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Birth Name:Bradley Cooper
Famous As: Actor
Date of Birth: January 05, 1975
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Height: 6' 1
Nationality: American
Hair Color: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Education: Graduated from Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania in 1993
Graduated from the Honors English program at Georgetown University in 1997
Attended Actors Studio Drama School at New School University
Claim to Fame: As Will Tippin in TV series Alias (2001-2003)

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For the Bahamian discus thrower and shot putter, see Bradley Cooper (athlete).
Bradley Cooper

Cooper at the 2009 premiere of Whatever Works
Born January 5, 1975 (1975-01-05) (age 35)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1999–present
Spouse(s) Jennifer Esposito (m. 2006–2007) «start: (2006)–end+1: (2008)»"Marriage: Jennifer Esposito to Bradley Cooper" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Cooper)

Bradley Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American film, stage, and television actor. He is best known for the roles of Phil Wenneck in the film The Hangover, Will Tippin in the TV series Alias, Zachary "Sack" Lodge in the comedy film Wedding Crashers, Aidan Stone in TV series Nip/Tuck and Holden Bristow in the film Valentine's Day. Cooper has been confirmed to play Templeton "Face" Peck in the forthcoming The A-Team film.1

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Early life

Cooper was born an only child in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in nearby Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria (née Campano), is Italian-American, and his father, Charlie Cooper, is Irish-American and worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch.2 Cooper was raised Catholic.3 After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993,4 he attended Villanova University for his freshman year, then transferred to Georgetown University, from which he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1997.5 Later, he studied at the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University after hearing about the existence of the Actor's Studio from a Georgetown classmate.5 In fact, Bradley can be seen in the episode of Inside the Actor's Studio featuring Steven Spielberg, Robert De Niro and Jack Lemmon.

Career

Cooper began his professional acting career on the television series Sex and the City in 1998, and also served as a presenter for Globe Trekker. Cooper 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 film I Want to Marry Ryan Banks, 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. 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.6

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. Cooper also starred in Yes Man with Jim Carrey.

Cooper speaking to the crew of the USS Ronald Reagan in July 2009

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 film 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 starred in the hit 2009 film The Hangover with Ed Helms and Heather Graham, as well as the 2010 film Valentine's Day, alongside Jessica Alba, That '70s Show alums Ashton Kutcher and Topher Grace, fellow Alias alum Jennifer Garner, Jamie Foxx, Anne Hathaway, Patrick Dempsey, Jessica Biel, Eric Dane and Julia Roberts.

Cooper has filmed a role opposite Renee Zellweger in the movie Case 39.7 On June 9, 2009, he was announced8 to play the role of Templeton "Faceman" Peck in the live action remake of The A-Team, being directed by Joe Carnahan. Cooper has also been cast in the novel adaption film The Dark Fields, replacing Shia LaBeouf.9 He is set to star in the $34 Million thriller project The Grey, which is directed by Joe Carnahan.10

Personal life

Cooper was married to Jennifer Esposito.11 Four months after the marriage, it was announced they had split. They have since divorced.12

Cooper has been dating actress Renée Zellweger since 2009.13

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role 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
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
Yes Man Peter
2009 He's Just Not That into You Ben Gunders
The Hangover Phil Wenneck Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
All About Steve Steve Muller
New York, I Love You Gus Cooper
2010 Case 39 Douglas J. Ames
Valentine's Day Holden Bristow
The A Team Templeton "Face" Peck Filming14
Television
Year Title Role Notes -The Hangover 2 -Phil Wenneck
1999 Sex and the City Jake Episode: "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?"
2000-2001 The $treet Clay Hammond 5 episodes
2003 Miss Match Gary Episode: "I Got You Babe"
The Last Cowboy Morgan Murphy Television movie
2004 Touching Evil OSC Agent Mark Rivers 6 episodes
I Want to Marry Ryan Banks Todd Doherty Television movie
2004-2005 Jack & Bobby Tom Wexler Graham 14 episodes
2005 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Jason Whitaker Episode: "Night", crossover episode with Trial by Jury
Law & Order: Trial by Jury Episode: "Day", crossover episode with Special Victims Unit
2001-2006 Alias Will Tippin 46 episodes
2005-2006 Kitchen Confidential Jack Bourdain 13 episodes
2007-2009 Nip/Tuck Aidan Stone 6 episodes

References

  1. ^ Chris Hewitt (June 9, 2009). "Neeson And Cooper Are The A-Team". Empire Magazine. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=25013. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 
  2. ^ "BRADLEY COOPER IS HIGH ON THE HANGOVER". Men.Style.com. http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/cover-stars/200905/bradley-cooper-from-wedding-crashers-talks-the-hangover?currentPage=3. Retrieved 2009. 
  3. ^ http://www.theinsider.com/news/2820023_Bradley_Cooper_Says_He_Is_An_Old_Romantic
  4. ^ "Class of 1993 Members Inducted into the Academy Club". Germantown Academy. http://www.germantownacademy.net/default.aspx?RelID=620853&issearch=bradley%20cooper. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
  5. ^ a b "Bradley Cooper Biography". About.com. http://movies.about.com/od/cooperbradley/p/bradley-cooper.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
  6. ^ "Three Days of Rain". http://www.nytheatre.com/nytheatre/archweb/arch2006_23.htm. 
  7. ^ "Bradley, Renee Get Cozy in Barcelona". http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20297504,00.html. 
  8. ^ http://www.fusedfilm.com/2009/06/bradley-cooper-now-officially-in-talks-for-the-a-team/
  9. ^ Bradley Cooper Replaces Shia LaBeouf in 'Dark Fields'
  10. ^ Bradley Cooper vs Hungry Pack of Wolves in 'The Grey'
  11. ^ "Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito Marry". http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20006812,00.html. 
  12. ^ "Jennifer Esposito, Bradley Cooper Split". http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20037538,00.html. 
  13. ^ "Renée Zellweger biography". people.com. http://www.people.com/people/renee_zellweger/biography. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 
  14. ^ Chris Hewitt (June 9, 2009). "Neeson And Cooper Are The A-Team". Empire Magazine. http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=25013. Retrieved 2009-06-09. 

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