Now one of the most influential actors in the world, Bradley Cooper’s career has been marked by many highs. He managed to get his start in Sex and the City, before moving on to cult classic movie Wet Hot American Summer. Along the way, he has dabbled in romcoms, action movies, and even plays a raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is still young too, so he has quite a career left in front of him.
You’re here because you want to learn more about People Magazine’s sexiest man alive 2011, right? Well, great! We are going to share some information on Bradley Cooper’s height, weight, and age. We’ll then round off with a few other facts about the man that we reckon you’ll love.
How Tall is Bradley Cooper?
Bradley Cooper is a towering 6 feet ½”. Put him on screen, and he looms over his co-stars. Of course, he hasn’t always been putting that hefty height to work in his movies. In the Guardians of the Galaxy movies, he plays the animated Rocket Racoon, so he is no more than a couple of feet tall there. Still somehow manages to dominate every scene that he is in, though.
How Old is Bradley Cooper?
Bradley Cooper was born on January 5th, 1975. So, at the time of writing, he is 48 years old. We must say that this surprised us. We figured he was considerably younger than that. We suppose that when you look as brilliant as Bradley Cooper does, those looks stay around for a whole lot longer.
How Much Does Bradley Cooper Weigh?
It is believed that Bradley Cooper weighs around 185 lbs normally. So, if you see him in his average movie, he’ll be somewhere between 180 lbs and 185 lbs. Although, the man is a professional. He isn’t afraid of bulking up for a role when it is needed.
In the ‘American Sniper’ movie, Bradley Cooper played the role of military sniper Chris Kyle. For this role, Bradley bulked up to 225 pounds. This was pure muscle gains, and he said that it was an incredibly tough thing for him to do. We aren’t surprised that he hasn’t had many roles where he has needed to buff himself up as much since.
How Much is Bradley Cooper Worth?
Bradley Cooper is said to be worth $120 million. Since he is still young, chances are that this number is going to rise considerably. While he probably won’t be starring in too many action movie roles in his 50s, this man has managed to establish himself as a serious, top actor and he is never hurting for work. In fact, his net worth has almost doubled since he was in A Star is Born.
We wouldn’t be surprised if Bradley Cooper manages to start picking up a lot of modeling and advertising gigs too, much in the same way that George Clooney managed. As he gets into his 50s, a lot of men will be seeing Bradley Cooper as a sophisticated gentleman, and advertising companies love this.
Bradley Cooper has also started to diversify his income a little bit. While his main income is still acting, he has managed to successfully brand out into full filmmaking and producing, both of which give sizable incomes too.
Cool Facts About Bradley Cooper
Did you know that Bradley Cooper may never have gotten into acting? His parents suggested that he aim to work in the financial sector instead. However, after they saw his acting chops in a production of The Elephant Man, they very quickly changed their mind.
Unlike many successful movie actors, Bradley Cooper didn’t just launch right into a movie career. He practiced his trade on TV for a while. Sex and the City lovers may remember him having a very short role in the TV show. Alias lovers will know that he stuck around there for three seasons. In fact, in the last few years, he has even made a return to TV. You can catch him in the Netflix TV show Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp, where he reprises his role from the cult classic movie. Unfortunately, he was far too busy to return to the sequel to this TV show. Still, it shows that Bradley is a humble guy. He knows his roots.
This man is way more than good looks and acting chops too. Bradley Cooper can also speak French! In fact, for proof of his skills, head to YouTube. If you ever see him being interviewed for French TV, he often answers in French. We can’t think of many actors that would do that!
In recent years, he has talked about the fact that he loves cooking, and he believes that if he wasn’t successful as an actor, he probably would be a chef. In fact, before he hit the big time, he was working as an active chef, and by all accounts, he was pretty good at it. In recent years, there have been plenty of instances of him cooking on talk shows, so it goes to show that he still really, really loves the process. Who wouldn’t want Bradley Cooper cooking for them?
If you live in LA, not only are you very lucky, but you may sometimes catch Bradley Cooper cruising around the area. Not only does he have a massive collection of motorcycles, but he is known for just cruising on the open road. He regularly shows off his motorcycle collection in interviews, so keep an eye out for that!
Final Thoughts
Bradley Cooper has had a crazy career history. Starting in bit roles on TV shows and low-budget movies, Bradley Cooper is now one of the most famous people in the world. In fact, he has been labeled as one of the most influential working actors. His good looks probably help too. He is just 48, and he weighs 180 lbs (most of the time), and is over 6 foot tall. It is no wonder you’ll often find him at the top of ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ lists.
