote, and directed, he won a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to the film's U.S. Billboard 200 number one soundtrack and its Billboard Hot 100chart-topping single "Shallow". He gained further recognition for voicing Rocket across six films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). He has since produced the thrillers Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021).
On stage, Cooper portrayed Joseph Merrick in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man. 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 with model Irina Shayk.
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Saturday Night Live
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Oscars
Raw
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Graham Norton Show
Nip/Tuck
GMTV
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
Marvel Studios Legends
Miss Match
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
Thor: Love and Thunder
Alias
The Rocker
Wedding Crashers
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
He's Just Not That Into You
The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
10 Cloverfield Lane
Guardians of the Galaxy
Limitless
Licorice Pizza
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Failure to Launch
Case 39
Valentine's Day
Happy Hunter
War Dogs
Yes Man
Mark Ronson: From the Heart
Hit & Run
New York, I Love You
Joy
The A-Team
The Mule
Maestro
A Star Is Born
Magnum Opus
American Hustle
The Place Beyond the Pines
The Hangover
Burnt
The Hangover Part III
Aloha
Nightmare Alley
Limitless
American Sniper
The Hangover Part II
The Midnight Meat Train
Silver Linings Playbook
The Fixer
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