Bradley Cooper (born 1975) is an American actor and filmmaker whose films have grossed $13 billion worldwide. After a guest role in Sex and the City, he made his film debut in the comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001) and played Will Tippin in the television show Alias (2001–2006). He had his breakthrough in The Hangover (2009), which was followed by two sequels. Cooper found more success with Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Hustle (2013), and American Sniper (2014), the last of which he also produced. Cooper wrote, produced, directed, and starred in A Star Is Born (2018). For his part in its soundtrack and its chart-topping lead single "Shallow", he won a BAFTA Award and two Grammys. Cooper continued his filmmaking with Joker (2019), Nightmare Alley (2021) and Maestro (2023), and also starred in the last two. He has received twelve Academy Award nominations. (This article is part of a featured topic: Bradley Cooper.).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1993:

The U.S. Senate unanimously confirmed Janet Reno as the country's first female attorney general. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janet_Reno

2007:

Georgian authorities accused Russia of orchestrating a helicopter attack in the Kodori Valley of the breakaway territory of Abkhazia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_Georgia_helicopter_incident

2009:

A teenage gunman engaged in a shooting spree at a secondary school in Winnenden, Germany, killing 16, including himself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnenden_school_shooting

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

chronostasis: (optics) A visual illusion in which a regular movement seems to pause the first time it is observed. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chronostasis

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

In our travels, we have come across many equations — math for understanding the universe, for making music, for mapping stars, and also for tipping, which is important. Here is our favorite equation: Us plus Them equals All of Us. It is very simple math. Try it sometime. You probably won’t even need a pencil.   --Libba Bray https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Libba_Bray