166-465: Bradley Charles Cooper (born January 5, 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades , including a British Academy Film Award and two Grammy Awards . In addition, he has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards , six Golden Globe Awards , and a Tony Award . Cooper appeared on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list three times and on Time ' s list of
332-560: A Broadway revival of The Elephant Man and began voicing Rocket in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Cooper produced, wrote, directed, and starred in the musical romance A Star Is Born (2018). He won a BAFTA Award and two Grammys for his contributions to the film's U.S. Billboard 200 number one soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single " Shallow ". He has since produced the thrillers Joker (2019) and Nightmare Alley (2021) and co-wrote and directed
498-472: A DEA agent. In 2019, Cooper co-produced Todd Phillips's psychological thriller Joker , starring Joaquin Phoenix . It grossed over $ 1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing R-rated film of all time, and earned him nominations for an Academy Award for Best Picture and a BAFTA Award for Best Film. Two years later, he dissolved his producing partnership with Phillips, and was not involved in
664-464: A ninja . At an early age, his father introduced him to films like The Elephant Man , which inspired him to be an actor. Coming from a family of non-actors, Cooper says his parents initially wanted him to pursue a career in finance and were against acting, but they eventually changed their perceptions when they saw Cooper play the part of Joseph Merrick in an excerpt from the play The Elephant Man . While attending Germantown Academy , he worked at
830-419: A "scene-stealer". Riley wrote he "somehow manages to be both absurd and menacing. It's the rare scene that is almost too intense to watch, yet you also don't want it to end." Nightmare Alley , an adaption of William Lindsay Gresham 's namesake novel , cast Cooper as an ambitious carnival worker, for which he took boxing lessons and performed his first full frontal nude scene, which he found challenging. Owing to
996-549: A bachelor party in Las Vegas with no memory of the previous night. The Hangover was a commercial success and finished as among the highest-grossing R-rated films in the United States. A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Cooper ... offers the most interesting variation on an old standard, playing his aggressive, cocky frat boy with a snarl of rage that masks an anxiety as hard to account for as it
1162-525: A bulked-up Bradley Cooper, this harrowing and intimate character study offers fairly blunt insights into the physical and psychological toll exacted on the front lines." Similar sentiments were echoed by USA Today ' s Claudia Puig who asserted, "It's clearly Cooper's show. Substantially bulked up and affecting a believable Texas drawl, Cooper embodies Kyle's confidence, intensity and vulnerability." American Sniper earned $ 547 million worldwide to become Cooper's highest-grossing live-action film and
1328-412: A chef who decides to regain his former glory after drug abuse takes a toll on his career. While the film was criticized for its "overdone clichés", Jon Frosch of The Hollywood Reporter said: "[Cooper] gives a fully engaged performance that almost makes us want to forgive the movie's laziness. Almost." His supporting role in the biopic Joy reunited him with David O. Russell and Lawrence. In 2016, he had
1494-529: A child, Cooper has said: "I never lived the life of 'Oh, you're so good-looking'. People thought I was a girl when I was little, because I looked like a girl – maybe because my mother would keep my hair really long." He excelled at basketball and enjoyed cooking: "I used to have buddies come over after kindergarten and I'd cook them food. I prided myself in taking whatever was in the fridge and turning it into lasagna." He initially wanted to attend Valley Forge Military Academy and move to Japan to become
1660-424: A cigar on Monday morning and go through the scripts that have been offered." Also in 2009, Cooper was featured in the psychological horror Case 39 , a delayed production that had been filmed in 2006. He paired with Sandra Bullock in the comedy All About Steve , a film that was panned by critics, failed to attract a wide audience, and earned them a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo . Following
1826-774: A close link with the Icelandic people . In the Icelandic Laxdœla saga , for example, "even slaves are highborn, descended from the kings of Ireland." The first name of Njáll Þorgeirsson , the chief protagonist of Njáls saga , is a variation of the Irish name Neil . According to Eirik the Red's Saga , the first European couple to have a child born in North America was descended from the Viking Queen of Dublin , Aud
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#17327868982921992-496: A commercial success with a worldwide gross of $ 161 million. A writer for Variety said of Cooper's performance that he "makes further strides toward major stardom, spelling excellent early spring returns and socko vid play". Greater commercial success followed with the comedy sequel The Hangover Part II (2011), which earned over $ 580 million worldwide. Reviews for the film were generally negative, but Mary Pols of Time magazine complimented Cooper, writing that
2158-571: A common ancestry, history and culture . There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland ). For most of Ireland's recorded history , the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland ). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels . Anglo-Normans also conquered parts of Ireland in
2324-556: A critically and commercially successful comedy that spawned sequels in 2011 and 2013 . His career progressed with starring roles in Limitless (2011) and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). Cooper found greater success with the romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook (2012), the black comedy American Hustle (2013), and the war biopic American Sniper (2014), which he also produced. In 2014, he portrayed Joseph Merrick in
2490-545: A daughter together, Lea de Seine, born in March 2017. Cooper has been in a relationship with model Gigi Hadid since late 2023. Cooper and his family share a close bond. Two years after the death of his father from lung cancer in 2011, he relocated to Los Angeles with his mother. He said that after his father's diagnosis "I was in a very lucky position because I was able to put everything on hold in all aspects of my life and completely focus on taking care of him." He has described
2656-457: A fictional summer camp in 1981, the film had him play Ben, a counselor and the love interest of Michael Ian Black 's character. Although the film was critically and commercially unsuccessful, it has since developed a cult following . Cooper reprised the role in the film's prequel Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp (2015), an eight-episode Netflix series. In the television series Alias (2001–2006), Cooper achieved some success with
2822-695: A frequency of 65%. This subclade is also dominant in Scotland, Wales and Brittany and descends from a common ancestor who lived in about 2,500 BC. According to 2009 studies by Bramanti et al. and Malmström et al. on mtDNA , related western European populations appear to be largely from the neolithic and not paleolithic era, as previously thought. There was discontinuity between mesolithic central Europe and modern European populations mainly due to an extremely high frequency of haplogroup U (particularly U5) types in mesolithic central European sites. The existence of an especially strong genetic association between
2988-576: A leading man who approaches his roles like a character actor." In 2014, Cooper provided the voice of Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy . He returned to Broadway for the 2014 run of The Elephant Man as the severely deformed Joseph Merrick . Michael Coveney of Whatsonstage.com wrote of his performance: "Cooper avoids every trap of 'disability' acting by suffusing this outer appearance with soul and passion. It's
3154-544: A letter calling for decisive action to stop climate change and biodiversity loss . Having grown up in Philadelphia, Cooper is a fan of the National Football League 's Eagles and has made various appearances on behalf of the team besides his Silver Linings Playbook role. He voiced a snowball trying to make amends with Santa Claus in an ESPN promo which referenced an infamous incident from
3320-956: A named person. Mac is the Irish for son. Names that begin with "O'" include: Ó Bánion ( O'Banion ), Ó Briain ( O'Brien ), Ó Ceallaigh ( O'Kelly ), Ó Conchobhair ( O'Connor, O'Conor ), Ó Chonaill ( O'Connell ), O'Coiligh ( Cox ), Ó Cuilinn ( Cullen ), Ó Domhnaill ( O'Donnell ), Ó Drisceoil ( O'Driscoll ), Ó hAnnracháin, ( Hanrahan ), Ó Máille ( O'Malley ), Ó Mathghamhna ( O'Mahony ), Ó Néill ( O'Neill ), Ó Sé ( O'Shea ), Ó Súilleabháin ( O'Sullivan ), Ó Caiside/Ó Casaide ( Cassidy ), Ó Brádaigh/Mac Bradaigh ( Brady ) and Ó Tuathail ( O'Toole ). Names that begin with Mac or Mc include: Mac Cárthaigh ( McCarthy ), Mac Diarmada ( McDermott ), Mac Domhnaill ( McDonnell ), and Mac Mathghamhna ( McMahon ) Mac(g) Uidhir ( Maguire ), Mac Dhonnchadha ( McDonagh ), Mac Conmara ( MacNamara ), Mac Craith ( McGrath ), Mac Aodha ( McGee ), Mac Aonghuis ( McGuinness ), Mac Cana ( McCann ), Mac Lochlainn ( McLaughlin ) and Mac Conallaidh ( McNally ). Mac
