4. Bradley Cooper – From Playing A Douchebag to Oscar Nominations
Remember when Bradley Cooper played a douchebag? You may be asking which time because Bradley Cooper was cast as a douchebag many, many times. It all started with Sex and the City, when he played a love interest of Carrie, who was a douchebag. He hit it big when he scored a supporting role in Wedding Crashers as Sack Lodge. If the name of his character sounds like a douchebag, it’s because the character was a douchebag.
In 2009, Cooper starred in two commercial successes. The first was He’s Just Not That Into You, in which he played a married douchebag having an affair. The second was the film that would launch his career in super stardom The Hangover, in which he played, you guessed it, the douchebag of the friends. I think I hit may max allotted “douche bags” quota per article so I’ll refrain, but you get the point, Cooper was on his way to being America’s favorite ass****. He reprised his character in The Hangover Part II and The Hangover Part III.
After that a guy named David O. Russell saved Cooper’s career with Silver Linings Playbook. The dramatic romantic comedy in which Cooper played a guy suffering with bipolar disorder finally introduced the world to a different side of Cooper. His performance was even nominated for an Oscar, mostly because everyone was surprised that he wasn’t playing a douchebag. Since then he’s become an awards season regular, nailing down Oscar nominations in 2013 for American Hustle and 2014 for American Sniper. No longer is Cooper known for playing the a-hole.
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