Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor, filmmaker and musician. He has receivedΒ various accolades, including aΒ British Academy Film AwardΒ and threeΒ Grammy Awards. In addition, he has been nominated for twelveΒ Academy Awards, sixΒ Golden Globe Awards, and aΒ Tony Award. Cooper appeared on theΒ ForbesCelebrity 100Β list three times and onΒ Time's list of theΒ 100 most influential people in the worldΒ in 2015.Β His filmsΒ have grossed $13Β 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 and the City.Β In 2000, he enrolled in theΒ Master of Fine Arts (MFA)Β program at theΒ Actors Studio. Shortly after, he made his film debut with a starring role in the comedyΒ Wet Hot American SummerΒ (2001) and gained some recognition asΒ Will TippinΒ in the television seriesΒ AliasΒ (2001β2006). 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 filmΒ Wedding CrashersΒ (2005). Cooper had his breakthrough inΒ The HangoverΒ (2009), a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned sequels inΒ 2011Β andΒ 2013. His career progressed by starring inΒ LimitlessΒ (2011) andΒ The Place Beyond the PinesΒ (2012).
Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedyΒ Silver Linings PlaybookΒ (2012), the black comedyΒ American HustleΒ (2013), and the war biopicΒ American SniperΒ (2014), which he also produced. In 2014, he portrayedΒ Joseph Merrick in aΒ BroadwayΒ revival ofΒ The Elephant Man. He began voicingΒ RocketΒ in theΒ Marvel Cinematic Universe. Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romanceΒ A Star Is BornΒ (2018). He won aΒ BAFTA AwardΒ and two Grammys for his contributions to the film's U.S.Β BillboardΒ 200Β number-oneΒ soundtrackΒ and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow". He has since produced the thrillersΒ JokerΒ (2019) andΒ Nightmare AlleyΒ (2021) and co-wrote and directed the biographical dramaΒ MaestroΒ (2023), in which he also starred asΒ Leonard Bernstein.
Cooper was namedΒ PeopleΒ magazine'sΒ Sexiest Man AliveΒ in 2011. He supports several charities that help fight cancer. Cooper was briefly married to actressΒ Jennifer EspositoΒ and has a daughter from his relationship with modelΒ Irina Shayk.