3486-598: A primetime fundraising special that aired in September. In 2009, Cooper took part in an Alzheimer's Association campaign that aimed to increase awareness about Alzheimer's disease . He is also one of the members of the Alzheimer's Association Celebrity Champions, an initiative launched for a similar purpose. In 2015, Cooper spoke at The National Geographic Society for the group Got Your 6 to help ensure military veterans are better represented in popular culture. Cooper
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#17327868982923652-621: A recurring role in the short-lived series The Street . Cooper had been interested in a career in diplomacy when he auditioned for the master class graduate degree at the Actors Studio and was selected by James Lipton . In 2000, he received an MFA in acting from the Actors Studio Drama School at The New School in New York City. There, he trained with the coach Elizabeth Kemp of whom he says: "I
3818-423: A role in one of eleven segments of the anthology film New York, I Love You (2009), Cooper appeared in the ensemble romantic comedy Valentine's Day (2010), directed by Garry Marshall and co-starring with Julia Roberts . The film was a commercial success, grossing over $ 215 million worldwide. He then starred in the comedy Brother's Justice and as the fictional character Templeton "Faceman" Peck in
3984-785: A set of awards given annually for excellence of cinematic achievements. The awards, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , were first held in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel . Cooper has received 12 nominations. The BAFTA Award is an annual award show presented by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts . The awards were founded in 1947 as The British Film Academy, by David Lean , Alexander Korda , Carol Reed , Charles Laughton , Roger Manvell and others. Cooper has won one award from eleven nominations. The Golden Globe Award
4150-790: A set of awards recognizing achievements in live Broadway theatre. The awards, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League , were first held in 1947 at the Waldorf Astoria New York . Cooper has been nominated once. The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America . The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith . The statues are made by New York firm , Society Awards . Cooper has been nominated twice. The Producers Guild Awards are presented annually by
4316-488: A severely deformed man in the Victorian era , whom Cooper played in the 2014 Broadway play The Elephant Man . Bramesco wrote: [Merrick] declined external help and instead conjured a certain animalistic quality from within himself to be measured against his core humanity. That negotiation between civility and our baser impulses – the ego versus the id, for the psychoanalytically inclined – forms
4482-515: A single ceremony in BAFTA's history. Cooper was also nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay . He later remarked he was "embarrassed" by his failure to gain a directing nomination at the ceremony. Cooper next reunited with Clint Eastwood in The Mule (2018), a crime film based on the life of World War II veteran Leo Sharp in which Cooper played
4648-465: A starring role in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and gained some recognition as Will Tippin in the television series Alias (2001–2006). After his role in the show was demoted, he began to have career doubts; however, he quickly gained additional recognition with a supporting part in the comedy film Wedding Crashers (2005). Cooper had his breakthrough in The Hangover (2009),
4814-647: A voice cameo in the thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane and played a supporting part in War Dogs , co-produced under his and Todd Phillips's production company Joint Effort. In 2017, Cooper again voiced Rocket Raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . After reprising the role of Rocket Raccoon in Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Cooper directed his first film, A Star Is Born , a remake of
4980-570: A voyage of exploration to northwestern Europe in about 325 BC, but his account of it, known widely in Antiquity , has not survived and is now known only through the writings of others. On this voyage, he circumnavigated and visited a considerable part of modern-day Great Britain and Ireland . He was the first known scientific visitor to see and describe the Celtic and Germanic tribes. The terms Irish and Ireland are probably derived from
5146-405: A whole received seven Grammy nominations across two different ceremonies. At the 72nd British Academy Film Awards , A Star Is Born received seven nominations, five of which were for Cooper: Best Film , Best Direction , Best Actor in a Leading Role, Best Adapted Screenplay , and Best Film Music , winning only the last of these. As a result, Cooper became the first person with five nominations in
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5312-414: A woman in Irish uses the feminine prefix nic (meaning daughter) in place of mac. Thus a boy may be called Mac Domhnaill whereas his sister would be called Nic Dhomhnaill or Ní Dhomhnaill – the insertion of 'h' follows the female prefix in the case of most consonants (bar H, L, N, R, & T). A son has the same surname as his father. A female's surname replaces Ó with Ní (reduced from Iníon Uí – "daughter of
5478-573: A wonderful, and very moving, display." He garnered a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play . Also in 2014, Cooper co-produced and starred as United States Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle in American Sniper , a biographical war drama directed by Clint Eastwood . The film tells the story of Kyle, who became the deadliest marksman in US military history, and is loosely based on
5644-437: Is Born (2018). Cooper then received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture for Todd Phillips ' Joker (2019), and Guillermo del Toro 's Nightmare Alley (2021). Cooper directed his second film Maestro portraying Leonard Bernstein for which he received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Original Screenplay . Starting in 2014 Cooper has portrayed Rocket in numerous films within
5810-562: Is a British awards ceremony held annually to recognize cinematic achievements. Cooper has received one nomination. The Fryderyk is a music award ceremony presented by Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry since 1995. Cooper has been nominated once. The Golden Eagle Awards is an accolade by the National Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences of Russia to recognize excellence of professionals in
5976-531: Is a member of the Democratic Party and attended the 2016 Democratic National Convention (when Hillary Clinton received the nomination for president) to hear then-president Barack Obama speak. Following his role in American Sniper , he clarified his political affiliation for those who assumed he was a conservative and that he regards Barack Obama as "an incredible president". Cooper signed
6142-445: Is a presumed invasion of Wales , which according to a Welsh manuscript may have taken place around the 7th century. In the words of Seumas MacManus: If we compare the history of Ireland in the 6th century, after Christianity was received, with that of the 4th century, before the coming of Christianity, the wonderful change and contrast is probably more striking than any other such change in any other nation known to history. Following
6308-496: Is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign. Cooper has received six nominations. The Grammy Awards are an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry . Cooper has won two awards out of three nominations. The Tony Awards are
6474-570: Is commonly anglicised Mc. However, "Mac" and "Mc" are not mutually exclusive, so, for example, both "MacCarthy" and "McCarthy" are used. Both "Mac" and "Ó'" prefixes are both Irish in origin, Anglicized Prefix Mc is far more common in Ireland than Scotland with 2/3 of all Mc Surnames being Irish in origin However, "Mac" is more common in Scotland and Ulster than in the rest of Ireland; furthermore, "Ó" surnames are less common in Scotland having been brought to Scotland from Ireland. The proper surname for
6640-722: Is given annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West for outstanding achievements in film, television and media writing. Cooper has been nominated once. The Capri Hollywood International Film Festival is an annual international film festival held in every late December/early January in Capri , Italy. Established in 1995, the competition section is open to international films, animation, documentaries and fiction. Cooper has been awarded four times. Founded in 1989 in Palm Springs, California,
6806-601: Is going on, conflict is raging inside, guilt and shame are buried." A reviewer for The Independent credited Cooper for "excelling as an archetype, the principled man who is personally rather dislikeable", adding, "I never imagined this actor capable of such layered character work." Despite positive reviews, the film had moderate box office returns. Cooper starred with Robert De Niro and Jennifer Lawrence in David O. Russell 's romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook , an adaptation of Matthew Quick 's serio-comic novel of
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6972-420: Is no archaeological or placename evidence for a migration or a takeover by a small group of elites. He states that "the Irish migration hypothesis seems to be a classic case of long-held historical beliefs influencing not only the interpretation of documentary sources themselves but the subsequent invasion paradigm being accepted uncritically in the related disciplines of archaeology and linguistics." Dál Riata and
