"Bradley Cooper"

Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor. He first gained recognition in the television shows Alias and Jack & Bobby. He later appeared in a supporting role in Wedding Crashers (2005), Yes Man (2008), and He's Just Not That into You (2009). He achieved fame with his roles in The Hangover (2009), The A-Team (2010), Limitless (2011), and Silver Linings Playbook (2012). His work in Silver Linings Playbook earned him his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2011, People magazine named him the "Sexiest Man Alive".

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 (died 2011 age 71), was Irish-American and worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch. He has one sister named Holly. Cooper was raised Catholic. While attending Germantown Academy, Cooper worked at the Philadelphia Daily News. After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993,he attended Villanova University for his freshman year, then transferred to Georgetown University, from which he graduated with honors with a BA in English in 1997. Cooper became fluent in French at Georgetown and spent six months as an exchange student in Aix-en-Provence, France. Later, in 2000, he received an MFA in acting from Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New York City.

Cooper began his professional acting career on the television series Sex and the City in 1999, 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. 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.

Cooper co-starred in the ABC Family film I Want to Marry Ryan Banks with Jason Priestley, 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. Despite positive reviews for the series, Fox canceled it after four episodes.

In March 2006, Cooper starred in Three Days of Rain on Broadway with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. 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.


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 and The Hangover. The Hangover was a financial success; it opened first at the box office in the United States and grossed over $467 million worldwide from a production budget of $35 million. In October 2009, Cooper received the Hollywood Comedy Award at the 13th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Awards. 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."

In 2010, Cooper appeared in two films. He appeared in the ensemble romantic comedy Valentine's Day, directed by Garry Marshall, which also starred Ashton Kutcher, Jessica Alba, Jessica Biel, Anne Hathaway, Julia Roberts, and former Alias co-star Jennifer Garner, among others. The film was a commercial success, grossing over $215 million worldwide. He then 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.

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, which earned over $580 million at the worldwide box office. In September 2011, GQ UK presented Cooper with the "International Man of the Year" award. On November 16, 2011, People magazine named him Sexiest Man Alive.

In 2012, he appeared in the drama The Words, as well as David O. Russell's Silver Linings Playbook, an adaptation of Matthew Quick's serio-comic novel, with Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence. In January 2012, plans were announced for Cooper to reunite with Silver Linings Playbook co-star Jennifer Lawrence for the Susanne Bier adaptation of Ron Rash's period novel Serena. He will also star in The Place Beyond the Pines, as an early 1990s police officer. In March 2012, Cooper and Warner Bros. entered into a two-year first look deal for his production company 22 & Indiana Pictures.

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

Cooper was in a long term relationship with actress Renee Zellweger. Cooper has also dated Zoe Saldana.

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	Wet Hot American Summer	Ben
2002	My Little Eye	Travis Patterson
2002	Bending All the Rules	Jeff
2002	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
2008	The Rocker	Trash Grice
2008	The Midnight Meat Train	Leon
2008	Yes Man	Peter
2009	He's Just Not That into You	Ben Gunders
2009	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
2009	All About Steve	Steve Muller	Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Couple (with Sandra Bullock)
2009	New York, I Love You	Gus Cooper
2009	Case 39	Douglas J. Ames
2010	Valentine's Day	Holden Wilson
2010	The A-Team	Templeton "Faceman" Peck
2010	Brother's Justice	Bradley
2011	Limitless	Eddie Morra	Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Best Actor in a Drama Film
2011	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	Nominated — People's Choice Award for Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor
2012	Hit and Run	Alex Dimitri
2012	Silver Linings Playbook	Pat Solitano	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Actor Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Indiana Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated — AACTA International Award for Best Actor Nominated — Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated — BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated — Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated — Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Performance Nominated — Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated — San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated — Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated — St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Also executive producer
2013	The Place Beyond the Pines	Avery Cross
2013	The Hangover Part III	Phil Wenneck
2013	Serena	George Pemberton
2013	Untitled David O. Russell/Abscam Project

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"
2003	The Last Cowboy	Morgan Murphy	Television film
2004	Touching Evil	OSC Agent Mark Rivers	6 episodes
2004	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"
2005	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"
2010	WWE Raw	Himself – Guest Host	3-Hour Viewer's Choice Raw Promoting The A-Team

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