Bradley Cooper, the filmography of which has more than 30 films, only in recent years has become very popular throughout the world. This wonderful actor for quite a long time sought recognition and success, although he has undoubted talent, charismatic appearance and profile education. To date, he is the owner of several nominations for the most prestigious film awards and MTV channel awards. Bradley Cooper, whose films every year increase his popularity, in 2011 was recognized by the American magazine "People" as the sexiest actor of the year.
Family actor
As Bradley himself has repeatedly pointed out, his multinational family has always been of great importance to him. It best combines American, Irish and Italian roots. The actor was born in Philadelphia (USA) on January 5, 1975 in the family of stockbroker Charlie Cooper. His childhood was held in Jankintown. Bradley and his older sister were brought up according to the canons of the Roman Catholic Church in strictness and obedience.
Bradley Cooper Education
His father was always an authority for his son, therefore, despite childhood dreams of an actor's career, after school he studied for 1 year at the University of Villanova, after which he transferred to the Germantown Academy, which he graduated with the specialty "English." Only having received an education and realizing that this is not the way that he wants to go any further, Bradley entered the well-known New York "New School" of acting. After graduating in 2000, he received a master's degree in Fine Arts. At the same time, all the teachers of this educational institution enthusiastically spoke about the talent of their pupil, prophesying to him a successful future in the film business. Bradley knows French very well, which he speaks fluently.
A difficult road to success
Despite the talent, cute appearance and education received, at the beginning of 2000 very few people knew what kind of actor Bradley Cooper was. His filmography at this time consisted of small episodes in such TV series as "Sex and the City", "Law and Order". Bradley Cooper, whose growth allowed him to play diverse roles, could not find a decent job for himself. A real breakthrough for him was the participation in the project "Spy", the star of which was Jennifer Garner. The series was awarded prestigious awards. Although Cooper lasted only 2 seasons in this series, his work was noted by both spectators and critics. The debut in the big movie took place in a rather ambiguous youth film "Hot American Summer", where he got a small role as a gay man. In these years, Cooper was interrupted by a variety of types of work. At the same time he was not addicted to alcohol and drugs. Only after he broke his head unconscious (there was a large scar on his forehead), he pulled himself together.
Working in a movie
Several years in a row, actor Bradley Cooper acted in different projects. It was both movies and serials. Most of them are unlikely to remember anyone, since they had neither artistic value nor popularity with viewers. Among them was the series "Parts of the body" and films such as "One Eye", "The Last Cowboy", "Touch of Evil", "Love and Other Troubles", "Realities of Love", "Matchmaker", "Naked Drummer", " Avengers "," Always say "Yes", "Promise - does not mean getting married", "Older than America", "New York, I love you", "Uninvited guests", "Midnight Express" (2008) and others. Only the last film, shot in the genre of a brutal thriller, allowed Bradley to show his talent the most. In other pictures, no matter how he tried to prove himself, against the background of the "mediocre" plot, all efforts were lost. But in this difficult time for becoming a young actor he needed to perfect his skills and earn money for his existence. Bradley Cooper, whose films did not bring him success, continued to constantly go to castings and hope for his luck.
It would seem that the actor smiled luck, and in 2005 he was offered the leading role in the comedy series "Secrets in the Kitchen", but even then Bradley was unlucky. Despite the fact that the work was done very worthy, the show lasted only one season. The film "Case number 39" (2007), on the set of which he met his future friend Renee Zellweger, did not have box office success. Well, the comedy with Sandra Bullock "All about Steve" (2009), critics generally blown to the nines.
Work on television and in the theater
In addition to filming in films and serials, Bradley Cooper has repeatedly appeared in various television productions. So, he participated in the programs "Entertainment tonight", "Saturday night on the air", "Good morning, America", "Today" and many others. He also noted in several theatrical productions on Broadway. In 2006, the actor played in the play "Three rainy days" with Julia Roberts. His most significant work was the role of Maverick in the new version of the drama "Elephant Man." In it, the rather handsome Bradley was able to create the image of an ugly and unhappy character with little or no makeup. His work received positive feedback from critics and viewers. Bradley also participated in the filming of the program "Discovery" on "Extreme Treks in a Wild World". All of the above work shows the versatility of the talent of Cooper.
First grandiose success
Bradley Cooper, whose filmography several years in a row was replenished with not too successful paintings, caught his luck by the tail, when he played one of the leading roles in the regular comedy of Todd Phillips. No one even imagined that this rather low-budget film ($ 35 million) would bring its creators fees of almost 500 million. "Hangover in Vegas" (2009) was a real blessing for Bradley. He brought him not only decent fees, but also wide popularity. In this film, Cooper showed himself as a comedian and dramatic actor. However, those who previously simply did not notice this artist, began to offer him work in a variety of projects. Now Bradley could afford to choose the role he liked, and not be removed in anything.
The way to Olympus Hollywood
After the staggering success of "The Bachelor Party" the actor began to carefully treat the choice of roles. The films with Bradley Cooper after 2009 were quite successful. At the same time, in addition to the fees that have risen at times, the actor was able to translate various images on the screen, once again proving the diversity of his talents. So, in the comic thriller "Team A" (2010), he got the role of a gallant officer, Lovelace, whom he successfully embodied on the screen. In a small episode in the film "Valentine's Day" (2010), full of stars of the first magnitude, he convincingly showed the emotional experiences of a man of non-traditional orientation. And in the film "Areas of Darkness", working with the magnificent Robert de Niro, he embodied generally two diametrically opposite images, the same in their credibility. Also revealed the dramatic talent of the actor films of 2012: "Words", "The place under the pines", "My boyfriend is a psycho." In the last picture he again worked with Robert de Niro. In a pair with the rising star of Hollywood, Jennifer Lawrence, he created a wonderful duet. For work in this film, Cooper was nominated for an Oscar. Although the cherished statuette he did not get, his partner got her for her role in this picture.
New "Bachelor Party"
After the first film that made Bradley famous, the actor starred in his sequel two more times. The second picture was released in 2011. For this role, Cooper has already received $ 5 million (against 600 thousand for the first "Bachelor Party"). For the third film Bradley Cooper (2013 was marked by a premiere) received 15 million. Despite the repeated success of the "Bachelor Party", it was decided that this franchise will no longer be continued. At the same time, Bradley Cooper, whose filmography to date is rich in very strong and successful roles, many viewers in the view and remains a shirt-guy Phil from the picture of the hilariously funny adventures of bosom friends.
Bradley Cooper: works for 2013
Last year, the screens went to the detective comedy "The Scam in American", in which, in addition to Bradley, are busy and other famous actors. In this film Cooper got a secondary role, but he as always executed it simply brilliantly. For it, he was nominated for an Oscar for the second time. Also in the work is the drama "Serena", where the actor again works with Jennifer Lawrence. In addition, announcements in such films as "American Sniper" and "Paradise Lost" are announced. It remains only to hope that the films with Bradley Cooper will have a huge success with the audience.
Personal life
Despite the fact that the spectacular man Bradley Cooper, whose height is 185 cm (weight 85 kg), at one time met with Renee Zellweger (the couple broke up in 2011) and Zoe Saldana (divorced in 2012), he is still listed in the Bachelors. The artist was married only once, in 2006, on the little-known actress Jennifer Esposito. Their marriage lasted only 4 months. Recently, Cooper meets with the English model Sookie Waterhouse, who is twice as young as him. Friends of the actor believe that the interference of Bradley with women is the mother of Gloria, who, after the death of his father, occupies the main place in his son's life.