Bradley Cooper looks unrecognizable on the set of his new movie ‘Maestro,’ as he is portraying a much older character, with gray hair, wrinkles and a very formal outfit.The 47-year-old Hollywood actor, who is among the list of stars threatening to run for president of the United States, was spotted in Central Park while shooting some scenes for the movie in New York City, acting alongside Carey Mulligan.Bradley is currently facing backlash as he is now playing American conductor and West Side Story composer Leonard Bernstein, while Mulligan is playing his wife Felicia Montealegre. The Netflix movie is set to premiere in 2023 and it will explore the 25-year relationship between the couple, after they met in 1946.And while the actor seems to be adjusting to the role, many online users have accused the production of the film of being “anti-Semitic,” as they believe a Jewish man should have been chosen for the role.Bradley was photographed wearing a tan suit, a pink dress shirt, and a red tie while Carey walked by his side wearing a white jacket and matching skirt with an orange top.The actor has yet to share any details about his preparation to portray Bernstein following the criticism, however during an interview with Variety he revealed that he “wanted to be a conductor since I was a kid,” adding, ”I was obsessed with it, asked Santa Claus for a baton when I was eight.”“Listening to music, falling in love with it and being able to really know every single moment of a piece, like Tchaikovsky’s Opus 35 in D major, this violin concerto.
Bradley Cooper mocked over Oscar best actor nomination by ‘hero’ female actress
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Gallery: 'It’s kind of a nice voyeuristic way to see your man, but I am weird in that way!' What the stars REALLY THINK think of their partners' sex scenes. . . (BANG Showbiz)The father-of-one, who shares five-year-old daughter Lea de Seine with his model ex Irina Shayk, 36, also recalled being mocked a separate time for being undeserving of one of his Oscar nominations.
He earned his first Oscar nomination in 2013 for best actor for ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ and said he was “levitating” when he found himself competing in the category against Daniel Day-Lewis, 65, Hugh Jackman, 53, Joaquin Phoenix, 47, and 67-year-old Denzel Washington. He told the podcast a “hero female actress” approached him and turned up her nose up at his inclusion. Cooper added: “She’s like, ‘I saw your movie.
You deserve the nom. ’ “I was like, ‘What? I’m sorry, what?’ ‘The nom. ’ Then, like 10 or 20 minutes later – I’m not kidding – I passed her going to the bathroom and she mouths it, ‘The nom.
’ I remember (thinking), ‘What the f*** is this town?’ Can you imagine saying that to somebody? You’ve got to be f***** up to do that. ” Cooper also admitted he felt “worthless” and “insecure” as an actor early on in his film career.
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Howard Stern Picks Bradley Cooper for Vice President: ‘He’ll Bring in the Female Vote Like You Can’t Believe’
Zack Sharf Howard Stern announced earlier this week a potential run for president in 2024, and it didn’t take long for the Sirius XM radio host to find the perfect running mate. Stern’s vice president pick is none other than Bradley Cooper. The host claimed on his eponymous radio show that he had texted with Cooper about being his vice president and that Cooper agreed, although the Oscar nominee’s camp has yet to confirm (via Entertainment Weekly).“Early this morning I was texting back-and-forth with someone I was interested in potentially being my vice president when I run,” Cooper said.
Bradley Cooper recalls famous director mocking his Oscar nominations
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Bradley Cooper to Director Who Questioned His Oscar Nominations: ‘Go F— Yourself’
SmartLess podcast, he was talking to a thrice-Oscar-nominated actress (whose name he also withheld) and the director. The helmer told the actor, “What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she’s only got three?'”Cooper, who now has nine total Academy Award nominations for co-producing “Joker,” and “Nightmare Alley,” was stunned.
