When it comes to birthdays,Bradley Cooperlikes to keep it interesting. TheA Star Is Borndirector and actor celebrated his 44th birthday on Saturday inside of an escape room, something he couldn’t help but rave about in an interview withExtraat the National Board of Review Awards Gala in New York City on Tuesday night. “I went to an escape room— it was amazing! We did two rooms. The first one we had four minutes left....

Photo: Shannon Finney/WireImage; VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty There’s no better man thanEddie Vedderto inspire a rocker movie character. “I went up to Seattle and spent four or five days with him and I asked him 9,000 questions,” Cooper, 43, toldYahoo Entertainment. “And he gave me minor, little things that only musicians know about what to do, just aesthetically and the inner workings.” Neal Preston/Warner Bros. “He was wonderful,” Cooper, who also directedA Star Is Born, said....

Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock (2)Bradley Cooperis thankful for ex-girlfriendIrina Shayk.On Wednesday, the 46-year-old actor attended the New York City premiere of his new film,Nightmare Alley, where the supermodel, 35, joined him in attendance.Speaking withEntertainment Tonightabout having Shayk’s support — amid the release of the Guillermo del Toro-directed thriller film — Cooper said: “It’s very special.“The pairbroke upin 2019 after four years together, but have maintained a friendship while raising their 4½-year-old daughter,Lea De Seine....

Bradley Cooperis once again standing up to cancer, this year as a co-executive producer of the biennialStand Up to Cancertelecast, which will take place this September. TheSilver Lining Playbookstar, 43, made the announcement alongside his friend Mitch Carbon, a pediatric cancer survivor whom he met while hosting the SU2C telecast in 2016. “We’re so excited that the biennial telecast of SU2C will be back on major broadcasts and cable networks and streaming platforms in US and Canada on Friday, September 7th,” Cooper said alongside Carbon in an emotional video posted to Facebook....

A Star Is Bornis already gaining praise forBradley CooperandLady Gaga‘s standout performances, but it also has a deeper meaning for Cooper.The actor is making his directorial debut with the musical, which follows him as an aging country star who helps a young singer (Gaga) get her start. This is Cooper’s first movie since welcoming daughter Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper with Russian model Irina Shayk, 32, in March 2017.But the movie has been in his life much longer than that, and it’s the first project Cooper has slowed down for — something he attributes to his new family....

Bradley Cooper in New York City on Nov. 13, 2023.Photo:Jason Mendez/Getty Jason Mendez/Getty Bradley Cooperlikes to keep things moving. In a conversation with fellow filmmakerSpike LeeforVariety, theMaestrodirector, co-writer and star revealed that he doesn’t allow chairs on the sets of movies he directs. “When I direct, I don’t watch playback. There’s no chairs,” said Cooper, 48. “I’ve always hated chairs on sets; your energy dips the minute you sit down in a chair....

Bradley Cooperexperienced his late father’s final moments in the most special way. TheA Star Is Bornwriter, actor and director, 44, opened up about the life-changing moment duringOprah’s SuperSoul Conversations from Times Squareon Tuesday in New York City, tellingOprah Winfreythat he still vividly recalls it to this day. Cooper’s father Charles died in 2011 after a battle with lung cancer. “It was everything. It was the biggest gift he gave me. The second biggest gift — having me, brining me into this life, and then him allowing me to be witness to his passing was equally as huge,” Cooper said....

Bradley Cooperis earning acclaim withA Star Is Born —and he’s already made an incredible friend in his leading lady.The actor and first-time director, 43, spoke to PEOPLE’s JD Heyman and Melody Chiu at the Los Angeles premiere of his film about the strong friendship he developed withLady Gagaon Monday night.“I made a friend for life. As great as this movie was the thing that I think I’ll take away forever is the relationship I have with her because she is an incredible person....

Bradley Cooperis just a few weeks away from making his awards show singing debut.TheA Star Is Borndirector, writer and actor, 44, is set to perform at the 2019 Oscars with costarLady Gaga, 32, after their hit song “Shallow” earned a best original song nod.“Yes! It’s terrifying, absolutely,” CoopertoldExtraof singing live at the Oscars. “I was like, ‘Why? I must have some sort of death wish.'”But it won’t be the first time the pair sings “Shallow” live....

A Star Is Bornwouldn’t have succeeded without bothBradley CooperandLady Gaga But in a touching moment, Ally grabs his face and comforts him. Cooper told Stephen Colbert that the gesture wasn’t planned, but it showcases Gaga’s acting chops. “I think that’s also probably why the audience felt it was so real, those tactile moments,” he said. “The way she touches his face with her finger. You pray that an actor is going to do something like that, and she did that in droves throughout the whole shooting process....

Photo:Legendary Pictures/Kobal/ShutterstockBradley Cooperis always up for a “fun” role, he toldThe New Yorker Radio Hourhost David Remnick on a Nov. 24 episode, and that would include jumping back into an already proven comedy film franchise.In a conversation about his new film,Maestro,Cooper, 48, revealed that despite his recent transition into more serious roles, he isn’t opposed to going back to his comedy days. When Remnick asked if the actor would do anotherHangovermovie, Cooper did not hesitate to say yes....

Bradley Cooper inLicorice Pizza.Photo: © MGM/Everett CollectionBradley Cooperis a self-professedPaul Thomas Andersonfanboy!The actor toldMahershala Aliin a recent chat forVariety’sActors on Actorsseries that he would’ve done “anything” to star inLicorice Pizza, despite initially having other plans.“The reason that I didn’t give up acting is Paul Thomas Anderson,” said Cooper, 47. “When he called me to maybe be in his movie, Mahershala, I mean really, I think I’d open up a door in his movie....

Photo:Jesse Grant/Getty for DisneyBradley Cooperis thankful for his sobriety.The actor, 48, appeared in a recent episode of National Geographic’sRunning Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge, and spoke about hispast addiction struggles, saying he felt “very lucky” to have since overcome them.Cooper told hostBear Gryllsat one point during the episode that he felt as though he did not “get lost in fame,” which prompted Grylls, 49, to ask him, “But you definitely had some wild years?...