7138-522: Is presented annually by American Film Institute to honors 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding television programs of the year. Cooper has been awarded four times. The American Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony created by Dick Clark in 1973. Cooper has received two nominations. The AACTA International Awards are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts to recognize and honor achievements in
7304-401: Is stuck with the least rewarding role, but keeps finding brilliant little bits of business to hold the attention," and praised "[Cooper's] spot impersonations of his overly cautious (but smart) boss". Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award , BAFTA Award , Critics' Choice Movie Award , and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor but did not win any. Cooper reunited with Lawrence in
7470-495: Is that they are descendants of Spanish traders or of the few sailors of the Spanish Armada who were shipwrecked on Ireland's west coast, but there is little evidence for this. Irish Travellers are an ethnic people of Ireland . A DNA study found they originally descended from the general Irish population, however, they are now very distinct from it. The emergence of Travellers as a distinct group occurred long before
7636-511: Is to miss." For his performance, Cooper received an award at the 13th Hollywood Film Festival and his first nomination for the MTV Movie Awards ( Best Comedic Performance ). The Daily Telegraph opined that the film's success turned Cooper into "a bona fide leading man". Nevertheless, Cooper stated in a 2011 interview with Shave : "It's the same. I mean, look, more doors have been opened for sure, but it's not like I sit back with
7802-413: Is very vulnerable – insecure is not the right word ... And there's a warmth to him you would never know." Contrary to Phillips, Cooper believes that his personality relates to acting: "I enjoy people, that makes this profession a lot easier, and I can sleep anywhere. That's a skill." As part of a career analysis, Oliver Lyttelton of IndieWire observed that early in his career, Cooper
7968-608: The Philadelphia Daily News . He says that in school, he was neither "the smartest person" nor "the coolest kid" and "really didn't have anything going on!" After graduating from high school in 1993, Cooper attended Villanova University for one year before transferring to Georgetown University , where he majored in English and minored in French . Cooper graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts with honors. He
8134-552: The 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. His films have grossed $ 13 billion worldwide, and he has been placed in annual rankings of the world's highest-paid actors four times. Cooper began his television and film career in 1999 with a guest role in the television series Sex and the City . In 2000, he enrolled in the Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program at the Actors Studio . Shortly after, he made his film debut with
8300-632: The 100 most influential people in the world in 2015. Cooper's films have earned a total of $ 13 billion worldwide. Cooper has received one BAFTA , one Screen Actors Guild Award , and two Grammy Awards . He has been nominated for twelve Academy Awards , six Golden Globe Awards , and one Tony Award . According to the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes and box-office website Box Office Mojo , Cooper's most critically and commercially successful films include Wedding Crashers (2005), The Hangover (2009), Limitless (2011), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Hustle (2013), Guardians of
8466-589: The 1968 Philadelphia Eagles season , and has joined owner Jeffrey Lurie in his box at games, including the Eagles' first Super Bowl victory in 2018. In October 2023, Cooper signed an open letter for the " Artists4Ceasefire " campaign alongside other artists, urging President Joe Biden to push for a ceasefire and an end to the killing of civilians amid the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip . The Hollywood Reporter 's Bill Phelps describes Cooper as
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#17327868982928632-660: The 75th Venice International Film Festival in August 2018 and was released worldwide in October to critical acclaim. On Cooper's direction, Owen Gleiberman of Variety wrote that "to say that [Cooper] does a good job would be to understate his accomplishment" and that he "gets right onto the high wire". Brian Tallerico, writing for RogerEbert.com , said Cooper "does some of the best work of his career" and gives "an excellent performance", praising his singing abilities and chemistry with Gaga. The film earned over $ 436 million at
8798-452: The A Star Is Born soundtrack, he won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for " Shallow " and a BAFTA Award for Best Film Music , both shared with Lady Gaga . Cooper's started his career with the cult film Wet Hot American Summer (2001) followed by appearing in supporting roles in comedic films such as Wedding Crashers (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), and Yes Man (2008). His breakthrough performance came in
8964-649: The Abbey of St Gall in Switzerland, and Bobbio Abbey in Italy. Common to both the monastic and the secular bardic schools were Irish and Latin . With Latin, the early Irish scholars "show almost a like familiarity that they do with their own Gaelic". There is evidence also that Hebrew and Greek were studied, the latter probably being taught at Iona. "The knowledge of Greek", says Professor Sandys in his History of Classical Scholarship, "which had almost vanished in
9130-516: The Brehons would hold their courts upon hills to arbitrate the matters of the lordship. Indeed, the Tudor lawyer John Davies described the Irish people with respect to their laws: There is no people under the sun that doth love equal and indifferent (impartial) justice better than the Irish, or will rest better satisfied with the execution thereof, although it be against themselves, as they may have
9296-590: The COVID-19 pandemic , the film took a long time to finish. Reviewing his films in 2021, critic Charles Bramesco opined Cooper gave "his most vulnerable and harrowing performance to date" in Nightmare Alley . Cooper garnered a fourth nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing the film. Cooper voiced Rocket in the 2022 Disney+ series I Am Groot and special The Guardians of
9462-513: The Clint Eastwood directed biographical war film American Sniper . Cooper was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and an Academy Award for Best Picture . With these nominations, Cooper became only the tenth actor in history to receive an Academy Award nomination in three consecutive years. Cooper received Academy Award nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay for directorial film debut A Star
9628-637: The David O. Russell directed critically acclaimed romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook . The film garnered numerous nominations including for a Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor . The following year, Cooper reunited with David O. Russell and received a Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination for playing Richie DiMaso, in the crime-comedy American Hustle (2013). He garnered several accolades as well as nominations for an BAFTA Award , Critics' Choice Movie Award , and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor . In 2014 Cooper starred in and co-produced
9794-481: The Great Famine , a genetic analysis shows. The research suggests that Traveller origins may in fact date as far back as 420 years to 1597. The Plantation of Ulster began around that time, with native Irish displaced from the land, perhaps to form a nomadic population. One Roman historian records that the Irish people were divided into "sixteen different nations" or tribes. Traditional histories assert that
9960-800: The Independent Filmmaker Project , the Gotham Awards award the best in independent film . Cooper has been nominated once. GQ (U.S.) first named their Men of the Year in 1996, featuring the award recipients in a special issue of the magazine. Cooper has been awarded once. The Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro is a Brazilian film award established in 2000 and given by the Academia Brasileira de Cinema since 2002. Cooper has received one award. The Hollywood Film Awards are held annually to recognize talent in
10126-687: The Irish diaspora one of the largest of any nation. Historically, emigration from Ireland has been the result of conflict, famine and economic issues. People of Irish descent are found mainly in English-speaking countries, especially Great Britain , the United States , Canada , New Zealand and Australia . There are also significant numbers in Argentina , Mexico , Brazil , Germany , and The United Arab Emirates . The United States has
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#173278689829210292-755: The MacGrath . Irish physicians, such as the O'Briens in Munster or the MacCailim Mor in the Western Isles , were renowned in the courts of England, Spain, Portugal and the Low Countries. Learning was not exclusive to the hereditary learned families, however; one such example is Cathal Mac Manus , the 15th century diocesan priest who wrote the Annals of Ulster . Other learned families included
10458-401: The Marvel Cinematic Universe starting with superhero film Guardians of the Galaxy . Cooper made his Broadway debut in "Three Days of Rain" with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd in 2006. He portrayed the severely deformed Joseph Merrick in the revival of The Elephant Man (2015) which garnered more recognition and a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play nomination. The Academy Awards are
