Editing Wunka (section)

==Media image and artistry==
''The Hollywood Reporter''{{'s}} Bill Phelps describes Cooper as the "epitome of cool".<ref name="thr2012"/> While his friends found him to be a "sweet, exceptionally open man with the defensive, insecure person" before his alcoholism, [[Brian Klugman]] (''The Words''{{'}} co-director and a childhood friend) says of him, "There's nobody who's better liked."<ref name="thr2012"/> Todd Phillips (the director of ''The Hangover Trilogy'') believes that Cooper's on-screen persona strongly contradicts with his personality. "He is very vulnerable{{snd}}insecure is not the right word{{nbs}}... And there's a warmth to him you would never know."<ref name="thr2012"/> Contrary to Phillips, Cooper believes that his personality relates to acting: "I enjoy people, that makes this profession a lot easier, and I can sleep anywhere. That's a skill."<ref name="telegraph"/>

As part of a career analysis, Oliver Lyttelton of [[IndieWire]] observed that early in his career, Cooper was [[Typecasting|typecast]] as "weaselly boyfriends or best friends in mainstream comedies", but later emerged as one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors after starring in several successful films.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lyttelton |first1=Oliver |title=From 'Alias' To 'American Sniper': How Bradley Cooper Became One Of Hollywood's Biggest Stars |url=https://indiewire.com/2015/01/from-alias-to-american-sniper-how-bradley-cooper-became-one-of-hollywoods-biggest-stars-268280/ |publisher=IndieWire |access-date=August 27, 2016 |date=January 19, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617132421/http://www.indiewire.com/2015/01/from-alias-to-american-sniper-how-bradley-cooper-became-one-of-hollywoods-biggest-stars-268280/ |archive-date=June 17, 2016}}</ref> Cooper is known for appearing in a range of films;<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bissinger |first1=Buzz |title=Cover Exclusive: Bradley Cooper Speaks About his Struggle with Addiction |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/12/bradley-cooper-cover-addiction-american-sniper#3 |access-date=August 27, 2016 |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=January 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911101340/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/12/bradley-cooper-cover-addiction-american-sniper |archive-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> Phelps credited him for "opt[ing] for the challenging and provocative, the small and interesting, risking the laid-back image that propelled him to fame".<ref name="thr2012"/> ''[[The Daily Beast]]''{{'}}s Oliver Lyttelton similarly praised Cooper for stepping outside his comfort zone by accepting parts that might initially not seem like perfect matches.<ref name="beast">{{cite news |last1=Schager |first1=Nick |title=How Bradley Cooper Became the World's Biggest Movie Star |url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/08/how-bradley-cooper-became-the-world-s-biggest-movie-star.html |access-date=August 27, 2016 |work=The Daily Beast |date=March 8, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709162318/http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/03/08/how-bradley-cooper-became-the-world-s-biggest-movie-star.html |archive-date=July 9, 2016}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine wrote of Cooper's craft: "It's hard to make people, especially your friends, forget who you are onscreen. But Bradley's that good."<ref name="time">{{cite news |title=Bradley Cooper: The World's 100 Most Influential People |url=http://time.com/3822978/bradley-cooper-2015-time-100/ |access-date=August 27, 2016 |magazine=Time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826055606/http://time.com/3822978/bradley-cooper-2015-time-100/ |archive-date=August 26, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Bradley Cooper TIFF 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Cooper at the [[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]

Cooper cites actor [[Daniel Day-Lewis]] as his favorite.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wakefield |first=Cassey |title=Bradley Cooper: The Whirlwind Life of an Ultimate Leading Man |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B6qEyMoTK0sC |year=2011 |publisher=Ebook.GD Publishing |isbn=978-1-61323-025-1}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Films that had influences include the French romantic drama ''[[Hiroshima mon amour]]'' (1959), the coming-of-age feature ''[[The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (film)|The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner]]'' (1962), the war films ''[[The Deer Hunter]]'' (1978) and ''[[Apocalypse Now]]'' (1979), ''The Elephant Man'' (1980), and comedies featuring [[Richard Pryor]].<ref name="weltbild"/> Reviewing his performances in ''Licorice Pizza'' and ''Nightmare Alley'', critic Charles Bramesco likened Cooper's screen persona to [[Joseph Merrick]], a severely deformed man in the [[Victorian era]], whom Cooper played in the 2014 Broadway play ''The Elephant Man''. Bramesco wrote:
{{blockquote|[Merrick] declined external help and instead conjured a certain animalistic quality from within himself to be measured against his core humanity. That negotiation between civility and our baser impulses{{snd}}the ego versus the id, for the psychoanalytically inclined{{snd}}forms the foundation of Cooper's classical leading-man screen persona. One of our last true movie stars has spent the majority of his career reiterating the internal tension of the role he's clung to like Rosebud, coaxing out the troubled chaos from within put-together men.<ref name="yahoo"/>}}

