Bradley Cooper has revealed he was “so lost” while struggling with drug and alcohol addiction in the early noughties, before making “major breakthroughs” and becoming a father. The Hangover actor welcomed daughter Lea in 2017 with his ex-partner Irina Shayk. Here’s what he has to say.
Speaking on the Smartless podcast, Cooper, 47, said: “I was so lost and I was addicted to cocaine, that was the other thing.”
Bradley Cooper Opens Up About His Past Addictions
Cooper told podcast hosts Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett about turning to alcohol and drugs after he severed his achilles tendon and “got fired slash quit” from American action series Alias. Cooper explained that Arnett, 52, who was then married to Cooper’s friend and Wet Hot American Summer co-star Amy Poehler, helped him realize he was suffering from addiction issues after the pair attended a party together.
Arrested Development actor Arnett was unimpressed by Cooper’s attempts at “mean humor” and said he was acting like a “real a**hole” during the evening. The actor added: “That was the first time I realized I had a problem with drugs and alcohol and it was Will saying that to me, and I’ll just never forget it”.
However, the star acknowledged that while he was “totally depressed”, he is thankful he experienced the issues while he was young and before the peak of his fame.
“I will say this: I did have the benefit of that happening when I was 29,” he said. “So at 29, it wasn’t really until [The] Hangover – I was 36 when I did The Hangover – so I got to go through all of those things before fame even played into my existence on a daily level.”
Speaking about the time he spent overcoming his addiction issues and developing his career, Cooper said: “Still working on self-esteem up until a year ago, still do, but I definitely made major breakthroughs from 29 to 34, where at least I was able to stand in front of somebody and breath and listen and talk.”
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