Bradley Charles Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He has won several awards, including the British Film Academy Award and two Grammy Awards, in addition to nominations for nine Academy, six Golden Globes and a Tony Award. Cooper appeared three times in Time magazine's Forbes Celebrity 100 and the World's 100 Most Influential People in 2015. His films grossed $ 11 billion worldwide and quadrupled the annual highest-paid actors in the world.
In the darkest days of his alcohol and drug addiction, Bradley Cooper played Will Tippin in the ABC hit Alias with Jennifer Garner. Over time, he realized that his loss of airtime was increasing and he could no longer bear the feeling of failure. 'And then another thing you know, I thought, 'I want to kill myself,'' he said. As he pushes the boundaries of this depressive state, Cooper feels he'll be released soon.
The actor appeared in the latest episode of the SmartLess podcast hosted by Arnett, Jason Bateman and Sean Hayes, where he is honest about his past, career and path to peace. Cooper told them he was fired from Alias in early 2000 because of part of his struggle with some substance abuse problems.
Bradley Cooper’s feelings of pressure to live up to his potential and disappointment in his role in Alias piled on. He had already developed a habit, but but his substance problem grew with the depressive state. Something had to give.
It wasn't until 2012 that Bradley Cooper lost his 20-year addiction battle. He revealed that he had not yet reached the age of 29 to recover and return his life to the old ways. Cooper suffered from addictions to painkillers and alcohol which began to have a serious impact on his life and career.
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