Cooper's sex appeal has been picked up by several media outlets, including ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine, which named him Sexiest Man Alive in 2011.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20315920_20545580,00.html |title=Bradley Cooper Is ''People''{{'}}s Sexiest Man Alive! |date=November 16, 2011 |work=People |last2=Triggs |first2=Charlotte |access-date=November 18, 2011 |first1=Alexis |last1=Chiu |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111118004636/http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0%2C%2C20315920_20545580%2C00.html |archive-date=November 18, 2011}}</ref> He was initially uncomfortable with the accolade, but later found it funny.<ref name="telegraph"/> In a June 2011 interview with ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', Cooper said, "Fall in love with my looks, fine, but stay with me for my talent."<ref name="esquire">{{cite news |last1=Taddeo |first1=Lisa |title=Dinner with Bradley |url=https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a10100/bradley-cooper-interview-0611/ |access-date=February 2, 2022 |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=February 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201145424/https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a10100/bradley-cooper-interview-0611/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Also that year, he was dubbed International Man of the Year by ''[[GQ]]'' and appeared in [[AskMen]]'s 49 most influential men.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/874670-u2-and-matt-smith-among-winners-at-gq-men-of-the-year-awards |title=U2 and Matt Smith among winners at GQ Men of the Year awards |last=Harmsworth |first=Andrei |date=September 6, 2011 |newspaper=Metro |access-date=March 18, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111223133733/http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/874670-u2-and-matt-smith-among-winners-at-gq-men-of-the-year-awards |archive-date=December 23, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Stephenson |first1=Alison |title=Steve Jobs tops AskMen's 49 most influential men list for 2011 |url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/steve-jobs-named-the-worlds-most-influential-man-in-askmens-49-most-influential-men-list/story-e6frfmqi-1226169891436 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |website=[[News.com.au]] |date=October 18, 2011 |archive-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201227035917/https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/steve-jobs-named-the-worlds-most-influential-man-in-askmens-49-most-influential-men-list/news-story/623569b4a395075d3d59c04c7223448f |url-status=live}}</ref> He ranked tenth on ''Empire''{{'s}} list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |title=The 100 Sexiest Movie Stars: The Top 20 |url=https://empireonline.com/movies/features/100-sexiest/ |access-date=August 29, 2016 |work=Empire |date=October 7, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828220419/http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/100-sexiest/ |archive-date=August 28, 2016}}</ref> He was one of the highest-paid actors in the world from 2013 to 2015 and in 2019, earning $28{{nbs}}million, $46{{nbs}}million, $41.5{{nbs}}million, and $57{{nbs}}million, respectively.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pomerantz |first1=Dorothy |title=Bradley Cooper And Lena Dunham Top Our List Of Celebrity 100 Up and Comers |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/06/26/bradley-cooper-and-lena-dunham-top-our-list-of-celebrity-100-up-and-comers/ |access-date=August 27, 2016 |work=[[Forbes]] |date=June 26, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920222811/http://www.forbes.com/sites/dorothypomerantz/2013/06/26/bradley-cooper-and-lena-dunham-top-our-list-of-celebrity-100-up-and-comers/ |archive-date=September 20, 2016}}<br>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/08/04/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2015-robert-downey-jr-leads-with-80-million-haul/ |title=The World's Highest-Paid Actors 2015: Robert Downey Jr. Leads With $80 Million Haul |date=August 4, 2015 |work=Forbes |last1=Robehmed |first1=Natalie |access-date=August 22, 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813124942/http://www.forbes.com/sites/natalierobehmed/2015/08/04/the-worlds-highest-paid-actors-2015-robert-downey-jr-leads-with-80-million-haul/ |archive-date=August 13, 2016}}<br>{{cite news |last1=Pomerantz |first1=Dorothy |title=Bradley Cooper – In Photos: Hollywood's Highest Paid Actors 2014 |url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ekhem/bradley-cooper-16/ |access-date=August 28, 2016 |work=Forbes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813164912/http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mfl45ekhem/bradley-cooper-16/ |archive-date=August 13, 2016}}<br>{{cite news |last1=Berg |first1=Madeline |title=The Highest-Paid Actors 2019: Dwayne Johnson, Bradley Cooper And Chris Hemsworth |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/08/21/the-highest-paid-actors-2019-dwayne-johnson-bradley-cooper-and-chris-hemsworth/#66c8c7e92b96 |date=August 21, 2019 |access-date=August 23, 2019 |work=Forbes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823000456/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2019/08/21/the-highest-paid-actors-2019-dwayne-johnson-bradley-cooper-and-chris-hemsworth/#66c8c7e92b96 |archive-date=August 23, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Forbes]]'' ranked him first on their Celebrity 100: Ones To Watch list in 2013.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1723414/ellen-oscar-selfie-richest-celebs/ |title=Ellen's Oscar Selfie Breaks the $1 Billion Mark |date=March 3, 2014 |access-date=August 29, 2016 |author=Montgomery, James |publisher=[[MTV News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911060428/http://www.mtv.com/news/1723414/ellen-oscar-selfie-richest-celebs/ |archive-date=September 11, 2016}}</ref> In 2014, 2015 and 2019, he featured on [[Celebrity 100]], a list based on the income and popularity of celebrities, as selected annually by ''Forbes''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bradley Cooper |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/bradley-cooper/ |access-date=February 2, 2017 |work=Forbes |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818061623/http://www.forbes.com/profile/bradley-cooper/ |archive-date=August 18, 2016}}</ref> ''Time'' magazine named him one of the [[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]] in 2015.<ref name="time"/> Cooper's films have earned a total of $13{{nbs}}billion worldwide.<ref>{{cite web |title=Top Stars at the Worldwide Box Office |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/box-office-star-records/worldwide/lifetime-acting/top-grossing-stars |publisher=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]] |access-date=February 1, 2024}}</ref>