The estimated net worth of Bradley Cooper is $100 million.
Overview
Bradley Cooper's net worth stats
| Net worth: | $100 million |
|---|---|
| Source of wealth: | Acting |
| Date of birth: | January 5, 1975 |
| Place of birth: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Early life
Bradley Cooper was born on January 5, 1975, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Gloria,, who worked for the local NBC affiliate, and Charles, a stockbroker at Merril Lynch. He has a sister, Holly.
Young Cooper enjoyed playing basketball and cooking and was inspired to pursue a career in acting after his father introduced him to films like "The Elephant Man."
Education
Bradley Cooper studied at Germantown Academy and graduated with a B.A. in English from Georgetown University in 1997. He was a rowing team member in college and learned to speak fluent French.
In 2001, Bradley Cooper obtained a Master of Fine Arts degree in acting from the Actors Studio Drama School.
Family life
Bradley Cooper married actress Jennifer Esposito in December 2006 and divorced the following year. Since the divorce, he has dated Renee Zellweger, Zoe Saldana, and model Suki Waterhouse.
He dated model Irina Shayk, with whom he had a daughter, Lea de Seine, in 2017. They parted ways in 2019, although there were rumors of their romance being rekindled.
How did Bradly Cooper earn his net worth?
Most of Bradley Cooper's wealth has come from his earnings as an actor. But beyond salaries, Cooper has entered into revenue participation arrangements in exchange for taking smaller upfront payments as salaries or, lately, as director's fees. These arrangements have added substantially to his net worth since several of his movies were global successes.
The cast of "Hangover" shared a $1 million pot, which is small for Hollywood. However, they earned significantly more — ranging from $5 million to $10 million each — for the sequels.
Bradley Cooper is now one of the highest-paid Hollywood actors, earning around $20 million per movie. From mid-2018 to mid-2019, Cooper earned $60 million, making him one of the top 5 highest-paid actors in the world, where he joined the likes of The Rock, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Robert Downey Jr.
For example, he did not take a salary on his directorial debut in "A Star Is Born," which earned $434 million globally and paid Cooper handsomely for his contribution. He also made money from the "Avengers: Endgame" franchise thanks to his voiceover role as "Rocket Raccoon."
How does Bradley Cooper spend his net worth?
Bradley Cooper has invested money in real estate in California and New York. He bought a 1,462-square-foot home in Marina Del Rey, California, for $1.199 million in 2004 and, later, a mansion worth $4.4 million in Pacific Palisades, California. In 2018, Bradley Cooper bought a five-story, 4,000-square-foot townhouse in New York City for $13.5 million.
Over the years, Cooper has supported a variety of charitable causes, including cancer, Alzheimer's disease, children, education, creative arts, the environment, human rights, health, hunger, poverty, peace, rape and sexual abuse, veterans and service members, and slavery and human trafficking.
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