Bradley Cooper says a famous director mocked him for having seven Oscar nominations
Oscar nominations.The actor, who was speaking on the SmartLess podcast, recalled the incident during the awards season for his film A Star Is Born.Cooper was nominated for three Oscars for the music film, adding to the four nominations that he’d already earned across his career.At a party during the season, Cooper reportedly met a famous director who poked fun at his nominations while he was joined by a friend who is a famous actress.“What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she’s only got three?” Cooper says the director told him and his friend at the party.“I’m like, ‘Bro, why are you such an asshole?’” Cooper said to the SmartLess podcast hosts. “I would never fucking forget that.
Bradley Cooper Remembers Famous Director Mocking Him For Having 7 Oscar Nominations: ‘I Would Never F**king Forget That’
Bradley Cooper has no time for haters.
Bradley Cooper to director who dissed his Oscar nominations: ‘Go f–k yourself’
SmartLess” podcast that he still doesn’t feel like he’s respected in Hollywood, IndieWire reported.He told hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes that a certain director ridiculed him for having several Academy Award nominations around the time he was doing press for his directorial debut, “A Star Is Born.”Four years ago, at a party thrown by talent agency CAA, Cooper was mingling with an actress and a filmmaker when the latter said: “What world are we living in where you have seven nominations and she’s only got three?”The “American Sniper” actor has nine Oscar nods under his belt. Cooper recalled thinking to himself at the time, “I’m like, ‘Bro, why are you such an a–hole?’ I would never f–king forget that.
Bradley Cooper Reveals He Was Mocked By a Director, Had Awkward Encounter with Another Star Over Oscar Nominations
Bradley Cooper is speaking out about about two awkward moments that he faced in Hollywood after receiving Oscar nominations.
Bradley Cooper Says Famous Director Mocked Him for Having 7 Oscar Noms: ‘Go F— Yourself’
Zack Sharf Bradley Cooper revealed on a recent episode of the “SmartLess” podcast (via IndieWire) that a famous director once mocked him for having 7 career Oscar nominations. The incident occurred at a party during Cooper’s “A Star Is Born” awards season. The music drama boosted Cooper’s Oscar nomination haul from four (three acting noms and a best picture nom as a producer on “American Sniper”) to seven (actor, original screenplay and best picture for “A Star Is Born”).At an awards season party, Cooper met with a famous director who made a joke out of Cooper’s 7 Oscar nominations.
Bradley Cooper talks about his past addiction and how his celeb friend gave him a wake-up call
Bradley Cooper poured his heart out and openly spoke about an unpleasant chapter of his youth when he had an encounter with addiction. As he explained to his close friend of many years Will Arnet on the Wondery’s Smartless podcast, during those times he had manypersonal issues with drugs, alcohol and depression. Both talked about their strong bond as friends, which they maintained over the years and together they relived some of the darkest times they experienced together.
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Bradley Cooper Reveals He Was ‘Addicted To Cocaine’ In His 20s
Bradley Cooper got candid about his struggles with addiction.
Bradley Cooper talks feeling ‘so lost’ during drug and alcohol addiction struggle
Bradley Cooper has spoken out about “feeling lost” during his addictions to drugs and alcohol two decades ago, before making “major breakthroughs” and becoming a father. The 47 year old welcomed his daughter Lea in 2017 with his then-partner Irina Shayk and has since gone on to become one of Hollywood’s most successful leading actors. Bradley candidly discussed his experience struggling with addiction in his late twenties as he appeared on the Smartless podcast with hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett.
Leonard Bernstein pal reveals secrets he sent Bradley Cooper for biopic
wearing a retro suit and a prosthetic nose for his latest role as Leonard Bernstein, for the upcoming Netflix film “Maestro.”Now, a former protege and friend of the music legend is revealing private stories that the Oscar-nominated actor has likely never heard about the composer of “West Side Story” — including how the married Bernstein slept with his protégé’s boyfriend.Conductor Mark Janas, 70, was friends with Bernstein beginning in the mid 1970s until the composer’s death in 1990, and last month he managed to get a letter to Cooper, through the actor’s, Hollywood agent detailing some of his stories of “the great maestro,” which he shared exclusively with The Post. Cooper, 47, is directing and starring in the movie, scheduled for release next year.