A-list actor Bradley Cooper is known as much for being a Philadelphia Eagles fan as he is for his starring roles during what has been a brilliant career.
OK. That might be going a bit too far. But Cooper’s presence at Eagles games over the years has been notable. A product of Abington Township just outside of Philadelphia, Cooper saw the Eagles’ win their last Super Bowl following the 2017 season.
He now hopes that the Eagles can repeat this accomplishment after falling just short against the Kansas City Chiefs back in February.
How much so? Cooper went on The Howard Stern Show recently to prove his fandom. In promoting his new movie Maestro, Cooper shockingly told Stern that he’d choose the Eagles winning a Super Bowl in February over earning a best actor Oscar for his role as Leonard Bernstein.
“Eagles Super Bowl victory. Eagles,” Cooper said while adding, “I know, I’m sick.”
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This is all sorts of insane. The 48-year-old Bradley Cooper has been nominated for nine Oscars during his career. His most-recent nod came back in 2022 for Nightmare Alley, which was nominated for best picture.
Cooper does hope to get a nod for his role in Maestro, but that doesn’t appear to take priority over the Philadelphia Eagles getting another Super Bowl victory.
For what it’s worth, Cooper has in the past been nominated for best actor for his roles in Joker, A Star is Born, American Sniper and Silver Linings Playbook. To date, he has not come away with the hardware.
Cooper’s Eagles host the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in a rematch of last season’s NFC Championship Game. You can bet that he’ll be on hand inside Lincoln Financial Field to root on the birds.