**Bradley Charles Cooper** (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor, filmmaker, occasional singer and producer. He is best known for his roles in the movies, *The Hangover*, *The A-Team*, *Wedding Crashers* and *Limitless*. He appeared in the 2012 movie *Hit and Run*. In 2011, he sang Shallow (Lady Gaga Song) at the Oscars*People* magazine named Cooper "Sexiest Man Alive". According to Pinkvilla, Cooper is one of the most famous actors of all time.

Early life
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Cooper was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He grew up in nearby Jenkintown, Pennsylvania. His parents were Gloria (née Campano) and Charles J. Cooper. Cooper was raised Catholic.

While attending Germantown Academy, Cooper worked at the *Philadelphia Daily News*. After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993, Cooper attended Villanova University for his first year, then transferred to Georgetown University.

Career
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Cooper began his career after a small guest role in an episode of *Sex and the City* in 1999. He starred in his first movie *West Hot American Summer* (2001).

Cooper then landed the role as Will Trippin the drama series *Alias*. After leaving Alias in 2003, Cooper guest-starred on the short-lived TV series *Miss Match*, and later returned twice to Alias to reprise his role in guest appearances.

Afterwards, Cooper began starring in small television movies for ABC Family. He starred in *I Want to Marry Ryan Banks*. He then appeared in a television series called *Jack & Bobby*.

In March 2006, Cooper starred in *Three Days of Rain* on Broadway with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater.

Cooper appeared in Season 5 of *Nip/Tuck* as Aidan Stone, a television star on the fictional show *Hearts 'N Scalpels*. In 2008, Cooper had roles in *Yes Man* with Jim Carrey and in *The Rocker* with Rainn Wilson. On February 7, 2009, Cooper hosted *Saturday Night Live*.

In 2009, Cooper starred in the movies *He's Just Not That Into You*, *Case 39*, *All About Steve*, and ''*The Hangover*. In 2012, he starred with Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence in David O. Russell's *Silver Linings Playbook*. 

In 2013, Cooper reprised his role as Phil Wenneck in the third and final installment of The Hangover trilogy, *The Hangover Part III*. That year, Cooper starred in *American Hustle*, with Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. His performance earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

He starred in *Guardians of the Galaxy,* providing the voice of Rocket Raccoon. Cooper stars in the 2018 remake of *A Star Is Born* alongside Lady Gaga. Cooper also directs the remake. In 2019, he produced the comic book thriller movie *Joker*.

Personal life
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Cooper was married to Jennifer Esposito from December 2006 until they divorced in November 2007. He is Catholic.

Cooper began dating Russian model Irina Shayk in 2015. They welcomed their first daughter, Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper, on March 21, 2017. They ended their relationship in 2019.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to ***Bradley Cooper***.

* Bradley Cooper on IMDb
* Bradley Cooper at the Internet Broadway Database
* Works by or about Bradley Cooper in libraries (WorldCat catalog)