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{{Short description|American actor and filmmaker (born 1975)}}
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| name        = Bradley Cooper
| image       = Bradley Cooper 2023 (cropped).jpg
| alt         = photo of Bradley Cooper in 2023
| caption     = Cooper in 2023
| birth_name  = Bradley Charles Cooper
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1975|1|5}}
| birth_place = [[Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania|Abington Township, Pennsylvania]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/10/30/bradley-cooper-shares-extremely-important-message-urging-pennsylvanians-to-vote/ |title=Bradley Cooper Shares 'Extremely Important' Message Urging Pennsylvanians To Vote |quote=I was born in Abington. I grew up in Montgomery County. |date=October 30, 2020 |publisher=CBS Philly |access-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-date=February 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207214845/https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/10/30/bradley-cooper-shares-extremely-important-message-urging-pennsylvanians-to-vote/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
| education   = {{Plain list|
* [[Georgetown University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
* [[The New School]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
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| occupation  = {{hlist|Actor|film director|film producer|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 1999–present
| spouse       = {{marriage|[[Jennifer Esposito]]|2006|2007|end=divorced}}
| works        = [[List of Bradley Cooper performances|Full list]]
| awards       = [[List of awards and nominations received by Bradley Cooper|Full list]]
| partner      = [[Zoe Saldaña]]<br />(2011–2013)<br />[[Irina Shayk]]<br />(2015–2019)
| children     = 1
| signature    = Bradley Cooper signature.svg
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'''Bradley Charles Cooper''' (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker.<!--Note:Do not put singer as his occupation just because he portrayed one in a film.--> He is the recipient of [[List of awards and nominations received by Bradley Cooper|various accolades]], including a [[British Academy Film Award]] and two [[Grammy Awards]], in addition to nominations for twelve [[Academy Awards]], six [[Golden Globe Awards]], and a [[Tony Award]]. Cooper appeared on the [[Celebrity 100|''Forbes'' Celebrity 100]] three times and on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s list of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2015. [[List of Bradley Cooper performances|His films]] have grossed $13{{nbsp}}billion worldwide and he has been placed four times in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors.

Cooper enrolled in the [[Master of Fine Arts|Master of Fine Arts (MFA)]] program at the [[Actors Studio]] in 2000 after beginning his career in 1999 with a guest role in the television series ''[[Sex and the City]]''. He made his film debut in the comedy ''[[Wet Hot American Summer]]'' (2001), and gained some recognition as [[Will Tippin]] in the television series ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (2001–2006). After his role in the show was demoted, he began to have career doubts but gained some recognition with a supporting part in the comedy film ''[[Wedding Crashers]]'' (2005). He had his breakthrough in ''[[The Hangover]]'' (2009), a critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned two sequels in [[The Hangover Part II|2011]] and [[The Hangover Part III|2013]], and his career progressed with starring roles in ''[[Limitless (film)|Limitless]]'' (2011) and ''[[The Place Beyond the Pines]]'' (2012).

Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedy ''[[Silver Linings Playbook]]'' (2012), the black comedy ''[[American Hustle]]'' (2013), and the war biopic ''[[American Sniper]]'' (2014), which he also produced. In 2014, he portrayed [[Joseph Merrick]] in a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] revival of ''[[The Elephant Man (play)|The Elephant Man]]'' and began voicing [[Rocket (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Rocket]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. In 2018, Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romance ''[[A Star Is Born (2018 film)|A Star Is Born]]''. He won a [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music|BAFTA Award]] and two Grammys for his contributions to its U.S. [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] number one [[A Star Is Born (2018 soundtrack)|soundtrack]] and its chart-topping lead single "[[Shallow (Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper song)|Shallow]]". He has since produced the thrillers ''[[Joker (2019 film)|Joker]]'' (2019) and ''[[Nightmare Alley (2021 film)|Nightmare Alley]]'' (2021), and directed the biographical drama ''[[Maestro (2023 film)|Maestro]]'' (2023), in which he also starred as [[Leonard Bernstein]].

Cooper was named ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine's [[Sexiest Man Alive]] in 2011. 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]].