Bradley Cooper on screen and stage

A photograph of Bradley Cooper, as he smiles away from the camera.
Cooper at the premiere of American Hustle

Bradley Cooper is an American actor and producer. He began his career with a brief role in the sitcom Sex and the City (1999) and as the host of the tourism show Globe Trekker the following year. He made his screen debut in Wet Hot American Summer (2001) as a gay counselor—a role he later reprised in the film's prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015), an eight-episode Netflix series.[1] In the action television series Alias, Cooper achieved some success for the role of Will Tippin, although he only played an active role in the series for the first few seasons.[2]

Cooper's supporting part in the commercially successful comedy Wedding Crashers (2005) improved his career prospects,[3] but also led to him being typecast as the best friend to the main character in such comedies as Failure to Launch (2006), The Rocker (2008), and He's Just Not That Into You (2009).[4] During this period, Cooper also continued starring in television shows, such as the 2005 sitcom Kitchen Confidential, and played a dual role in a 2006 onstage production of Three Days of Rain. However, the former was cancelled after four episodes due to low ratings.[5] His breakthrough came with the role of a reckless teacher in the comedy The Hangover (2009),[6] which became one of the highest grossing R-rated films of all time.[7] Cooper continued to take on parts in several blockbusters, including The A-Team (2010), Limitless, and The Hangover Part II (both in 2011).[8]

Cooper appeared in four films in 2012, including the critically acclaimed The Place Beyond the Pines and Silver Linings Playbook. His performance in the latter in particular was widely praised,[6] and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, among other awards.[9] Cooper's profile continued to expand as he took on major roles in several successful films—American Hustle (2013), Guardians of the Galaxy, and American Sniper (both in 2014).[4] After receiving Academy Award nominations for American Hustle and American Sniper, he became the tenth actor in history to receive an Academy Award nomination in three consecutive years.[9][lower-alpha 1] Cooper returned to stage works for the 2014 run of The Elephant Man, where he played the severely deformed Joseph Merrick. His performance drew praise from critics, and earned him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.[10] None of his 2015 films—Aloha, Burnt, or Joy—performed particularly well at the box office.[8]