10624-633: The Mic Aodhagáin and Clann Fhir Bhisigh . It was this latter family which produced Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh , the 17th century genealogist and compiler of the Leabhar na nGenealach . (see also Irish medical families ). The 16th century Age of exploration brought an interest among the English to colonize Ireland with the reign of the Tudors. King Henry IV established surrender and regrants to
10790-768: The Palm Springs International Film Festival is held annually in January. Cooper has been awarded three times. The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Santa Barbara, California since 1986. Cooper has received one award. The Venice Film Festival or Venice International Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world. It was founded in 1932 and held annually in Venice . Cooper has been awarded once. The American Film Institute Awards
10956-819: The Penal laws . A knowledge of Latin was common among the poor Irish mountaineers in the 17th century, who spoke it on special occasions, while cattle were bought and sold in Greek in the mountain market-places of County Kerry . For a comparatively small population of about 6 million people, Ireland made an enormous contribution to literature. Irish literature encompasses the Irish and English languages. Notable Irish writers , playwrights and poets include Jonathan Swift , Laurence Sterne , Oscar Wilde , Oliver Goldsmith , James Joyce , George Bernard Shaw , Samuel Beckett , Bram Stoker , W.B. Yeats , Séamus Heaney and Brendan Behan . Known as An Górta Mór ("The Great Hurt") in
11122-420: The Producers Guild of America to honor film producers . Cooper has been nominated four times. The Screen Actors Guild Awards are organized by the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists . First awarded in 1995, the awards aim to recognize excellent achievements in film and television. Cooper has received one award from seven nominations. The Writers Guild of America Award
11288-411: The Susanne Bier -directed drama Serena , an adaptation of Ron Rash 's period novel. The pair starred as a married couple who become involved in criminal activities after realizing that they cannot bear children. The picture was filmed in 2012 but was released in 2014 to negative reviews and poor box office returns. The Canberra Times ' Jake Wilson stated: "Cooper once again proves his value as
11454-399: The West Country Men , were active in Ireland at around this time. The Enterprise of Ulster which pitted Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain) against Queen Elizabeth I was a total failure This was followed by the somewhat successful first British-English colony the Munster planations which had a population of 4,000 in 1580 and in the 1620s may have grown to 16,000 After the defeat of
11620-504: The eponymous memoir . To appear to be as large as Kyle, Cooper underwent extensive training and followed a rigorous diet, gaining 40 pounds (18 kg) of muscle. Cooper's preparation also included lessons with a vocal coach and studying footage of Kyle. To learn how to use a rifle , the actor trained with US Navy SEAL veteran Kevin Lacz , who served with Kyle. The film, and Cooper's performance, received generally positive reviews. The critic for Variety wrote, "an excellent performance from
11786-402: The film industry , directors, actors, and writers. Cooper has been nominated once. Founded in 1981 by John J. B. Wilson , the Golden Raspberry Awards is an annual award show that selects the worst in film for each year. Cooper has been awarded once. The Golden Schmoes are the awards given out to winners of the JoBlo.com Movie Awards. Cooper has been nominated three times. Presented by
11952-461: The techno-thriller Limitless , based on the 2001 novel The Dark Fields by Alan Glynn . In the Neil Burger -directed film, he played a struggling writer who is introduced to a nootropic drug that gives him the ability to fully utilize his brain and vastly improve his lifestyle. The box office website Box Office Mojo was apprehensive of the film's financial prospects, but it emerged as
12118-414: The "epitome of cool". While his friends found him to be a "sweet, exceptionally open man with the defensive, insecure person" before his alcoholism, Brian Klugman ( The Words ' co-director and a childhood friend) says of him, "There's nobody who's better liked." Todd Phillips (the director of The Hangover Trilogy ) believes that Cooper's on-screen persona strongly contradicts with his personality. "He
12284-702: The 12th century, while England 's 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland ) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom ). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including Irish, British or some combination thereof. The Irish have their own unique customs, language , music , dance , sports , cuisine and mythology . Although Irish (Gaeilge)
12450-447: The 1937 film of the same name . Cooper starred in the film as an established singer, Jackson Maine, whose romance with a woman named Ally (played by Lady Gaga ) becomes strained after her career begins to overshadow his. Having long aspired to direct a film, Cooper was keen on making a love story. People had warned him against directing a third remake, and he feared the film would end his directing career if it failed. The film premiered at
12616-416: The 2009 comedy The Hangover . Cooper then established himself as a leading man in films such as the romantic comedies He's Just Not That Into You (2009), Valentine's Day (2010), the action film The A-Team (2010), and the drama films Limitless (2011), and The Place Beyond the Pines (2012). Cooper earned his first Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for his role as Pat Solitano in
12782-653: The Ciannachta, Eóganachta, and possibly the Soghain, a deified ancestor. This practice is paralleled by the Anglo-Saxon dynasties. One legend states that the Irish were descended from the Milesians , who supposedly conquered Ireland around 1000 BC or later. Haplogroup R1b is the dominant haplogroup among Irish males, reaching a frequency of almost 80%. R-L21 is the dominant subclade within Ireland, reaching
12948-678: The Deep-minded , and a Gaelic slave brought to Iceland. The arrival of the Anglo-Normans brought also the Welsh , Flemish , Anglo-Saxons , and Bretons . Most of these were assimilated into Irish culture and polity by the 15th century, with the exception of some of the walled towns and the Pale areas. The Late Middle Ages also saw the settlement of Scottish gallowglass families of mixed Gaelic-Norse and Pict descent, mainly in
13114-596: The Fianna and the Fenian Cycle were purely fictional, they would still be representative of the character of the Irish people: ...such beautiful fictions of such beautiful ideals, by themselves, presume and prove beautiful-souled people, capable of appreciating lofty ideals. The introduction of Christianity to the Irish people during the 5th century brought a radical change to the Irish people's foreign relations. The only military raid abroad recorded after that century
13280-612: The French romantic drama Hiroshima mon amour (1959), the coming-of-age feature The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962), the war films The Deer Hunter (1978) and Apocalypse Now (1979), The Elephant Man (1980), and comedies featuring Richard Pryor . Reviewing his performances in Licorice Pizza and Nightmare Alley , critic Charles Bramesco likened Cooper's screen persona to Joseph Merrick ,
13446-852: The Galaxy (2014), American Sniper (2014) and A Star Is Born (2018). Among his stage roles, he has appeared in a Broadway revival of The Elephant Man (2014–2015), for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play. List of awards and nominations received by Bradley Cooper Cooper at the 2013 Golden Globe Awards American actor and filmmaker Bradley Cooper has received several awards and nominations for his film and theatrical performances. His major nominations include twelve Academy Awards , eleven British Academy Film Awards , six Golden Globe Awards , three Grammy Awards , and one Tony Award . He has also received nominations for four Producers Guild of America Awards , two Directors Guild Awards , one Writers Guild Award , seven Screen Actors Guild Awards , Thanks to his contributions on
13612-610: The Galaxy Holiday Special and did so again in the 2023 film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 . The last of these focussed on Rocket's traumatic past. It led Jackson Weaver of CBC News to term Cooper "one of the few genuinely talented live actor turned voice actors". Cooper next directed, produced, and co-wrote Maestro (2023), a biographical drama about the relationship between composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre , in which he also portrayed Bernstein opposite Carey Mulligan 's Montealegre. He
13778-961: The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA). Cooper has received one award. Presented by The Drama Desk Organization, the Drama Desk Awards are held annually to award the best in Broadway , Off-Broadway , and Off-Off-Broadway theatre. Cooper has been nominated once. Presented by the Drama League of New York , the Drama League Awards is the oldest annual event in the United States held to award theatrical productions and performers in several categories. Cooper has been nominated once. The Elle Style Awards are an awards ceremony hosted annually by Elle magazine. Cooper has been awarded once. The Empire Awards
13944-537: The Irish and other Celtic populations (Welsh, Highland Scots and Cornish) and showing a possible link to the Bretons ; and a 'West Norwegian' component related to the Viking era. As of 2016, 10,100 Irish nationals of African descent referred to themselves as "Black Irish" in the national census. The term "Black Irish" is sometimes used outside Ireland to refer to Irish people with black hair and dark eyes. One theory
