Born in Philadelphia, Bradley Cooper graduated with honors from the English program at Georgetown University before moving to New York City to obtain his Masters in the Fine Arts program at the Actors Studio Drama School at the New School University. Bradley Cooper made his feature film debut in the indie comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001). In addition to his film work, Bradley Cooper is well known to television audiences for his work on several hit series. He played a recurring role on the critically acclaimed Nip/Tuck and was also the lead on the comedy series Kitchen Confidential, based on renowned chef and author Anthony Bourdain.
Other notable credits include regular or recurring roles on Alias, Jack & Bobby and The $treet. He was also seen in guest spots on such shows as Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Trial by Jury and Sex and the City. In 2006, Bradley Cooper made his Broadway debut in the play Three Days of Rain, in which he starred with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd. More recently, he joined the cast of the play The Understudy, which premiered to sold-out audiences at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and has been invited to move to Broadway in 2009. Following a starring role in The Hangover (2009), Cooper stars in several very different films due out in 2009, including All About Steve, in which Cooper plays the title role as the object of Sandra Bullock's attention and the horror thriller Case 39 opposite Renée Zellweger.