BRADLEY COOPER

'Bradley Cooper' (born January 5, 1975) is a film, stage, and television actor. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is from Irish and Italian Heritage.^[1]
After graduating from Germantown Academy in 1993, Cooper attended Georgetown University, from which he graduated with a B.A. in English in 1997. Later, he studied at the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University before beginning his professional acting career on the television series ''Sex and the City'' in 1998. He also served as the host of Lonely Planet's ''Treks in a Wild World'' in 2000, and made his film debut in ''Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001), before landing his best-known role as Will Tippin in the successful television drama ''Alias'' (2001–2003). He returned twice to ''Alias'' as a guest star after leaving the show in 2003, and he also guest-starred on the short-lived TV series ''Miss Match'' in the same year.
Cooper starred in the ABC Family movie ''I Want to Marry Ryan Banks'' (2004), and appeared as a regular guest star in the WB series ''Jack & Bobby'' (2004–2005). He played the villain in the hit comedy ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005) and appeared in the film ''Failure to Launch'' (2006) as a friend of Matthew McConaughey's character. Cooper played the lead role in the Fox sitcom ''Kitchen Confidential'', based on a memoir by chef Anthony Bourdain, which debuted in September 2005. However, Fox announced in late 2005 that the series was canceled because of low ratings.
In March 2006, Cooper starred in ''Three Days of Rain'' on Broadway with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd at the Bernard B Jacobs Theater.^[2]
He was married to actress Jennifer Esposito. They were married in a small ceremony in December 30, 2006.^[3]
She has since filed for divorce. ^[4]

Contents

Filmography

References

External links

Filmography

★ ''Wet Hot American Summer'' (2001)

★ ''Alias'' — TV series (2001-2003 (reocurring until 2006))

★ ''My Little Eye'' (2002)

★ ''Carnival Knowledge'' (2002)

★ ''I Want to Marry Ryan Banks'' — TV (2004)

★ ''Jack & Bobby'' (2004–2005)

★ ''Wedding Crashers'' (2005)

★ ''Kitchen Confidential'' — TV series (2005)

★ ''Failure to Launch'' (2006)

★ ''Case 39'' (2007)

★ ''Midnight Meat Train'' (2008)

References

1. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177896/bio
2. Three Days of Rain
3. Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Esposito Marry
4. Jennifer Esposito, Bradley Cooper Split

Played in Hallmark movie "The Last Cowboy" 2003

External links

★ Interview with Bradley Cooper, July 2004

★ Bradley-Cooper.com, fan site

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