14110-583: The Irish and the Basques was first challenged in 2005, and in 2007 scientists began looking at the possibility of a more recent Mesolithic- or even Neolithic-era entrance of R1b into Europe. A new study published in 2010 by Balaresque et al. implies either a Mesolithic- or Neolithic- (not Paleolithic-) era entrance of R1b into Europe. Unlike previous studies, large sections of autosomal DNA were analyzed in addition to paternal Y-DNA markers. They detected an autosomal component present in modern Europeans which
14276-673: The Irish came to be seen as a nation of "saints and scholars". The 6th-century Irish monk and missionary Columbanus is regarded as one of the "fathers of Europe", followed by saints Cillian and Fergal . The scientist Robert Boyle is considered the "father of chemistry ", and Robert Mallet one of the "fathers of seismology ". Irish literature has produced famous writers in both Irish- and English-language traditions, such as Eoghan Rua Ó Súilleabháin , Dáibhí Ó Bruadair , Jonathan Swift , Oscar Wilde , W. B. Yeats , Samuel Beckett , James Joyce , Máirtín Ó Cadhain , Eavan Boland , and Seamus Heaney . Notable Irish explorers include Brendan
14442-513: The Irish in Ulster in the Nine Years' War (Ireland) ; which was not exclusively confined to Ulster. The English would try again to colonize Ireland fearing another rebellion in Ulster, using previous colonial Irish endeavours as their influence. King James would succeed Queen Elizabeth the I, because King James I was previously King James VI of Scotland, he would plant both English and Scottish in
14608-513: The Irish language, during the famine millions of Irish people died and emigrated during Ireland's largest famine. The famine lasted from 1845 - 1849, and it was worst in the year 1847, which became known as Black '47. The famine occurred due to the extremely impoverished Irish population's staple food the potato being infected with Blight , and the British administration appropriating all other crops and livestock to feed her armies abroad. This meant
14774-423: The Irish shows that there is fine-scale population structure between different regional populations of the island, with the largest difference between native 'Gaelic' Irish populations and those of Ulster Protestants known to have recent, partial British ancestry. They were also found to have most similarity to two main ancestral sources: a 'French' component (mostly northwestern French) which reached highest levels in
14940-487: The Irish, but it was not until the Catholic queen Mary I of England who started the first plantations in Ireland in 1550, this would become the model for English colonization moving forward in Ireland and would later form the British imperial model The 1550 plantation counties were known as Philipstown (now Daingean) and Maryborough (now Portlaoise) named by the English planters at the time. A group of explorers, known as
15106-487: The MTV Movie Awards) is an annual award show presented by MTV to honor outstanding achievements in films and television. Founded in 1992, the winners of the awards are decided online by the audience. Cooper has received five awards from eight nominations. Irish people The Irish ( Irish : Na Gaeil or Na hÉireannaigh ) are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland , who share
15272-475: The Navigator , Sir Robert McClure , Sir Alexander Armstrong , Sir Ernest Shackleton and Tom Crean . By some accounts, the first European child born in North America had Irish descent on both sides. Many presidents of the United States have had some Irish ancestry. The population of Ireland is about 6.9 million, but it is estimated that 50 to 80 million people around the world have Irish forebears, making
15438-685: The Romans never attempted to conquer Ireland, although it may have been considered. The Irish were not, however, cut off from Europe; they frequently raided the Roman territories, and also maintained trade links. Among the most famous people of ancient Irish history are the High Kings of Ireland , such as Cormac mac Airt and Niall of the Nine Hostages , and the semi-legendary Fianna . The 20th-century writer Seumas MacManus wrote that even if
15604-412: The action comedy Hit and Run . In Derek Cianfrance 's critically acclaimed crime drama The Place Beyond the Pines , Cooper played a rookie police officer, a role Cianfrance specifically wrote for him. The director drove five hours to Montreal to meet with Cooper to convince him to take on the role. Cianfrance described Cooper's character as someone "paraded as a hero ... But inside him corruption
15770-490: The actor "gives a knowing performance: he's both the peacock and the parody of one. He's blessed with good looks and fantastic timing, the kind that makes every line funnier, even the small asides." At the 38th People's Choice Awards , he was nominated for Favorite Comedic Movie Actor. The year 2012 saw Cooper star in four films: The Words , Hit and Run , The Place Beyond the Pines , and Silver Linings Playbook . The mystery drama The Words failed commercially, as did
15936-927: The best in the independent film community. Cooper has received one nomination. The Irish Film & Television Academy Awards are presented annually to award the best in films and television. Cooper has been nominated once. The Jupiter Award is a German annual cinema award. It is Germany's biggest audience award for cinema and TV and is awarded annually by Cinema magazine and TV Spielfilm in eleven categories since 1979. Cooper has been nominated twice. The MTV Millennial Awards , held annually in Latin America, were established in 2013 by MTV Latino to award music artists. Cooper has been nominated once. The MTV Millennial Awards Brazil were established in 2018 by MTV Brasil to celebrate music, television and internet artists. Cooper has won one award out of two nominations. The MTV Movie & TV Awards (formerly known as
16102-519: The biographical drama Maestro (2023), in which he also starred as Leonard Bernstein . Cooper was named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive in 2011. He supports several charities that help fight cancer. Cooper was briefly married to actress Jennifer Esposito and has a daughter from his relationship with model Irina Shayk . Cooper was born on January 5, 1975, in Abington Township, Pennsylvania , near Philadelphia , and grew up in
16268-446: The box office against a production budget of $ 36 million. Cooper spent nearly four years working on the project, including spending five days a week taking voice, piano, and guitar lessons for six months in preparation for the role. He and Gaga co-wrote and produced most of the songs on the soundtrack for A Star Is Born , which she insisted they record live. Cooper undertook vocal training for 18 months to prepare, including with
16434-535: The box office. In February 2009, Cooper hosted Saturday Night Live with musical guest TV on the Radio , portraying actor Christian Bale in one sketch, and appeared in a supporting role in the film He's Just Not That Into You . Cooper's breakthrough role came in Todd Phillips ' comedy The Hangover (2009). He played Phil Wenneck, one of three friends ( Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis ) to wake up from
16600-546: The box office. He starred in Cameron Crowe 's Aloha with Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams . The project was the subject of controversy after the Media Action Network for Asian-Americans accused the filmmakers of whitewashing the cast. Despite the backlash, he was nominated for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy at the 2015 Teen Choice Awards . In John Wells ' drama Burnt , Cooper played
16766-535: The conversion of the Irish to Christianity, Irish secular laws and social institutions remained in place. The 'traditional' view is that, in the 4th or 5th century, Goidelic language and Gaelic culture was brought to Scotland by settlers from Ireland, who founded the Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata on Scotland's west coast. This is based mostly on medieval writings from the 9th and 10th centuries. The archaeologist Ewan Campbell argues against this view, saying that there
16932-418: The crew list of 1492, no Irish or English sailors were involved in the voyage. An English report of 1515 states that the Irish people were divided into over sixty Gaelic lordships and thirty Anglo-Irish lordships. The English term for these lordships was "nation" or "country". The Irish term " oireacht " referred to both the territory and the people ruled by the lord. Literally, it meant an "assembly", where
17098-673: The crop failed and turned black. Starving people who tried to eat them would only vomit it back up soon afterwards. Soup kitchens were set up but made little difference. The British government produced little aid, only sending raw corn known as 'Peel's Brimstone' to Ireland. It was known by this name after the British Prime Minister at the time, Robert Peel , and the fact that many Irish weren't aware of how to cook corn. This led to little or no improvement. The British government set up workhouses which were disease-ridden (with cholera, TB and others) but they also failed as little food
17264-630: The cultural unity of Europe", and it was the 6th-century Irish monk Columbanus who is regarded as "one of the fathers of Europe". Another Irish saint, Aidan of Lindisfarne , has been proposed as a possible patron saint of the United Kingdom, while Saints Kilian and Vergilius became the patron saints of Würzburg in Germany and Salzburg in Austria, respectively. Irish missionaries founded monasteries outside Ireland, such as Iona Abbey ,
