Bradley Cooper is saying the sweetest things about being a father.
15.06.2022 - 22:19 / perezhilton.com
Bradley Cooper got candid about his struggles with addiction.
The 47-year-old actor appeared on the latest episode of the SmartLess podcast co-hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes, where he opened up about a moment early in his career when he completely hit rock bottom. According to Bradley, it came after he was let go from the action-thriller series Alias in the early 2000s during his battle with substance abuse:
It also did not help that The Silver Linings Playbook star had “zero self-esteem” at the time, only adding to his issues with addiction in the beginning of his career. He recalled:
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So during that time, Bradley admitted, he “was totally depressed,” adding:
Will then chimed in, noting that the A Star Is Born director “having those realizations and having that change allowed” him to be his true self. To which Bradley replied:
Ultimately, he credited Will – who has been open about suffering from alcoholism – for having a conversation with him about his addiction in July 2004 that set him on a “path of deciding to change my life.” Bradley remembered he was living next to the 52-year-old comedian and had gone out to dinner with him and some friends during a time where he often tried to mimic the “mean” type of humor other comedians portrayed at the time. And shortly after the night out, Will stopped by the filmmaker’s place to give him a wake up call:
However, Will did not feel the same way. Cooper recalled him saying:
He continued:
The Arrested Development alum then gushed about how he has loved seeing a “difference” in Bradley ever since then, expressing:
It is great to hear that Bradley is doing so well now.
Bradley Cooper is saying the sweetest things about being a father.
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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.
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Bradley Cooper has opened up about his cocaine addiction throughout his twenties and how a conversation with Will Arnett helped him get sober. The 47-year-old actor reflected on the start of his career and sobriety journey during a recent appearance on Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes’ podcast, Smartless. According to Cooper, he had a fairly mean sense of humour at 29-years-old, as Arnett had previously told him that he was taking his jokes too far and called him “a real a**hole”.
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.
Bradley Cooper has spoken out about his past struggles with drug and alcohol addiction.While featuring on the Smartless podcast – hosted by Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett – Cooper opened up about the difficult time in his life, before finding fame in 2009’s The Hangover.The actor recalled a time in 2004, where Arnett stopped by his home late in the afternoon and noticed that Cooper hadn’t yet let his dogs outside to relieve themselves. “That was the first time I ever realised I had a problem with drugs and alcohol.“It was Will saying that to me, I’ll never forget it… It changed my entire life.”Cooper went on to say that he had “zero self-esteem” at the time. “I was so lost.
Bradley Cooper admitted he had a drug addiction in his late 20s. Cooper, 47, opened up about his substance abuse issues on a recent episode of the "SmartLess" podcast, hosted by actors Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes.The "A Star is Born" actor also spoke about how fatherhood "changed" everything for him. "I was so lost, and I was addicted to cocaine — that was the other thing," Cooper revealed.
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.
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Bradley Cooper is looking back at his past struggles with mental health and addiction, and reflecting on how he managed to change his life around.The star joined Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes for an episode of their podcast, , released on Monday, and opened up about the events early in his career when he realized just how «lost» he truly felt.Cooper recalled a time when he was 29, and Arnett — who has been a friend to Cooper for years — had a difficult conversation with him about his behavior and his acerbic sense of humor, which Cooper didn't realize he'd started taking too far.The actor explained that, at the time he had «zero self-esteem,» and that he felt his mean jokes and biting sarcasm were innocuous, explaining, «I didn't think I was hurting anybody, because how could I if I was worthless?»«I was so lost... and I was addicted to cocaine, you know, that was the other thing,» Cooper explained, adding that he'd also «severed my Achilles tendon» right after he left in 2003 — which added to his emotional turmoil.For Cooper, moving to Los Angeles to shoot felt like he «was back in high school.»«I could not get into any clubs, no girls wanted to look at me.
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Bradley Cooper is opening up about his past “problem with drugs and alcohol.”
“Alias” in the early 2000s.Cooper got candid about his substance abuse issues on Amazon Music and Wondery’s Smartless podcast, which is co-hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes.“I was so lost and I was addicted to cocaine — that was the other thing,” Cooper, 47, said. “I severed my Achilles tendon right after I got fired/quit ‘Alias.’ ” The father of one and “Silver Linings Playbook” Oscar nominee added that he also coped with “zero self-esteem” and detailed his struggles with chemical abuse in the early days of his career.“I did have the benefit of that happening when I was 29.
His candid experience. While reflecting on his past struggles with addiction, Bradley Cooper opened up about how it affected his career and why he decided to get sober.