Film

Title Year Role(s) Director(s) Notes Ref.
Wet Hot American Summer 2001 Ben Wain, DavidDavid Wain [11]
Changing Lanes 2002 Pinella, GordonGordon Pinella Michell, RogerRoger Michell Deleted scene [12]
My Little Eye 2002 Patterson, TravisTravis Patterson Evans, MarcMarc Evans [13]
Bending All the Rules 2002 Jeff Klein, MorganMorgan Klein
Peter Knight		 [14]
Wedding Crashers 2005 Lodge, Zachary "Sack"Zachary "Sack" Lodge Dobkin, DavidDavid Dobkin [15]
Failure to Launch 2006 Demo Dey, TomTom Dey [16]
Comebacks, TheThe Comebacks 2007 Cowboy Brady, TomTom Brady [17]
Older Than America 2008 Luke Lightning, GeorginaGeorgina Lightning [18]
Rocker, TheThe Rocker 2008 Trash Cattaneo, PeterPeter Cattaneo [19]
Midnight Meat Train, TheThe Midnight Meat Train 2008 Kaufman, LeonLeon Kaufman Kitamura, RyuheiRyuhei Kitamura [20]
Yes Man 2008 Peter Reed, PeytonPeyton Reed [21]
He's Just Not That Into You 2009 Ben Kwapis, KenKen Kwapis [22]
Hangover, TheThe Hangover 2009 Phil Phillips, ToddTodd Phillips [23]
Case 39 2009 Ames, DouglasDouglas Ames Alvart, ChristianChristian Alvart [24]
All About Steve 2009 Steve Traill, PhilPhil Traill [25]
New York, I Love You 2009 Gus Various[lower-alpha 2] Appears in the segment directed by Allen Hughes. [26]
Valentine's Day 2010 Holden Marshall, GarryGarry Marshall [27]
Brother's Justice 2010 Himself / Dwight Sage[lower-alpha 3] Shepard, DaxDax Shepard [28]
A-Team, TheThe A-Team 2010 Templeton Peck Carnahan, JoeJoe Carnahan [29]
Limitless 2011 Morra, EddieEddie Morra Burger, NeilNeil Burger Also executive producer [30]
Hangover Part II, TheThe Hangover Part II 2011 Phil Phillips, ToddTodd Phillips [31]
Kaylien 2011 Father Human Saldana, ZoeZoe Saldana Short film [32]
Words, TheThe Words 2012 Jansen, RoryRory Jansen Klugman, BrianBrian Klugman
Lee Sternthal		 Also executive producer [33]
Hit and Run 2012 Dimitri, AlexAlex Dimitri Shepard, DaxDax Shepard [34]
Place Beyond the Pines, TheThe Place Beyond the Pines 2012 Cross, AveryAvery Cross Cianfrance, DerekDerek Cianfrance [35]
Silver Linings Playbook 2012 Solitano, Jr., Patrick "Pat"Patrick "Pat" Solitano, Jr. Russell, David O.David O. Russell Also executive producer [36]
Hangover Part III, TheThe Hangover Part III 2013 Phil Phillips, ToddTodd Phillips [37]
American Hustle 2013 DiMaso, RichieRichie DiMaso Russell, David O.David O. Russell Also executive producer [38]
Guardians of the Galaxy 2014 Rocket Gunn, JamesJames Gunn Voice role [39]
Serena 2014 Pemberton, GeorgeGeorge Pemberton Bier, SusanneSusanne Bier [40]
American Sniper 2014 Kyle, ChrisChris Kyle Eastwood, ClintClint Eastwood Also producer [41]
Aloha 2015 Gilcrest, BrianBrian Gilcrest Crowe, CameronCameron Crowe [42]
Burnt 2015 Jones, AdamAdam Jones Wells, JohnJohn Wells [43]
Joy 2015 Walker, NeilNeil Walker Russell, David O.David O. Russell [44]
10 Cloverfield Lane 2016 Ben Trachtenberg, DanDan Trachtenberg Voice role [45]
War Dogs 2016 Girard, HenryHenry Girard Phillips, ToddTodd Phillips Also producer [46]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 2017 Rocket Gunn, JamesJames Gunn In post-production; voice role [47]

Television

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Sex and the City 1999 Jake Episode: "They Shoot Single People, Don't They?" [48]
Wall to Wall Records 2000 Unknown Television film [49]
The Street 2000–01 Hammond, ClayClay Hammond 5 episodes [50]
Globe Trekker 2000–01 Himself 9 episodes [51]
Alias 2001–06 Tippin, WillWill Tippin 46 episodes [52]
The Last Cowboy 2003 Murphy, MorganMorgan Murphy Television film [53]
Miss Match 2003 Gary Episode: "I Got You Babe" [54]
I Want to Marry Ryan Banks 2004 Doherty, ToddTodd Doherty Television film [55]
Touching Evil 2004 Rivers, MarkMark Rivers 6 episodes [56]
Jack & Bobby 2004–05 Graham, Tom WexlerTom Wexler Graham 14 episodes [57]
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 2005 Whitaker, JasonJason Whitaker Episode: "Night" [58]
Law & Order: Trial by Jury 2005 Whitaker, JasonJason Whitaker Episode: "Day" [59]
Kitchen Confidential 2005–06 Bourdain, JackJack Bourdain 13 episodes [5]
Nip/Tuck 2007–09 Stone, AidanAidan Stone 6 episodes [60]
Saturday Night Live 2009 Host Episode: "Bradley Cooper/TV on the Radio" [61]
Saturday Night Live 2013 Himself Episode: "Zach Galifianakis/Of Monsters and Men" [62]
Saturday Night Live 2015 Craig Episode: Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special [63]
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 2015 Ben 7 episodes [64]
Limitless 2015–16 Morra, EddieEddie Morra 4 episodes; also executive producer [65]
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration 2016 Himself Special presenter [66]
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later 2017 Ben [67]

