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Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He began his career by appearing in an episode of the sitcom Sex and the City () and as the host of the tourism show Globe Trekker the following year. He made his screen debut in Wet Hot American Summer () as a gay counselor—a role he later reprised in the web television series Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (). In the action television series Alias (–), Cooper achieved some success for the supporting role of Will Tippin, although he only played a major role in the series for the first few seasons.
Cooper's supporting part in the commercially successful comedy Wedding Crashers () improved his career prospects, but also led to him being typecast as the best friend to the main character in such comedies as Failure to Launch (), The Rocker (), and He's Just Not That Into You (). During this period, Cooper also continued starring in television shows, such as the sitcom Kitchen Confidential, and played a dual role in a onstage production of Three Days of Rain. However, the former was cancelled after four episodes due to low ratings. His breakthrough came with the role of a reckless teacher in Todd Phillips' comedy The Hangover (), which became one of the highest grossing R-rated films of all time. Cooper continued to take on parts in several box office hits, including The A-Team (), Limitless, and The Hangover Part II (both in ).
Cooper appeared in four films in , including the critically acclaimed The Place Beyond the Pines and Silver Linings Playbook. His performance in the latter in particular was widely praised, and earned him a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor, among other awards. Cooper's profile continued to expand as he took on major roles in several successful films—American Hust After a childhood spent watching and worshipping Hollywood auteurs, Bradley Cooper has found himself collaborating with them (Clint Eastwood and Steven Spielberg are mentors) over a nearly three-decade career. From early TV breakout moments on Sex and the City,Alias, and Nip/Tuck to scene-stealing roles in Wet Hot American Summer,Wedding Crashers, and The Hangover, Cooper has solidified himself as a bona fide star, helped along by collaborations with David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle) and Eastwood (AmericanSniper), not to mention his own acclaimed directorial debut, A Star Is Born. This year, his sophomore movie as a filmmaker—Maestro, an exploration of marriage, fame, and family—has earned him three Academy Award nominations (best picture, best actor, best original screenplay). We’re thrilled to have him as part of our Hollywood Issue. Vanity Fair:How do you know when you’ve landed on a story that you have to tell? When do you know that story will work for you? Bradley Cooper: I don’t even honestly know if I could put it into words, because it is a feeling state and it’s sort of instinctual. You just sort of know it. And you know it because one realizes that the amount of work it will take to realize this story has to be fueled by an immense furnace of energy inside of oneself. And that energy is motivated by love of it. So it hits me like a diamond in the middle of the head. That’s what it feels like. And it comes when you’re not looking. DIRECTED BY GORDON VON STEINER. I mean, for [A Star Is Born], it was Annie Lennox singing on television. I think it was the Grammys, maybe, and I was sitting there with Clint Eastwood, and we were at the Chateau Marmont. And in that moment I saw Annie Lennox and the veins in her neck. And I thought, Well, there’s no more powerful way to experience what it is to be a human than seeing somebody sing live. And in that moment I turned to Clint and I sai 17 August , Bradley Cooper has been a Hollywood leading man for many years now. Bradley Cooper is one of the most versatile and successful actors in Hollywood today. He has starred in a range of genres, from comedy to drama, and has earned multiple accolades, including nine Academy Award nominations. He is an example of an actor who has constantly challenged himself and expanded his horizons, and has shown his talent and versatility in various roles and genres, and has established himself as one of the most respected and admired stars in the industry. Bradley Cooper was born on January 5, He celebrated his 48th birthday in He was born in Philadelphia. His mother, Gloria (née Campano), worked for the local NBC affiliate TV channel. His father, Charles Cooper, worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. Charles was of Irish descent, while Gloria is of Italian ancestry. Bradley also has an older sister, Holly. Watch Bradley Cooper perform in 'A Star Is Born' Bradley Cooper's early years in the entertainment industry were a bit of a struggle. When his role in the second season of TV drama Alias was demoted to a tiny part, he considered quitting acting altogether. His mainstream breakthrough came as a baddie in the comedy Wedding Crashers, and later in 's The Hangover. He has since won critical acclaim for his roles in the films Silver Linings Playbook, American Hustle, American Sniper and for voicing Rocket Raccoon in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. Cooper directed, co-wrote, co-produced, and co-starred in 's A Star is Born, as well as sang and played guitar. He received three Oscar nominations for best picture, best actor, and best-adapted screenplay. He will also star in Maestro, a biopic of the legendary composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein "It's not like I sit back with a cigar on Monday morning and go through the scripts that have been offered – no, that's not the case," said Bradley Cooper in response to comments that The Hangover made him a huge success. But the truth is the stag night-gone-wrong flick was a game-changer. He managed to lose a bridegroom, gain a baby and down record quantities of cocktails with a goofy charm that made men admire his style and women swoon. Never had a night of high jinks in Vegas been so profitable. His pay packet for the first film in what ended up being a trilogy was a respectable $, By his second Hangover the actor needed a wheelbarrow to take his earnings home, receiving a cool $5,, Born on January 5, , the second of two children to stockbroker Charles Cooper and his wife, Bradley grew up in Pennsylvania. He was educated at Washington's Georgetown University, followed by the prestigious Actors Studio Drama School. His first roles came in small screen fare such as Sex and the City, Alias, Nip/Tuck and Kitchen Confidential. The Owen Wilson vehicle Wedding Crashers in provided a move to the big screen and his scene-stealing turn as a tediously high-achieving jock. Other standouts on the Cooper CV are two movies opposite Robert De Niro – thriller Limitless and the critically acclaimed offbeat comedy Silver Linings Playbook, for which he received an Oscar nomination. Bradley's role in American Hustle also generated Oscar buzz, bringing the screen pin up his second Academy Award nomination. Just over a decade before he'd been a student tentatively interviewing his hero Robert during an actors' masterclass. Then, the blue-eyed boy from Pennsylvania was officially the Sexiest Man Alive, according to a leading US publication. The voters of the title were no doubt influenced by his cooking abilities (he learnt to make handmade pasta from his grandma)
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