Bradley Cooper is the most famous Eagles fan on the planet. Sorry, not sorry, TayTay. You lost your train pass when you put on a Chiefs jersey for love.
He was born and raised and died in the wool, *from here*. You can’t watch an Eagles home game without a dozen cut shots of Cooper riding shotgun and exchanging high fives with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie in his suite at the Linc.
He is also a very accomplished actor and director. He has been nominated for multiple Oscars and Golden Globes and even won a Grammy for his “Shallow” duet with Lady Gaga in “A Star Is Born.”
He is passionate about both his job and his favorite football team. It raised an important question that Howard Stern asked on his SiriusXM radio show this week.
STERN: OK, here’s the big question, and I really want you to answer this seriously.
COOPER: Okay.
STERN: “Sophie’s Choice” for 2024: You win the Oscar, not just for Best Director [of his upcoming film Maestro], but for Best Actor, and Carrie Mulligan wins Best Actress, or do the Eagles have a Super Bowl win? What do you choose?
COOPER: Eagles Super Bowl win. Eagle. Yes, Eagles. I know. I’m sick.
STAR: What? You’re lying now, aren’t you? You lie.
COOPER: I don’t think so, brother. No. No. I do not lie.
That, folks, is dedication. He didn’t wait for Stern to finish asking the question! He is so sure about what he wants. Our Bradley wants another Eagles parade.
It shouldn’t be a complete surprise. He played a rabid Eagles fan in the critically acclaimed Silver Linings Playbook. And yes, his character had some psychological issues, but that made him even more authentic.
How big is the sacrifice for Cooper? You’ll note above that it was *nominated* for several Oscars. He has never won an Oscar. But instead of the ultimate individual accolade for a person in their chosen craft, he wants all Eagles fans to experience the ultimate. Selfless. man of the people.
For the record, oddsmakers believe the Eagles winning the Super Bowl is a slightly better bet than Cooper winning an Oscar. At PointsBet the Eagles are at odds of 4/1 to win it all; goldderby.com has Cooper nominated for Best Actor for Maestro at 9/2.