Theatre

Title Year Role Venue Ref.
Three Days of Rain 2006 Pip/Theo[lower-alpha 3] Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre [68]
The Understudy 2008 Jake Williamstown Theatre Festival [69]
The Elephant Man 2014–15 Merrick, JohnJohn Merrick Booth Theatre / Theatre Royal, Haymarket [70]

Notes

  1. ↑ Other actors who have received nominations in three consecutive years include: Spencer Tracy, Gary Cooper, Gregory Peck, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson, William Hurt, and Russell Crowe.[9]
  2. ↑ The film was an anthology of 11 short films each directed by a different director. In alphabetical order, Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Randy Balsmeyer, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner, Shekhar Kapur, Joshua Marston, Natalie Portman, and Jiang Wen.
  3. 1 2 Cooper portrayed two characters

References

  1. ↑ Mumford, Gwilym (July 28, 2015). "Wet Hot American Summer: the obscure cult favourite is about to get a TV reboot". The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Galloway, Stephen (September 5, 2012). "Bradley Cooper: The Serious Evolution of a Leading Man". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Bradley Cooper". Biography.com. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. 1 2 Lyttelton, Oliver (January 19, 2015). "From 'Alias' To 'American Sniper': How Bradley Cooper Became One Of Hollywood's Biggest Stars". IndieWire. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Alter, Ethan (August 14, 2015). "What to Binge This Weekend: Bradley Cooper in 'Kitchen Confidential'". Yahoo!. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  6. 1 2 Reid, Ricki (November 23, 2012). "Post-Hangover bliss: Bradley Cooper interview". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  7. ↑ "All Time Box Office — R Rated Films". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "Bradley Cooper". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Siegemund-Broka, Austin (January 15, 2015). "Oscars: Bradley Cooper Becomes 10th Actor Ever To Score Three-Peat Nomination". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Tony Award Winners 2015: Full List". Variety. June 7, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  11. ↑ Hayes, Britt (December 10, 2013). "See the Cast of 'Wet Hot American Summer' Then and Now". Screen Crush. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  12. ↑ Changing Lanes
  13. ↑ "My Little Eye (2002) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Bending All the Rules (2002) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  15. ↑ Ryan, Mike (January 8, 2015). "On Having A Strange Emotional Attachment To 'Wedding Crashers,' Of All Movies". Uproxx. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  16. ↑ Ebert, Roger (March 9, 2006). "Failure to Launch". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  17. ↑ The Comebacks
  18. ↑ Malcolm, Gabrielle (March 11, 2012). "'Older than America', Retitled to 'American Evil'". PopMatters. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  19. ↑ The Rocker
  20. ↑ "The Midnight Meat Train Review". IGN. July 31, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  21. ↑ "Yes Man (2008) – Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  22. ↑ "He's Just Not That Into You (2009) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  23. ↑ Reid, Vicki (November 23, 2012). "Post–Hangover bliss: Bradley Cooper interview". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  24. ↑ Case 39
  25. ↑ Phillips, Michael (September 4, 2009). "'All About Steve' movie review: Sandra Bullock romantic comedy needs a rewrite". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  26. ↑ "New York, I Love You (2008) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  27. ↑ Eldredge, Richard L. (February 12, 2010). "Julia Roberts, Garry Marshall reunite for 'Valentine's Day'". Atlanta. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  28. ↑ Webster, Andy (September 8, 2011). "No Plot, No Story, No Kicks: Want to Back My Movie?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2016.
  29. ↑ Travers, Peter (June 10, 2010). "The A-Team". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  30. ↑ "Limitless (2011) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  31. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (May 26, 2011). "The Hangover Part II – review". The Guardian. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  32. ↑ Obenson, Tambay A. (October 26, 2011). "Watch Zoe Saldana's Directorial Debut "Kaylien"". IndieWire. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  33. ↑ McCarthy, Todd (January 30, 2012). "The Words: Sundance Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Hit & Run (2012) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  35. ↑ Pockross, Adam (August 6, 2013). "Bradley Cooper Talks 'Place Beyond the Pines' & His Most Complex Character Yet". Yahoo! Movies. