Bradley Charles Cooper born January 5, is an American actor and filmmaker. Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity list three times and on Time ' s list of the most influential people in the world in Cooper began his television and film career in with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City.
Shortly after, he made his film debut with a starring role in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer and gained some recognition as Will Tippin in the television series Alias — 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 film Wedding Crashers Cooper had his breakthrough in The Hangover , a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned sequels in and Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook , the black comedy American Hustle , and the war biopic American Sniper , which he also produced.
Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romance A Star Is Born Billboard number one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single " Shallow ". He has since produced the thrillers Joker and Nightmare Alley and co-wrote and directed the biographical drama Maestro , in which he also starred as Leonard Bernstein.
Cooper was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in He supports several charities that help fight cancer. Cooper was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk. Cooper was born on January 5, , in Abington Township, Pennsylvania , [ 2 ] near Philadelphia , and grew up in the nearby communities of Jenkintown and Rydal.
Describing himself as a child, Cooper has said: "I never lived the life of 'Oh, you're so good-looking'. People thought I was a girl when I was little, because I looked like a girl — maybe because my mother would keep my hair really long.
