How Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper Formed a Tight Friendship

One of Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper’s strongest friendships is the bond they have created over the years. Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper have experienced many great moments both on and off-screen.

One might never guess that these two Hollywood superstars have, in fact, never shared in the making of the same movie.

You are probably quite familiar with the names of Brad and Bradley, as these two gentlemen have established themselves as major Hollywood talents.

Both have been known for their work on the big screen; however, they have forged the bond of great friendship between takes, and yet another time that they could have possibly shared the limelight has eluded them.

Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper’s Friendship

Among others, they have publicly given each other credit when deserved. In the 2020 National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala, Bradley Cooper introduced his friend, Brad Pitt, who was being awarded the Best Supporting Actor for his performance in *Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood*.

The actor then expressed how grateful he was for Cooper’s help on his sobriety journey.

“It was through helping from this man that I sobered up,” said the actor, who then added, “and since that time on my days have been much brighter. I love you, and I express my gratitude towards you.”

These words were the first time in the open for Brad to acknowledge that Cooper had helped during his recovery. He later revealed how much the people around him who supported him have meant to him throughout his battle with the drink.

Pitt’s thoughts revolved a lot around his rehabilitation and the way he was coping with his addiction. He also spoke of his Alcoholics Anonymous sessions after he and Angelina Jolie’s relationship had ended. He shared the moment when he decided he had to stop for good.

“I ‍ ‌‍was drinking so much that even drinking began to take happiness from me. Therefore, I made the decision that I shouldn’t be drinking anymore,” stated Pitt.

He pointed out that the group he was part of was the right place where one could speak up totally honestly without any judgment from the others.

Brad Pitt Opens Up About His Sobriety

Brad ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌ Pitt recently confessed through an official statement that while he is currently experiencing a situation where he is not totally sober, he has been sober for a very long period of time.

Mr. Pitt opened up in his interview with Esquire, 10 August edition, revealing that he has picked up drinking again after being sober for about seven ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌years.

Hollywood legend said, “I was sober for seven years. Then I had the courage and got off the wagon again, but in a very different way; to a large extent, I was self-medicating.”

He elaborately revealed that he used to be so confident about drinking, but at some point he understood that too many drinks were going bad for him.

Pitt explained that he can have a few drinks if he wants but emphasized that he is not getting drunk and his thinking about alcohol is getting more mature through the years. He noted that now alcohol is taken as a planned or moderately controlled thing from his ‍‌view.

Bradley Cooper Opens Up About His Past Struggles

On the other hand, Cooper has been very open about his past issues with alcoholism and drug use.

Except for the fact that they reveal themselves in public in the same way, one main difference, in a sense, is that Pitt and Cooper have their private lives, which are revealed very little except for the part of them they consider their drug problem.

So, they are not very open about other areas of their lives, like their personal struggles. In general, Cooper has kept that part of his life quite secret.

In a 2012 interview in The Hollywood Actor, Cooper talked about the reason why he decided to give up alcohol and drug consumption after realizing that they were not helping any part of his life anymore.

He said, “During my teenage years and twenties, alcohol and drugs were my way of life.” He added, “I think many of you, like me, who have gone through that kind of period in life, would know what I mean by Hollywood drug scene.”

Cooper also explained that he began drinking and taking drugs for the same reason. “I figured that if I showed off the same kinds of drugs and alcohol that other people did, not only would it allow me to be in with the rest of the crowd (which at that age was not something I felt), it might even be fun. I stopped at age 29 when the whole thing finally got under my skin.”

Cooper mentioned that one event that made him aware of the damage alcohol was causing is a story he once shared about a time at a party.

“Alcohol was what Cooper got drunk on,” he said. “I found that drinking alcohol gave me the confidence of my youth, especially when I didn’t fit in.”

Cooper also added reasons to explain that he felt the need to be liked, humorous, and charismatic, which, in turn, shaped the picture of the person he had to become and the way they were supposed to do it.

“There was a time when I was at a party, and I hit my head on purpose on a concrete floor to show my friends that I could take pain,” he recalled.

The experience eventually contributed to Cooper realizing that he was not living the life he wanted.

“Then it just hit me that I was being less than what could have been and it really frightened me,” he said. “I was like, ‘Oh my God, I am just losing my life.’”

Bradley Cooper’s Rise to Hollywood Fame

Cooper managed to get back on his feet, made peace with his life, and discovered his perfect way of living when he stopped drinking.

Eventually, he succeeded in becoming famous through Hollywood movies and was able to get his dream life. “Through The Hangover”, which he starred in, is a big name. ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌

Media and entertainment have been discussing Cooper’s life, including his private life, for quite a while. Cooper is a man with great taste who likes a lot of women but is also a man who can make a choice and go all in if only it happens to be a very good one.

He ‍was seen with many famous actresses, including Renée Zellweger and Zoe Saldaña.

Bradley Cooper and Irina Shayk were set up by their mutual friends and started dating in 2015. Their daughter, Lea de Seine Shayk Cooper, was born to the ‍ ‌couple in 2017.

After years of being a couple, the couple decided to go their separate ways in 2019, which was the year that the separation was ‍officially announced.

Bradley Cooper and supermodel Gigi Hadid were in and out of the rumor mill of love and romance until late 2023.

The two apparently like the media spotlight and the public’s attention as much as each other because they have continued to play up this very public romance that has brought in an incredible amount of coverage to them ‍both.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s Relationship

Meanwhile, in 2016, Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt, two former super-power couple celebrities of the movie world, decided to split. The couple’s finalization of the divorce happened a few years later.

From their long-term relationship, this couple of Hollywood got six babies: Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Knox and Vivienne are the six children; only Knox and Vivienne are twins.

Each of their children isn’t necessarily taking the same surname as their ‍ ‌‍ ‍‌father.

Brad Pitt and Bradley Cooper’s Shared Interests

Pitt and Cooper, despite their contrasting lifestyles, can also be linked through quite a number of common hobbies and interests. Both being connoisseurs of music, especially jazz, they often spent their evenings together attending jam sessions.

This is not a surprise to a sports fan. Cooper and Pitt even teased each other over whom to support.

Brad Pitt is a Kansas City Chiefs fan, while Bradley Cooper has been very vocal about supporting the Philadelphia Eagles through thick and thin.

The former has made some jokes about the latter’s football rivalry, specifically Cooper’s loyalty to the Eagles.

“Bradley is quite irrational towards the Patriots because he is rooting for the Chiefs,” Pitt jokes.

The ex-partner has also referred to Bradley’s backing of the Eagles and mentioned how differing team preferences became part of their friendship.

Although these two share only one thing in common being actors- other than that, their work, lifestyle, and hobbies are quite diverse. Their friendship is proof of how deep and enduring friendships between the stars of Hollywood can be.