Bradley Cooper, born 5 January 1975 in Philadelphia, is an American actor and filmmaker who has received twelve Academy Award nominations across multiple categories (acting, writing, producing, directing) — the most by any person born after 1970 without a win.
His Parents
Father: Charles John Cooper Jr. (1939 – 2011) — stockbroker at Merrill Lynch.
Mother: Gloria (née Campano) — local NBC affiliate news producer. Italian-American.
His Sister
Holly Cooper — Bradley's elder sister.
His First Marriage
Bradley was previously married to actress Jennifer Esposito from December 2006 to November 2007 — a four-month marriage that ended in divorce.
His Long-Term Partner: Irina Shayk
Irina Shayk, born Irina Valeryevna Shaykhlislamova on 6 January 1986 in Yemanzhelinsk, Russia, is a major fashion model. She and Bradley began dating in 2015 after meeting at a Broadway event. They had one daughter together before splitting in 2019:
Lea De Seine Cooper, born 21 March 2017.
His Current Partner: Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid, born 23 April 1995, is an American supermodel. Cooper and Hadid have been publicly dating since 2023.
The Cooper Family Tree at a Glance
Parents: Charles John Cooper Jr. (1939 – 2011, Merrill Lynch stockbroker); Gloria Cooper née Campano (Italian-American, NBC news producer).
Sister: Holly Cooper.
First Wife: Jennifer Esposito (married 2006, divorced 2007).
Partner (2015–2019): Irina Shayk.
Daughter (with Irina): Lea De Seine Cooper (b. 21 March 2017).
Current Partner: Gigi Hadid (since 2023).
Bradley Cooper:
- Born 5 January 1975, Philadelphia, PA
- Germantown Academy; Villanova University; transferred to Georgetown University (BA English, 1997)
- Actors Studio Drama School, New York (MFA Acting, 2000)
- Films: Wedding Crashers (2005), The Hangover trilogy (2009/2011/2013), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Hustle (2013), American Sniper (2014), A Star Is Born (2018, directed and starred), Nightmare Alley (2021), Maestro (2023, directed and starred as Leonard Bernstein)
What the Cooper Family Story Teaches Us
An Irish-American stockbroker father who died in 2011. An Italian-American news-producer mother. A sister kept off the press. A first marriage that lasted four months. A long-term partnership that produced a daughter and ended without marriage. A current relationship with one of the most photographed models in the world.
For every family — large or small, famous or otherwise — the Cooper story carries the same lesson. Long-term unmarried partnerships are family relationships too. Bradley and Irina were a family for four years without marrying. Lea De Seine Cooper is the child of that partnership. Write down partnerships, not just marriages. The tree records relationships, not just contracts.
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