What is Bradley Cooper's Net Worth?
Bradley Cooper is an American actor, director, producer, and filmmaker who has a net worth of $120 million. Beginning with minor television roles, Bradley Cooper's major breakthrough came with the comedy "The Hangover" film series, which established him as a leading man in Hollywood. He has demonstrated a remarkable range in films like "Silver Linings Playbook," earning him critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor. His role in "American Sniper" further solidified his status as a talented actor, contributing significantly to its commercial and critical success.
Cooper has also made a mark behind the camera. His directorial debut, "A Star is Born," in which he starred alongside Lady Gaga, was a commercial hit and received widespread critical acclaim, earning him several Oscar nominations, including Best Actor and Best Picture. Known for his dedication to his roles, Cooper often immerses himself deeply into his characters, evident in his performances and directorial efforts.
Bradley Cooper Salary Highlights
Bradley Cooper is one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood today. Bradley can earn as much as $20 million for a movie but also takes smaller upfront salaries in exchange for revenue participation. Between June 2018 and June 2019, Bradley earned $60 million, which made him one of the five highest-paid actors on the planet. His monster earnings during that period were due to the fact that he did not take a salary for his directorial debut "A Star Is Born," which went on to earn $434 million globally. He also earned backend points off "Avengers: Endgame" for his role as Rocket in the franchise. Here are a select few examples of Bradley Cooper's film salaries:
Hangover Payday
The four primary actors in "The Hangover" – Ed, Bradley, Zach Galifianakis, and Justin Bartha – were relative unknowns before the movie was officially green-lit. The studio behind the project was so concerned about the lack of star power that it came very close to killing the movie altogether. Thankfully (for comedy fans), the movie's director, Todd Phillips, was so confident in his chosen actors that he went to the studio and offered to give back $6.5 million in salary in exchange for back-end points. He also reminded the studio that those four actors were set to earn less than $1 million collectively. The studio relented, and the first Hangover went on to make $470 million at the box office and $75 million off DVD sales. It was the highest-grossest R-rated comedy up to that point.
Amazingly, the studio never thought to lock the four actors or Phillips up for potential sequels. The group was, therefore, able to negotiate generous salaries and backend points. When the sequel earned nearly $600 million at the box office, Todd Phillips earned another $70 million, and the four actors each earned $30 million. In total, Phillips earned $150 million from the three Hangover movies, and the four primary actors earned $40 million.
Louis Vuitton Endorsement
In 2022, Bradley signed a deal to become a brand ambassador for the luxury fashion brand Louis Vuitton. Based on comparable celebrity fashion endorsement contracts, Cooper's LV deal is likely in the range of $2-3 million per year in terms of average annual salary. However, since these types of deals are long-term contracts that are structured with large advances up front and at other milestones, the exact annual payment is hard to calculate. The overall value of the deal over its lifetime is likely in the $5-10 million range over 3-5 years.
Early Life
Bradley Charles Cooper was born on January 5, 1975, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His mother, Gloria, worked for the local NBC affiliate. His father, Charles, was a stockbroker at Merrill Lynch. His mom is of Italian descent. His dad is of Irish descent. He has an older sister named Holly. He was raised Roman Catholic. He played basketball and enjoyed cooking. His dad introduced him to films like "The Elephant Man," and this inspired him to pursue acting. Cooper attended Germantown Academy and graduated from Georgetown in 1997 with a B.A. in English. He was a member of the rowing team in college. Cooper became fluent in French in college. He received a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from the Actors Studio Drama School in 2001.
Career
Cooper made his television debut in 1999 on "Sex and the City"y in a minor role opposite Sarah Jessica Parker. Cooper's first film was the 2001 ensemble comedy "Wet Hot American Summer. Cooper reprised his role in the film's 2015 prequel "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp." In the television series "Alias" (2001–06), Cooper played Will Tippin, the best friend of Jennifer Garner's character. Cooper's film career took off in the 2005 comedy "Wedding Crashers." In September 2005, Cooper landed the leading role in the Fox series "Kitchen Confidential," based on Anthony Bourdain's memoir.
Cooper's breakthrough role came in Todd Phillips' 2009 comedy "The Hangover." Cooper appeared in the 2010 ensemble romantic comedy "Valentine's Day," directed by Garry Marshall. He then starred as the fictional character Templeton Faceman Peck in the feature film version of "The A-Team."
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In 2011, Cooper starred in the thriller "Limitless." That same year, he was in "The Hangover Part II." In 2012, he was in a number of films, most notably "Silver Linings Playbook." He earned an MTV Movie Award for Best Performance, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor for "Silver Linings Playbook."
In 2013, Cooper appeared in "The Hangover Part III." Later that year, he took on the role of an unhinged FBI agent in "American Hustle." In 2014, Cooper co-produced and starred as United States Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle in "American Sniper." Cooper won an MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance for his role as Chris Kyle. He was also nominated for another Academy Award for Best Actor. Cooper signed on to voice Rocket in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies.
In 2018, Cooper directed his first film, "A Star Is Born," a remake of the 1937 musical 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. 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. Gaga and Cooper earned two Grammy nominations for "Shallow"—Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Cooper and Gaga won the Grammy for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Cooper was also nominated for three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.
As a producer, Bradley Cooper gained further Academy Award nominations for psychological thrillers "Joker" (2019) and "Nightmare Alley" (2021). Cooper is working on directing, producing, co-writing, and acting in "Maestro," a biopic of Leonard Bernstein that will land on Netflix. He also produced the sequel "Joker: Folie à Deux" starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga.
Personal Life
Cooper got engaged to actress Jennifer Esposito in October 2006. They married in December 2006. In May 2007, Esposito filed for divorce. The divorce was finalized in November. After his divorce, he dated Renee Zellweger and Zoe Saldana. He dated model Suki Waterhouse from March 2013 to March 2015. In April 2015, he began dating model Irina Shayk. In 2017, she gave birth to their daughter, Lea de Seine. The couple split up in June 2019.
Cooper has been sober since 2004. His father died of lung cancer in 2009. Bradley has since joined organizations to support them in the fight against cancer.
Real Estate
In December 2004, Cooper bought a three-bedroom, two-bathroom, 1,462 sq ft home in Venice, California, for $1.199 million. Bradley listed this home for sale in April 2023 for $2.4 million. Impressively, he sold this home in just a few weeks for $3.13 million! Here's a video tour of Bradley Cooper's former Venice home:
In March 2021, Bradley paid $4.8 million for a home in LA's Pacific Palisades neighborhood. He owns another Palisades mansion, purchased in 2009 for $4.7 million.
In October 2018, Cooper paid $13.5 million for a townhouse in New York City's Greenwich Village. The 4,000-square-foot townhouse has six bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms across five floors.
