Bradley Cooper Opens Up About Life-Threatening Struggle with Drugs and Alcohol
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Bradley Cooper has stated that he believed his struggle with drugs and alcohol would take his life. In a recent episode of the National Geographic series ‘Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge,’ the 48-year-old actor spoke up about his life’s lows. “You certainly had some wild years?” Grylls, a 49-year-old survivalist, inquired of Bradley. Bradley replied, “In terms of drugs and alcohol, yes, but not in terms of fame at all.”. “However, I was fortunate. I became sober at the age of 29 and have been sober for 19 years. Very fortunate.” Bradley previously stated that he sought solace in narcotics after severing his Achilles tendon and “getting fired/quit” the series “Alias” in 2003.
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He has previously spoken openly about his cocaine and alcohol addictions. Bradley stated that his road to rehabilitation began in 2004 when his then-roommate & actor Will Arnett sat him down and spoke with him. As a result of his father’s death from lung cancer in 2011, Bradley’s battle with addiction resumed. “I definitely had a nihilistic attitude towards life after that, as if I was thinking, ‘I’m going to die,'” he recounted. It wasn’t great for a while, but then I realized I had to embrace myself and try to find my peace with who I am, and then it started to get better.” After facing criticism, Bradley went on to direct ‘A Star Is Born,’ in which he co-starred with Lady Gaga and played the role of Jackson Maine, a drug addict.
“I Definitely Had A Nihilistic Attitude”: Actor Bradley Cooper States Alcohol And Drug Addiction Nearly Killed Him
Bradley Cooper said that he once thought his drug and alcohol addiction would take his life. In a recent episode of the hit National Geographic series “Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge,” the 48-year-old “Hangover” star had an open and honest conversation about the lowest periods in his life. “You definitely had some wild years?” legendary survivalist Grylls, 49, addressed the actor in the Wyoming Basin’s craggy canyons. “As for alcohol and drugs, yes, but nothing to do with fame,” Cooper said. “However, I was fortunate. I became sober at the age of 29 and have been sober for 19 years. Very fortunate.” Cooper has previously spoken about his alcohol and cocaine addiction, claiming that he sought solace in substances after he ruptured his Achilles tendon and “got fired/quit” the action-thriller series “Alias” in 2003. The troubled actor credits his then-roommate and fellow actor Will Arnett with sitting him down and having a harsh chat with him in 2004 that set Cooper on the path to rehabilitation.