17430-534: The defeat of the Irish rebels would also plant New English in Ireland, known as the Protestant ascendency. There have been notable Irish scientists. The Anglo-Irish scientist Robert Boyle (1627–1691) is considered the father of chemistry for his book The Sceptical Chymist , written in 1661. Boyle was an atomist , and is best known for Boyle's Law . The hydrographer Rear Admiral Francis Beaufort (1774–1857), an Irish naval officer of Huguenot descent,
17596-498: The entertainment industry were marred with difficulties. When his role in the second season of Alias was demoted to a minuscule part, he considered quitting show business. His substance addiction and doubts about his career triggered thoughts of suicide. Cooper credits his friend and fellow actor Will Arnett with helping him address his substance abuse and seek therapy. Cooper says he has abstained from alcohol and drugs since 2004, remarking that it would have destroyed his life. I
17762-536: The entertainment industry who is fully engaged in his or her work and is committed to making a significant contribution to the art of the motion pictures". Cooper has been awarded once. The Astra Film Awards honour for films by the Hollywood Creative Alliance . Cooper has four nominations. The Billboard Music Awards honor artists for commercial performance in the U.S., based on record charts published by Billboard . The award ceremony
17928-864: The families who bear them appear to have had Gaelic origins. "Fitz" is an old Norman French variant of the Old French word fils (variant spellings filz , fiuz , fiz , etc.), used by the Normans, meaning son . The Normans themselves were descendants of Vikings , who had settled in Normandy and thoroughly adopted the French language and culture. With the exception of the Gaelic-Irish Fitzpatrick ( Mac Giolla Phádraig ) surname, all names that begin with Fitz – including FitzGerald (Mac Gearailt), Fitzsimons (Mac Síomóin/Mac an Ridire) and FitzHenry (Mac Anraí) – are descended from
18094-727: The feature film version of The A-Team alongside Liam Neeson , Quinton Jackson , and Sharlto Copley . To prepare for the role, he abstained from consuming sugar, salt, and flour, and underwent grueling workouts. The film released to negative reviews and poor box office returns. Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph wrote: "Cooper confirms his credentials as perhaps the most smugly narcissistic performer," while Nev Pierce of Empire credited both Cooper and Copley for "acing swagger and insanity respectively, who best both capture and yet re-forge their iconic characters". Cooper appeared as guest host of WWE Raw in June 2010. In 2011, Cooper starred in
18260-478: The film and television industry. Cooper has received nine nominations. The AARP Movies for Grownups Awards "recognizes achievements of those in the entertainment industry age 50 and over, and the films that speak to that vast audience," as well as supports the overall goals of the AARP. Cooper has won three awards out of six nominations. The American Cinematheque Award annually honors "an extraordinary artist in
18426-650: The film industry. Cooper has received two awards. The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) recognizes and honors the music of visual mediums (films, TV, movie trailers, video games, commercials, etc.). Cooper has received two nominations. The Hungarian Music Awards , commonly known as the Fonogram, are presented annually by the Mahasz since 1992. Cooper has received one award. The Independent Spirit Awards are presented annually by Film Independent, to award
18592-654: The film's 2024 sequel . Cooper returned as Rocket in Avengers: Endgame (2019), which briefly became the highest-grossing of all time. Both of Cooper's 2021 releases – the coming-of-age comedy drama Licorice Pizza and the psychological thriller Nightmare Alley – received critical acclaim, but fared poorly at the box office. In his eight-minute role as film producer Jon Peters in Paul Thomas Anderson 's Licorice Pizza , Jenelle Riley of Variety found Cooper to be
18758-649: The film's DVD and Blu-ray releases. Other roles included in Bending All the Rules (2002), the short-lived TV series Miss Match (2003), the television film I Want to Marry Ryan Banks (2004), and the WB series Jack & Bobby (2004–2005). Cooper's career prospects improved with a more prominent role in David Dobkin 's comedy Wedding Crashers alongside Owen Wilson , Vince Vaughn , and Rachel McAdams . In
18924-466: The film's, and it contains 34 tracks, including 19 original songs. It received generally positive reviews from critics; Mark Kennedy of The Washington Post called it a "five-star marvel" and Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian termed it an "instant classics full of Gaga's emotional might". Commercially, the soundtrack reached number one in the US, Ireland, and the UK. The record's lead single, " Shallow ",
19090-407: The film, he played Sack Lodge, the competitive, arrogant, and aggressive boyfriend of Claire (McAdams), a role he described as "kind of a sociopath". Cooper believed the antagonistic character changed people's perception of him, as he had previously played the "nice guy". With a production budget of $ 40 million, the film grossed over $ 285 million worldwide. In September 2005, Fox debuted
19256-411: The foundation of Cooper's classical leading-man screen persona. One of our last true movie stars has spent the majority of his career reiterating the internal tension of the role he's clung to like Rosebud, coaxing out the troubled chaos from within put-together men. Cooper's sex appeal has been picked up by several media outlets, including People magazine, which named him Sexiest Man Alive in 2011. He
19422-478: The founding of many of Ireland's most important towns, including Cork , Dublin, Limerick , and Waterford (earlier Gaelic settlements on these sites did not approach the urban nature of the subsequent Norse trading ports). The Vikings left little impact on Ireland other than towns and certain words added to the Irish language, but many Irish taken as slaves inter-married with the Scandinavians, hence forming
19588-513: The goddess Ériu . A variety of tribal groups and dynasties have inhabited the island, including the Airgialla , Fir Ol nEchmacht , Delbhna , the mythical Fir Bolg , Érainn , Eóganachta , Mairtine , Conmaicne , Soghain , and Ulaid . In the cases of the Conmaicne, Delbhna, and perhaps Érainn, it can be demonstrated that the tribe took their name from their chief deity, or in the case of
19754-416: The grandson of") and Mac with Nic (reduced from Iníon Mhic – "daughter of the son of"); in both cases the following name undergoes lenition. However, if the second part of the surname begins with the letter C or G, it is not lenited after Nic. Thus the daughter of a man named Ó Maolagáin has the surname Ní Mhaolagáin and the daughter of a man named Mac Gearailt has the surname Nic Gearailt . When anglicised,
19920-607: The hell out of me. I thought, 'Wow, I'm actually gonna ruin my life; I'm really gonna ruin it.' Cooper became engaged to actress Jennifer Esposito in October 2006, and they married that December. In May 2007, she filed for divorce which was finalized in November. Regarding their short marriage, he explained, "It was just something that happened. The good thing is, we both realized it ... Sometimes you just realize it." Before his marriage to Esposito, he met Renée Zellweger while filming Case 39 in 2006. The media speculated about
20086-436: The help of vocal coach Roger Love . The album contains elements of blues rock , country , and bubblegum pop . Billboard says its lyrics are about wanting change, its struggle, love, romance, and bonding, describing the music as "timeless, emotional, gritty and earnest. They sound like songs written by artists who, quite frankly, are supremely messed up but hit to the core of the listener." The album's release coincided with
20252-707: The initial Norman settlers. A small number of Irish families of Goidelic origin came to use a Norman form of their original surname—so that Mac Giolla Phádraig became Fitzpatrick—while some assimilated so well that the Irish name was dropped in favour of a new, Hiberno-Norman form. Another common Irish surname of Norman Irish origin is the 'de' habitational prefix, meaning 'of' and originally signifying prestige and land ownership. Examples include de Búrca (Burke), de Brún, de Barra (Barry), de Stac (Stack), de Tiúit, de Faoite (White), de Londras (Landers), de Paor (Power). The Irish surname "Walsh" (in Irish Breathnach )
20418-570: The main character in the 2008 comedies Yes Man and The Rocker , Cooper landed the lead role in the Ryuhei Kitamura -directed horror film The Midnight Meat Train (2008), based on Clive Barker 's 1984 short story of the same name . Playing the dark character of a freelance photographer who tries to track down a serial killer was a departure from Cooper's previous comedic roles and an experience he found enjoyable. The film received positive reviews from critics, though it earned little at
20584-539: The majority of Irish emigrants to Australia were in fact prisoners. A substantial proportion of these committed crimes in hopes of being extradited to Australia, favouring it to the persecution and hardships they endured in their homeland. Emigrants travelled on ' Coffin Ships' , which got their name from the often high mortality rates on board. Many died of disease or starved. Conditions on board were abysmal - tickets were expensive so stowaways were common, and little food stuff
20750-540: The most people of Irish descent, while in Australia those of Irish descent are a higher percentage of the population than in any other country outside Ireland. Many Icelanders have Irish and Scottish Gaelic ancestors due to transportation there as slaves by the Vikings during their settlement of Iceland . During the past 33,000 years, Ireland has witnessed different peoples arrive on its shores. Pytheas made
