Bradley Cooper and his daughter, Lea De Seine Shayk Cooper.Photo: Owen Sweeney/Invision/AP
As a multi-award-winning actor with several film credits,Bradley Cooperis a very busy person, but filmmaking isn’t his only job.Along with acting onstage and screen, directing, writing and producing, Cooper is dad todaughter Lea De Seine, whom he shares with exIrina Shayk.Born March 21, 2017, Lea is the first child for both Cooper and Shayk. Though thecouple split in 2019, they co-parent their daughter, with ShayktellingHIGHStylemagazinefor its September 2021 cover story that Cooper is “a full-on, hands-on dad.“Here are some sweet things the doting dad has said about his daughter over the years.
As a multi-award-winning actor with several film credits,Bradley Cooperis a very busy person, but filmmaking isn’t his only job.
Along with acting onstage and screen, directing, writing and producing, Cooper is dad todaughter Lea De Seine, whom he shares with exIrina Shayk.
Born March 21, 2017, Lea is the first child for both Cooper and Shayk. Though thecouple split in 2019, they co-parent their daughter, with ShayktellingHIGHStylemagazinefor its September 2021 cover story that Cooper is “a full-on, hands-on dad.”
Here are some sweet things the doting dad has said about his daughter over the years.
01of 09Bradley Cooper on being his daughter’s teacherOwen Sweeney/Invision/APSince welcoming Lea in March 2017, Cooper now has many dad duties. “I’m running a one-man preschool,” theOscar nominee jokedwithInterviewmagazine.He also gets creative with his surroundings, adding, “We get up, we do swim class in the bathtub.”
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Bradley Cooper on being his daughter’s teacher
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Since welcoming Lea in March 2017, Cooper now has many dad duties. “I’m running a one-man preschool,” theOscar nominee jokedwithInterviewmagazine.
He also gets creative with his surroundings, adding, “We get up, we do swim class in the bathtub.”
02of 09Bradley Cooper on his daughter being his dream come true20th Century StudiosCooper starred in two movies,Licorice PizzaandNightmare Alley, in two consecutive months so you can imagine the actor’s schedule is stacked. He credits his daughter for helping him live in the moment.“Having a child, and having a family of my own — which is a miracle andsomething I’ve always dreamt of— has opened me up even more, I guess, to the day, and to be present,” he toldNPR.
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Bradley Cooper on his daughter being his dream come true
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Cooper starred in two movies,Licorice PizzaandNightmare Alley, in two consecutive months so you can imagine the actor’s schedule is stacked. He credits his daughter for helping him live in the moment.
“Having a child, and having a family of my own — which is a miracle andsomething I’ve always dreamt of— has opened me up even more, I guess, to the day, and to be present,” he toldNPR.
03of 09Bradley Cooper on raising his daughter the way he was raisedLady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.Kevin Winter/GettyIn an interview withNPR,Cooperbriefly opened up about his daughterLea De Seinewhile discussinghis bondwithA Star is BorncostarLady Gaga.The actor said he and Gaga connected instantlybecause they “were very, very loved as children.” He added, “When I meet people that have had that similar upbringing, I can just see it in them.“He noted that he wants his daughter Lea to have that same upbringing, saying, “That’s the thing I want my daughter to have — I just always want her to feel loved.”
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Bradley Cooper on raising his daughter the way he was raised
Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper.Kevin Winter/Getty
In an interview withNPR,Cooperbriefly opened up about his daughterLea De Seinewhile discussinghis bondwithA Star is BorncostarLady Gaga.
The actor said he and Gaga connected instantlybecause they “were very, very loved as children.” He added, “When I meet people that have had that similar upbringing, I can just see it in them.”
He noted that he wants his daughter Lea to have that same upbringing, saying, “That’s the thing I want my daughter to have — I just always want her to feel loved.”
04of 09Bradley Cooper on how his daughter reminds him of his fatherAmanda Schwab/StarPix/REX/ShutterstockCooper shared withOprah Winfreythathis daughter reminds him of someone else he deeply lovedduringOprah’s SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square."[Having a family has] changed everything,” he said about his daughter with Irina Shayk. “Our daughter, she’s incredible. And I see my father in her quite often.“The actor’s father, Charles, died in 2011from lung cancer.Cooper added, “I can’t believe I’m gonna admit this, but I had moments when … I was in the room with her, I would say, ‘Dad?’ " There are some moments where she looks just like my father. I watch too many movies.”
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Bradley Cooper on how his daughter reminds him of his father
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Cooper shared withOprah Winfreythathis daughter reminds him of someone else he deeply lovedduringOprah’s SuperSoul Conversations from Times Square.
