Show of hands: Who didn't see "The Hangover" this summer? No one? So I don't need to explain how wildly funny the raunchy bro-comedy was or how it catapulted sexy star Bradley Cooper's career like a high-flying mattress off of a luxe hotel roof? Great. Then I'll just add that the actor dubbed "That Guy From 'Wedding Crashers'" on the cover of Details magazine is now firmly "The Man" thanks to his grumpy groomsman role and his newly earned playboy status, having been linked in recent months to both Jennifer Aniston and Renee Zellweger. With his next comedy, "All About Steve," hitting theaters Friday we can't help but stare, gawk and drool over the dreamy actor in this week's "Star Gazing."
Click on the photo below and take a few minutes (or hours) to peruse pics of the star and read on to get the dish on Bradley's rise to fame.
Don't feel bad if you don't recognize the Actors Studio alum from his very first television role as Carrie Bradshaw's one-time hookup in "Sex and the City." Bradley went on to garner (pun intended) much more fame as Sydney Bristow's journalist friend Will Tippin on the spy drama "Alias," with recurring roles in "Jack & Bobby," "Kitchen Confidential" and "Nip/Tuck" to follow. The Coops' big screen debut came courtesy of 2001's "Wet Hot American Summer," and since then he's seemed to have perfected the douchey dirt bag persona in movies like "Failure to Launch," "He's Just Not That Into You" and, most notably, "Wedding Crashers."
Currently filming "Case 39" with rumored girlfriend Renee and slated for a silver screen remake of "The A-Team" and a "Hangover" sequel, it appears Bradley won't be disappearing anytime soon. Thank goodness.
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