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Silver Linings Playbook (2012) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  37. ↑ "The Hangover Part III Cast and Crew". TV Guide. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  38. ↑ "American Hustle (2013) - Cast and Crew". AllMovie. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  39. ↑ Zacharek, Stephanie (July 30, 2014). "Guardians Of The Galaxy: Beware The Movie That's Too Much Fun". The Village Voice. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  40. ↑ Collin, Robbie (October 23, 2014). "Serena, review, 'intensely unlikeable'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  41. ↑ Keegan, Rebecca (February 12, 2015). "Bradley Cooper on 'American Sniper': Chris Kyle 'didn't really leave me'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  42. ↑ Shone, Tom (May 29, 2015). "Aloha review – inspiration overdose at the pixie-dust buffet". The Guardian. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  43. ↑ Genzlinger, Neil (October 29, 2015). "Review: 'Burnt,' With Bradley Cooper as a Chef Fresh From Rehab". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  44. ↑ Chang, Justin (December 7, 2015). "Film Review: 'Joy'". Variety. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  45. ↑ Sullivan, Kevin P. (March 11, 2016). "Yes, that's Bradley Cooper in 10 Cloverfield Lane". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  46. ↑ Lamothe, Dan (August 19, 2016). "A cocky arms dealer fleeced the Pentagon in 'War Dogs.' Now he's fighting for movie profits.". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  47. ↑ Hardingham-Gill, Tamara (February 17, 2016). "Confirmed: Kurt Russell will star in Guardians Of The Galaxy 2". Metro. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  48. ↑ Kornowski, Liat (April 12, 2014). "All The Celebrity Cameos You Missed Watching 'Sex And The City' The First Time Around". The Huffington Post. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
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  50. ↑ Heller, Corinne (May 28, 2015). "Bradley Cooper, From Alias to Aloha: Bleach-Blond Star Gushes About His 1st Big TV Role in TBT Video—Watch!". E!. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
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  52. ↑ Gennis, Sadie (December 17, 2013). "Bradley Cooper: I Wanted to "Kill Myself" on Alias". TV Guide. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  53. ↑ "The Last Cowboy (2003) - Acting Credits". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  54. ↑ "Watch Miss Match Season 1, Episode 5: I Got You Babe". TV Guide. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  55. ↑ "I Want to Marry Ryan Banks (2004) - Acting Credits". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  56. ↑ Hayes, Britt (January 29, 2013). "Way Back When: Bradley Cooper". Townsquare Media. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  57. ↑ Vick, Megan (May 3, 2015). "'Jack and Bobby' cast 10 years later: An Oscar nominee, a wallflower and some 'Mad Men'". Zap2it. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
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  59. ↑ "Law & Order: Trial by Jury Season 1, Episode 11 Day". TV Guide. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  60. ↑ "Nip/Tuck Cast". TV Guide. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  61. ↑ Tucker, Ken (February 8, 2009). "'Saturday Night Live' last night: Well, at least TV On The Radio was pretty great". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  62. ↑ Sims, David (May 5, 2013). "Saturday Night Live: "Zach Galifianakis; Of Monsters And Men"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  63. ↑ Locker, Melissa (February 15, 2015). "SNL 40: Bradley Cooper Makes Out With Betty White as Taylor Swift Watches". Time. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  64. ↑ Snierson, Dan (July 30, 2015). "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp creators give you teases for 40 characters". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  65. ↑ Han, Angie (May 13, 2015). "Bradley Cooper to Reprise 'Limitless' Movie Role on 'Limitless' TV Series". /Film. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  66. ↑ Rodulfo, Kristina (November 16, 2016). "Everything That Happened at BET's White House Party for the Obamas". Elle. Retrieved November 20, 2016.
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  68. ↑ Brantley, Ben (April 20, 2006). "Enough Said About 'Three Days of Rain.' Let's Talk Julia Roberts!". The New York Times. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  69. ↑ Rizzo, Frank (July 31, 2008). "Review: 'The Understudy'". Variety. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  70. ↑ The Elephant Man
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