Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper | |
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 Cooper at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works | |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Spouse | Jennifer Esposito (2006-2007) |
Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Phil Wernkick in the movie The Hangover, Will Tippin in the TV series Alias and Zachary "Sack" Lodge in the comedy film Wedding Crashers. Cooper has been confirmed to play Templeton "Face" Peck in the forthcoming The A-Team movie [1].
Personal life
Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria, is Italian-American, and his father, Charlie, is Irish-American.[2][3][4] After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993,[5] Cooper attended Georgetown University, from which he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1997.[6] Later, he studied at the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University.[6]
He was married to actress Jennifer Esposito in a small ceremony on December 30, 2006.[7] They have since divorced.[8] In October 2007, rumors came out that Bradley Cooper dated actress Cameron Diaz, after the pair was spotted together in New York.[9] He dated actress Jennifer Aniston in 2007, and in May 2009 the two were spotted at a party for Jennifer's new movie, Management.[10]
Career
He began his professional acting career on the television series Sex and the City in 1998. He also served as the host of Lonely Planet's Treks in a Wild World in 2000, and made his film debut in Wet Hot American Summer in 2001, before landing his best-known 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 starred in the ABC Family movie I Want to Marry Ryan Banks, and appeared as a regular guest star in the WB series Jack & Bobby. He played the popular villain Zack 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. However, Fox announced in late 2005 that the series was canceled because of low ratings.
In March 2006, Cooper starred in Three Days of Rain on Broadway with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd at the Bernard B Jacobs Theater.[11]
In 2007, Cooper starred in Season 5 of Nip/Tuck as Aidan Stone, a television star on the fictional show Hearts 'N Scalpels in which Christian and Sean give their advice on "real" plastic surgeries in order to give credibility to the show and gain popularity for their new practice in Los Angeles.
On February 7, 2009, Cooper hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest TV on the Radio.
In 2009, Cooper had starred in the movie He's Just Not That into You together with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Justin Long, and Scarlett Johansson.
Cooper did an interview for an article of The Advocate in June 2009 where he talks about gay-sex-scene secrets, off-screen "bromances", his hypothesis on homophobia in film and discusses how he auditioned for and really wanted the part James Franco played in "Milk."[12]
Cooper starred in the Template:Fy film The Hangover.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Wet Hot American Summer | Ben | |
| 2002 | My Little Eye | Travis Patterson | |
| Carnival Knowledge | Jeff | ||
| Stella Short 1998-2001 | Satan / Guy at Yoga class | ||
| 2003 | The Last Cowboy | Morgan Murphy | TV film |
| 2004 | I Want to Marry Ryan Banks | Todd Doherty | TV film |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | Zachary "Sack" Lodge | |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Demo | |
| 2007 | The Comebacks | Cowboy | |
| 2008 | Older Than America | Luke | |
| The Rocker | Trash Grice | ||
| The Midnight Meat Train | Leon | Lead role | |
| Yes Man | Peter | ||
| 2009 | He's Just Not That into You | Ben Gunders | Lead role |
| The Hangover | Phil Wernick | Lead role | |
| Case 39 | Douglas J Ames | awaiting release | |
| All About Steve | Steve | awaiting release | |
| New York, I Love You | Gus Cooper | awaiting release | |
| 2010 | The A Team | Templeton "Face" Peck | pre-production[13] |
| Year | Television appearance | Role | Other notes |
| 1999 | Sex and the City | Jake | "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?" |
| 2000 - 2001 | The $treet | Clay Hammond | Five episodes |
| 2003 | Miss Match | Gary | "I Got You Babe" |
| 2004 | Touching Evil | OSC Agent Mark Rivers | Six episodes |
| 2004 - 2005 | Jack & Bobby | Tom Wexler Graham | Fourteen episodes, main character |
| 2005 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Jason Whitaker | "Night", crossover episode with Trial by Jury |
| Law & Order: Trial by Jury | "Day", crossover episode with Special Victims Unit | ||
| 2001 - 2006 | Alias | Will Tippin | Forty-six episodes, main character |
| 2005 - 2006 | Kitchen Confidential | Jack Bourdain | Thirteen episodes, lead character |
| 2007 - 2009 | Nip/Tuck | Aidan Stone | Six episodes |
References
- ^ Chris Hewitt (June 9, 2009). "Neeson And Cooper Are The A-Team". Empire Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
- ^ The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. January 28, 2009.
- ^ "High Infidelity".
- ^ "BRADLEY COOPER IS HIGH ON THE HANGOVER". Men.Style.com. Retrieved 2009.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Class of 1993 Members Inducted into the Academy Club". Germantown Academy. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ a b "Bradley Cooper Biography". About.com. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito Marry".
- ^ "Jennifer Esposito, Bradley Cooper Split".
- ^ Richard Johnson (October 2, 2007). "Lovey-Dovey". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ Richard Johnson (May 7, 2009). "Aniston's Bad Disguise". New York Post. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ "Three Days of Rain".
- ^ "Bradley Cooper Gays It Up".
- ^ Chris Hewitt (June 9, 2009). "Neeson And Cooper Are The A-Team". Empire Magazine. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
External links
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