Happy Birthday, br Bradley Cooper!.br Bradley Charles Cooper br turns 47 years old today.br Here are five things you may br not have known about the actor.br 1. He wanted to br be a ninja when br he was a kid.br 2. Robert De Niro is his idol.br 3. Cooper made his br directorial debut with br ‘A Star Is Born’ in 2018.br 4. Cooper missed his graduation ceremony br to film ‘Wet Hot American Summer.’.br 5. He was inspired br to act after watching br ‘The Elephant Man.’.