Bradley Cooper
Cooper in 2009, Featureflash / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Bradley Charles Cooper
Place of Birth: Abington Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 5, 1975
Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*Italian (mother)
Bradley Cooper is an American actor, producer, director, and singer. His roles include the Wet Hot American Summer franchise, Wedding Crashers, Failure to Launch, The Midnight Meat Train, Yes Man, He’s Just Not That Into You, The Hangover films, New York, I Love You; Valentine’s Day, The A-Team, Case 39, Limitless, The Words, Silver Linings Playbook, The Place Beyond the Pines, American Hustle, Serena, American Sniper, Aloha, Burnt, Joy, War Dogs, A Star Is Born, The Mule, Nightmare Alley, and Maestro; the shows Sex and the City, Alias, and Jack & Bobby; and as Rocket of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He also directed and co-wrote A Star Is Born and Maestro. He has been nominated for an acting Oscar four times. He was a co-singer on A Star Is Born‘s hit single “Shallow.”
Bradley’s mother, Gloria (Campano), who worked for an NBC affiliate, is of Italian descent, and his father, Charles J. “Charlie” Cooper, a stockbroker, was of Irish descent. He was raised in Jenkintown and Rydal, in the Philadelphia area. Bradley has a daughter with his former partner, Russian model and actress Irina Shayk.
Bradley was selected People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” in 2011. He is the first man of significant Italian heritage to have been given this title by the magazine. Chris Evans, in 2022, is the second.
Bradley’s paternal grandfather was Charles Francis Cooper, Jr. (the son of Charles Francis Cooper and Margarett/Margaret M. Boyce). Bradley’s grandfather Charles was born in Pennsylvania, to parents who were also born in the state. Bradley’s great-grandfather Charles was the son of John William Cooper and Hannah A./Bridget Roddy/Stack, whose parents were Irish. Margaret was the daughter of Irish parents, Frederick Boyce and Grace McBride.
Bradley’s paternal grandmother was Anna Mae Cahill (the daughter of Patrick Francis Cahill and Bridget T. “Delia” Welsh). Anna was born in Pennsylvania, to Irish parents, from Mayo, County Mayo. She also had roots in County Donegal. Bridget was the daughter of Patrick Walsh.
Bradley’s maternal grandfather was Angelo J. Campano (the son of Angelo Campano/Campana and Pasqualina “Lina”/Lena Cilla). Bradley’s grandfather Angelo was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Italian parents, from Cervinara, Avellino, Campania.
Bradley’s maternal grandmother was Assunta R. DeFrancesco/De Francesco (the daughter of Gaetano Defrancesco/Di Francesco/De Francesco and Concetta Malena/Maleno/Melena). Assunta was born in Ripa Teatina, Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy. Gaetano was born in Montazzoli, Chieti, Abruzzo, the son of Angelo Defrancesco/Di Francesco/De Francesco and Albina Ferrara.
Sources: Genealogies of Bradley Cooper – https://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
Bradley’s paternal grandfather, Charles Francis Cooper, Jr. on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Charles Francis Cooper, Jr. on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bradley’s paternal great-grandfather, Charles Francis Cooper, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Bradley’s maternal grandfather, Angelo J. Campano, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Immigration record of Bradley’s maternal grandmother, Assunta R. DeFrancesco/De Francesco – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Bradley’s maternal grandmother, Assunta R. (DeFrancesco/De Francesco) Campano – http://www.legacy.com
Details Magazine interview with Bradley Cooper, 2009 – http://www.details.com
Looks more Irish. His nose is just Italian.
Bradley’s nose is a copy of that of his Irish-American dad’s nose. In fact, he looks quite like him in general.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQZxtkY2eyw
Hey Follers, can you find out the ‘Viking’ tv series cast’s ethnicity?
All of them? Giving it a glance, Travis Fimmel seems to be an Anglo-Australian with a German surname, Katheryn Winnick is of Ukrainian descent, Nathan O’Toole is Irish, Clive Standen is English, Gustaf Skarsgård is Swedish, George Blagden might be just English, Jessalyn Gilsig has a Jewish dad, John Kavanagh is Irish, Donal Logue is of Irish descent, and Alyssa Sutherland seems like an Anglo-Australian.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikings_(TV_series)#Main_cast
Cool thanks, are you going to make pages for some of the actors/actresses?
I don’t know… ethnic (the administrator) might… :-)
@ follers
Yes, I agree. But he looks like this Italian actor (from Naples) too
http://www.lanostratv.it/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/alessandro-preziosi.jpg
I can see it. He also reminds me of Peter Facinelli just a little.
Bradley’s parents:
http://amradaronline.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/bradcooper-splash.jpg?w=236&h=236&crop=1
http://i.perezhilton.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bradley-cooper-watched-his-father-die__oPt.jpg
look to his mom, she went to the Oscars in sneakers!
http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/oscars-stars-who-brought-family-members-2013252/28819
The surname Cooper is English, not Irish. It’s possible that he came from Ireland, but his ancestry might have been typically Anglo-Irish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Irish
English ancestry is under-reported in the ROI. Not hard to understand why.
Or, maybe he was from Ulster — his ancestry would still be English though.
Yes, his paternal grandpa. I didn’t realize he was born in America.
The Irish and English mixed heavily in the Northern states, so who knows.
that’s because England ruled over Ireland for centuries, so many Irish people have English surname but they are Irish
James Gandolfini is actually 100% Italian since his parents are both Italian-born (from the North)
yeah Gandolfini is better for supporting roles, Cooper is the new Kevin Costner IMO
I was always under the impression that he was Jew.
Since when is “Cooper” an Irish name. This guy is clearly of English descent.
if you are interested, Italian wikipedia says his maternal grandfather Angelo Campano is a policeman from Naples, while his maternal grandmother, Assunta Campano is from Abruzzo. Bradley has a great resemblance with an Italian actor from Naples, Alessandro Preziosi (search him)