20916-590: The name can remain O' or Mac, regardless of gender. There are a number of Irish surnames derived from Norse personal names, including Mac Suibhne (Sweeney) from Swein and McAuliffe from "Olaf". The name Cotter , local to County Cork , derives from the Norse personal name Ottir. The name Reynolds is an Anglicization of the Irish Mac Raghnaill, itself originating from the Norse names Randal or Reginald. Though these names were of Viking derivation some of
21082-402: The nature of their relationship in 2009, when the film was released. They reportedly broke up in 2011. He dated actress Zoe Saldaña from December 2011 to January 2013. He subsequently began dating English model and actress Suki Waterhouse in March 2013; their relationship ended two years later. Cooper was in a relationship with Russian model Irina Shayk from April 2015 to June 2019. They have
21248-542: The nearby communities of Jenkintown and Rydal . His mother, Gloria (née Campano), worked at KYW-TV , which was then Philadelphia's NBC affiliate. His father, Charles Cooper, worked as a stockbroker for Merrill Lynch . Cooper's father was of Irish descent, while his mother is of Italian ancestry (from Abruzzo and Naples ). He was raised Catholic . He has an older sister, Holly. He had cholesteatoma in his ear soon after his birth and punctured his eardrum when he started diving at an early age. Describing himself as
21414-508: The north; due to similarities of language and culture they too were assimilated. The Irish were among the first people in Europe to use surnames as we know them today. It is very common for people of Gaelic origin to have the English versions of their surnames beginning with 'Ó' or 'Mac' (Over time however many have been shortened to 'O' or Mc). 'O' comes from the Irish Ó which in turn came from Ua, which means " grandson ", or " descendant " of
21580-637: The original Neolithic farming population was most similar to present-day Sardinians , while the three Bronze Age remains had a large genetic component from the Pontic-Caspian steppe . Modern Irish are the population most genetically similar to the Bronze Age remains, followed by Scottish and Welsh, and share more DNA with the three Bronze Age men from Rathlin Island than with the earlier Ballynahatty Neolithic woman. A 2017 genetic study done on
21746-515: The plantations and went into decline. Among the last of the true bardic poets were Brian Mac Giolla Phádraig (c. 1580–1652) and Dáibhí Ó Bruadair (1625–1698). The Irish poets of the late 17th and 18th centuries moved toward more modern dialects. Among the most prominent of this period were Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta , Peadar Ó Doirnín , Art Mac Cumhaigh , Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna , and Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill . Irish Catholics continued to receive an education in secret "hedgeschools", in spite of
21912-583: The plantations of Ulster drawing upon the Munster Plantations, this proved to be the most successful they were settled in what's mostly Now Northern Ireland. The Plantations of Ireland introduced Tudor English settlers to Ireland, while The Plantation of Ulster in the 17th century introduced a great number of Scottish and to a lesser extent English as well as French Huguenots as colonists. All previous endeavours were solely an English venture. The Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell (1653–1658) after
22078-680: The process of his father's treatment as "just simply overwhelming, incredibly stressful, complex and all consuming". He has since supported organizations that help fight cancer. In June 2014, he joined the board of directors for the charity Hole in the Wall Gang Camp , a non-profit organization that serves people coping with cancer. In April 2016, he participated in the launch of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy that works for cancer patients. He served as an executive producer for Stand Up to Cancer 's Fifth Biennial Telecast,
22244-493: The protection and benefit of the law upon which just cause they do desire it. Another English commentator records that the assemblies were attended by "all the scum of the country"—the labouring population as well as the landowners. While the distinction between "free" and "unfree" elements of the Irish people was unreal in legal terms, it was a social and economic reality. Social mobility was usually downwards, due to social and economic pressures. The ruling clan's "expansion from
22410-683: The role of Will Tippin , a local reporter for a newspaper and the best friend of Jennifer Garner 's character, Sydney Bristow . Garner was one of the first people he met in Los Angeles and was, in Cooper's words, "very maternal ... She wanted to take care of me, make sure I was okay all the time." A writer for Complex Networks called his character "arguably the heart of Season 1 ". As his screen time began to decrease, Cooper grew frustrated. Although he would work only three days, he requested creator J. J. Abrams to write his character off
22576-775: The same name . He was cast as a divorced man with bipolar disorder , a former teacher who finds companionship in a young, depressed widow (Lawrence). Cooper was initially skeptical about playing the part which he thought was out of his depth, but he later accepted the role inspired by Russell's confidence in him. The director was impressed with his performance in Wedding Crashers , citing his "good bad-guy energy" and unpredictability as justification for casting; he also thought Cooper would be able to demonstrate emotion and vulnerability onscreen. To prepare, Cooper took dance training with choreographer Mandy Moore , who describes Cooper as having "some real natural dancing ability". The film
22742-559: The satirical comedy The Comebacks (2007). Cooper next appeared in the fifth season of Nip/Tuck (2007) as Aidan Stone, a television star on the fictional show Hearts 'N Scalpels . In 2008, he played the lead in Older than America and appeared in a production of Theresa Rebeck 's play The Understudy at the Williamstown Theatre Festival alongside Kristen Johnston . Between his small roles of best friend to
22908-483: The show. Shortly after his conversation with Abrams, Cooper tore his Achilles tendon while playing basketball. During his recovery, he considered quitting acting permanently, though in 2004, he was cast in Wedding Crashers (2005). During this period, he acted in the 2002 psychological thriller Changing Lanes . The scenes in which he appeared were edited out of the final cut of the film but are featured on
23074-491: The sitcom Kitchen Confidential , based on a memoir by chef Anthony Bourdain , with Cooper in the leading role. Despite positive reviews for the series, the show was canceled after only four episodes due to low ratings. In March 2006, Cooper starred as Pip/Theo in Three Days of Rain on Broadway with Julia Roberts and Paul Rudd . This was followed by minor roles in the romantic comedy Failure to Launch (2006) and
23240-566: The supporting role of an unhinged FBI agent in David O. Russell's crime comedy-drama American Hustle . Inspired by the FBI's Abscam sting operation, the film is set against the backdrop of political corruption in 1970s New Jersey. It also starred Christian Bale, Amy Adams , Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence. American Hustle was a critical and commercial success with global revenues of $ 251.1 million. Kim Newman of Empire wrote: "Cooper
23406-404: The technical virtuosity and big-hearted sincerity to fulfil those ambitions with flair". He earned two more BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations for his direction and performance, in addition to three more Academy Award nominations for his production, writing, and performance. Cooper intends to star in and direct Is This Thing On? , written by and co-starring Will Arnett . Cooper's early years in
23572-631: The territory of the neighbouring Picts merged to form the Kingdom of Alba , and Goidelic language and Gaelic culture became dominant there. The country came to be called Scotland , after the Roman name for the Gaels: Scoti . The Isle of Man and the Manx people also came under massive Gaelic influence in their history. Irish missionaries such as Saint Columba brought Christianity to Pictish Scotland . The Irishmen of this time were also "aware of
23738-459: The third and final installment of The Hangover trilogy , The Hangover Part III , which was poorly reviewed by critics. The critic for The Independent argued that Cooper was "reduced to mugging for the camera, offering reaction shots to nothing". Nevertheless, like its preceding entries, the film was a commercial success, grossing $ 362 million worldwide, and remains one of Cooper's highest-grossing releases. Later that year, he took on
23904-474: The third highest-grossing R-rated film of all time. Cooper won an MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor; the film was nominated for Best Picture . With these nominations, Cooper became the tenth actor in history to receive an Academy Award nomination for acting in three consecutive years. None of Cooper's films released in 2015 – Aloha , Burnt , or Joy – fared well at
24070-480: The top downwards" was constantly displacing commoners and forcing them into the margins of society. As a clan-based society, genealogy was all important. Ireland 'was justly styled a "Nation of Annalists"'. The various branches of Irish learning—including law, poetry, history and genealogy, and medicine—were associated with hereditary learned families. The poetic families included the Uí Dhálaigh (Daly) and