“[Having a family has] changed everything,” he said about his daughter with Irina Shayk. “Our daughter, she’s incredible. And I see my father in her quite often.”
The actor’s father, Charles, died in 2011from lung cancer.
Cooper added, “I can’t believe I’m gonna admit this, but I had moments when … I was in the room with her, I would say, ‘Dad?’ " There are some moments where she looks just like my father. I watch too many movies.”
05of 09Bradley Cooper on his daughter’s taste in musicNeal Preston/Warner Bros.As a two-timeGrammy winner, there’s no denyingCooper has love of music, but he has his daughter to thank for expanding his music taste.“Well, I’ve been opened up to a world of children’s music, that’s for sure,” he joked in aninterview withNPR.
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Bradley Cooper on his daughter’s taste in music
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As a two-timeGrammy winner, there’s no denyingCooper has love of music, but he has his daughter to thank for expanding his music taste.
“Well, I’ve been opened up to a world of children’s music, that’s for sure,” he joked in aninterview withNPR.
06of 09Bradley Cooper on his daughter recognizing hisGuardians of the GalaxycharacterChris Pratt and Rocket (Bradley Cooper) in Guardians of the Galaxy 2.The actor has voiced the hot-tempered raccoon Rocket in Marvel Cinematic Universe’sGuardians of the Galaxysince thefirst volume was released in 2014.During an interview withEllen DeGeneres, he explained how he brought is daughter to the Disneyland’s Guardians of the Galaxy attraction and she recognized his voice (well, sort of).“We got to sit going to the intro of the ride and it was like, my voice, it was really cool,” he said. (His character, Rocket Raccoon, is featured in the ride.) “I would say, ‘Daddy, daddy.’ Then she kinda looked up and she saw … she was like, ‘Daddy?'”
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Bradley Cooper on his daughter recognizing hisGuardians of the Galaxycharacter
Chris Pratt and Rocket (Bradley Cooper) in Guardians of the Galaxy 2.
The actor has voiced the hot-tempered raccoon Rocket in Marvel Cinematic Universe’sGuardians of the Galaxysince thefirst volume was released in 2014.
During an interview withEllen DeGeneres, he explained how he brought is daughter to the Disneyland’s Guardians of the Galaxy attraction and she recognized his voice (well, sort of).
“We got to sit going to the intro of the ride and it was like, my voice, it was really cool,” he said. (His character, Rocket Raccoon, is featured in the ride.) “I would say, ‘Daddy, daddy.’ Then she kinda looked up and she saw … she was like, ‘Daddy?'”
07of 09Bradley Cooper on how his daughter brings out his “childlike self"Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.During theThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Cooper opened up about howfatherhood has changed himand helped him let his guard down.“It allowed me to embrace my childlike self without any sort of like, fear of judgment,” he said. “Like, I could just play with toys all day long and not feel like, ‘Is this weird?’ Or watch cartoons endlessly and not think I’m wasting my life. I love cartoons.”
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Bradley Cooper on how his daughter brings out his “childlike self”
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During theThe Ellen DeGeneres Show, Cooper opened up about howfatherhood has changed himand helped him let his guard down.
“It allowed me to embrace my childlike self without any sort of like, fear of judgment,” he said. “Like, I could just play with toys all day long and not feel like, ‘Is this weird?’ Or watch cartoons endlessly and not think I’m wasting my life. I love cartoons.”
08of 09Bradley Cooper on his daughter defying the phrase of “terrible twos"Owen Sweeney/Invision/APCooper makes the role of “Dad” seem easy. During Cooper’s appearance on theThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin 2019, he revealed that Lea never went through the “Terrible Twos.““You know, I don’t subscribe to that,” Cooper admitted. “I don’t even know what that means.”
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Bradley Cooper on his daughter defying the phrase of “terrible twos”
Cooper makes the role of “Dad” seem easy. During Cooper’s appearance on theThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin 2019, he revealed that Lea never went through the “Terrible Twos.”
“You know, I don’t subscribe to that,” Cooper admitted. “I don’t even know what that means.”
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Bradley Cooper on how his daughter “changed everything”
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During Cooper’s appearance on Amazon Music and Wondery’sSmartLesspodcast, the actor opened up about his personal journey with addiction and shared how being a parent hasput things in perspective for him.
“You have this wonderful thing or breakthrough with a script, or you have a wonderful moment on this set or in an editing room … you have like 40 of those moments every day with your kid, that are that level of joy. That’s not spinning it, that’s just the truth.”
source: people.com
