Bradley Cooper: Life in pictures

Cooper starred alongside Paul Rudd, left, and Julia Roberts in the Broadway production of “Three Days of Rain,” photographed on April 17, 2006.  (Paul Hawthorne / Getty Images)

Cooper and actress Jennifer Esposito, seen at the “Babel” premiere on Nov. 5, 2006, were married from late 2006 until May 2007, when Esposito filed for divorce.   (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)

Cooper, left, and Danny Masterson, right, supported Jim Carrey in the 2008 comedy “Yes Man.”  (Melissa Moseley / AP)

Cooper posed with Oscar in the press room at the 2010 Academy Awards.  (Jason Merritt / Getty Images)

Cooper was named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 2011 and was honored at the GQ Men of the Year Awards on Sept. 6, 2011, in London, seen here.  (Jonathan Short / Associated Press)

Cooper accepted the 2011 Scream Award for best thriller for “Limitless.”  (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Tina Fey and Cooper teamed up to present the award for sound editing to “Hugo’s” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty during the 2012 Oscars.   (Kevin Winter / Getty Images)

Cooper, a lead actor nominee for “Silver Linings Playbook,” brought his mother, Gloria Cooper, right, to the 2013 Academy Awards.  (Frederic J. Brown / AFP / Getty Images)

At the 2014 Oscars, Cooper was front-and-center for host Ellen DeGeneres’ star-studded selfie. Clockwise from left: Jared Leto, Jennifer Lawrence, Channing Tatum, Julia Roberts, Kevin Spacey, Brad Pitt, Lupita Nyong’o, Angelina Jolie, Peter Nyong’o Jr., Cooper, DeGeneres and Meryl Streep.  (Ellen DeGeneres / Twitter via Getty Images)

Cooper also took part in the 2014 Marvel smash “Guardians of the Galaxy,” giving voice to the pint-sized character Rocket Raccoon. From left, Zoe Saldana, Rocket, Chris Pratt, Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel) and Dave Bautista.  (Uncredited / AP)

In the fall of 2014, Cooper, center, appeared on Broadway in “The Elephant Man,” co-starring Anthony Heald, left, and Patricia Clarkson.  (Rob Kim / Getty Images)

Cooper began dating British model Suki Waterhouse in March 2013. Here, the couple take in some tennis at the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.  (Carl Court / AFP / Getty Images)

Playing the late Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper,” Cooper earned his second lead actor Academy Award nomination. The category’s other nominees include Steve Carell, Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Keaton and Eddie Redmayne.  (Keith Bernstein / AP)