24236-533: The use of a common language and mass Irish migration to Scotland in the late 19th and early to mid-20th centuries. The Irish people of the Late Middle Ages were active as traders on the European continent. They were distinguished from the English (who only used their own language or French) in that they only used Latin abroad—a language "spoken by all educated people throughout Gaeldom". According to
24402-515: The west was so widely dispersed in the schools of Ireland that if anyone knew Greek it was assumed he must have come from that country."' Since the time of Charlemagne , Irish scholars had a considerable presence in the Frankish court , where they were renowned for their learning. The most significant Irish intellectual of the early monastic period was the 9th century Johannes Scotus Eriugena , an outstanding philosopher in terms of originality. He
24568-469: The writer Seumas MacManus , the explorer Christopher Columbus visited Ireland to gather information about the lands to the west, a number of Irish names are recorded on Columbus' crew roster preserved in the archives of Madrid and it was an Irishman named Patrick Maguire who was the first to set foot in the Americas in 1492; however, according to Morison and Miss Gould , who made a detailed study of
24734-814: Was typecast as "weaselly boyfriends or best friends in mainstream comedies", but later emerged as one of Hollywood's most accomplished actors after starring in several successful films. Cooper is known for appearing in a range of films; Phelps credited him for "opt[ing] for the challenging and provocative, the small and interesting, risking the laid-back image that propelled him to fame". The Daily Beast ' s Oliver Lyttelton similarly praised Cooper for stepping outside his comfort zone by accepting parts that might initially not seem like perfect matches. Time magazine wrote of Cooper's craft: "It's hard to make people, especially your friends, forget who you are onscreen. But Bradley's that good." Cooper cites actor Daniel Day-Lewis as his favorite. Films that had influences include
24900-559: Was a box-office success, earning $ 236.4 million on a production budget of $ 21 million. Peter Travers of Rolling Stone wrote that Cooper "seizes the juiciest role of his career and meets every comic and dramatic challenge. There's an ache in his funny, touching and vital performance that resonates." For his performance, he earned an MTV Movie Award for Best Performance , and nominations for an Academy Award , Golden Globe Award , and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor . In 2013, Cooper reprised his role as Phil Wenneck in
25066-605: Was a member of the Georgetown Hoyas rowing team and acted with Nomadic Theatre . While at Georgetown, Cooper became fluent in French and spent six months as an exchange student in Aix-en-Provence , France . In his television debut, Sex and the City in 1999, he made a brief appearance opposite Sarah Jessica Parker . Cooper later served as a presenter on the tourism series Globe Trekker (2000), which took him to such places as Peru and Croatia , and had
25232-510: Was at a party and deliberately bashed my head on the concrete floor – like, 'Hey, look how tough I am!' And I came up, and blood dripped down. And then I did it again. I spent the night ... [in the] [h]ospital with a sock of ice, waiting for them to stitch me up. I was so concerned what you thought of me, how I was coming across, how I would survive the day. I always felt like an outsider. I just lived in my head. I realized I wasn't going to live up to my potential, and that scared
25398-439: Was available and many died on arrival as they were overworked. Some British political figures at the time saw the famine as a purge from God to exterminate the majority of the native Irish population. Irish people emigrated to escape the famine journeying predominantly to the east coast of the United States , especially Boston and New York , as well as Liverpool in England, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. Many records show
25564-423: Was given to passengers who were simply viewed as cargo in the eyes of the ship workers. Notable coffin ships include the Jeanie Johnston and the Dunbrody . There are statues and memorials in Dublin, New York and other cities in memory of the famine. The Fields of Athenry is a late-20th century song about the Great Famine and is often sung at national team sporting events in memory and homage to those affected by
25730-505: Was held from 1990 to 2007, until its reintroduction in 2011. Cooper has received three nominations. The Bodil Awards are the major Danish film awards given by Danish Film Critics Association . Established in 1948, it is one of the oldest film awards in Europe. Cooper has received one nomination. The Danish Music Awards , previously known as Dansk Grammy, is a music award ceremony presented by IFPI Danmark since 1989. Cooper has received one award. The Dorian Awards are presented by
25896-499: Was hired by filmmaker Steven Spielberg to direct the project after a screening of A Star is Born . Controversy arose over Cooper's use of a prosthetic nose to play Bernstein, which some considered an example of " Jewface ". Cooper was defended by both Bernstein's children and the Anti-Defamation League . Reviewing the film for BBC Culture , Nicholas Barber wrote, " Maestro confirms what was suggested by Cooper's directorial debut, A Star Is Born . He has sky-high ambitions, and he has
26062-439: Was in question, something that has been diminished with the loss of prefixes such as Ó and Mac. Different branches of a family with the same surname sometimes used distinguishing epithets, which sometimes became surnames in their own right. Hence the chief of the clan Ó Cearnaigh (Kearney) was referred to as An Sionnach (Fox), which his descendants use to this day. Similar surnames are often found in Scotland for many reasons, such as
26228-402: Was initially uncomfortable with the accolade, but later found it funny. In a June 2011 interview with Esquire , Cooper said, "Fall in love with my looks, fine, but stay with me for my talent." Also that year, he was dubbed International Man of the Year by GQ and appeared in AskMen 's 49 most influential men. He ranked tenth on Empire 's list of the 100 Sexiest Movie Stars in 2013. He
26394-504: Was never able to relax in my life before her." She advised him on many of his films. While studying in New York City , Cooper worked as a doorman at the Morgans Hotel , and briefly interacted with Robert de Niro and Sean Penn in question-and-answer master class sessions, which were later featured episodes of Inside the Actors Studio . Cooper missed his MFA graduation ceremony to film Wet Hot American Summer (2001), an ensemble comedy that marked his cinematic debut. Taking place at
26560-501: Was not present in Neolithic or Mesolithic Europeans, and which would have been introduced into Europe with paternal lineages R1b and R1a, as well as the Indo-European languages. This genetic component, labelled as " Yamnaya " in the studies, then mixed to varying degrees with earlier Mesolithic hunter-gatherer and Neolithic farmer populations already existing in western Europe. A more recent whole genome analysis of Neolithic and Bronze Age skeletal remains from Ireland suggested that
26726-452: Was one of the highest-paid actors in the world from 2013 to 2015 and in 2019, earning $ 28 million, $ 46 million, $ 41.5 million, and $ 57 million, respectively. Forbes ranked him first on their Celebrity 100: Ones To Watch list in 2013. In 2014, 2015, and 2019, he was featured on Celebrity 100 , a list based on the income and popularity of celebrities, as selected annually by Forbes . Time magazine named him one of
26892-425: Was released that September and reached number one in the US, Australia, Ireland, Switzerland, and the UK. For the film, Cooper received a National Board of Review Award for Best Director and two Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor in a Drama and Best Director . Cooper earned two Grammy nominations for "Shallow": Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (winning the latter). The soundtrack as
27058-400: Was routinely given to settlers of Welsh origin, who had come during and after the Norman invasion. The Joyce and Griffin/Griffith (Gruffydd) families are also of Welsh origin. The Mac Lochlainn, Ó Maol Seachlainn, Ó Maol Seachnaill, Ó Conchobhair, Mac Loughlin and Mac Diarmada families, all distinct, are now all subsumed together as MacLoughlin. The full surname usually indicated which family
27224-446: Was the creator of the Beaufort scale for indicating wind force. George Boole (1815–1864), the mathematician who invented Boolean algebra , spent the latter part of his life in Cork . The 19th century physicist George Stoney introduced the idea and the name of the electron . He was the uncle of another notable physicist, George FitzGerald . The Irish bardic system, along with the Gaelic culture and learned classes, were upset by
27390-412: Was the earliest of the founders of scholasticism , the dominant school of medieval philosophy . He had considerable familiarity with the Greek language, and translated many works into Latin, affording access to the Cappadocian Fathers and the Greek theological tradition , previously almost unknown in the Latin West. The influx of Viking raiders and traders in the 9th and 10th centuries resulted in
27556-450: Was their main language in the past, today most Irish people speak English as their first language. Historically, the Irish nation was made up of kin groups or clans , and the Irish also had their own religion , law code , alphabet and style of dress . There have been many notable Irish people throughout history. After Ireland's conversion to Christianity , Irish missionaries and scholars exerted great influence on Western Europe, and
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