Bradley Cooper

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Bradley Cooper blasted for fake nose in Netflix Leonard Bernstein ... (New York Post)

Bradley Cooper was criticized for wearing a fake nose to portray legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein in his upcoming Netflix film "Maestro".

Fienberg also called out the movie creators for their choice in casting Carey Mulligan as Bernstein’s first wife, saying: “My critiquing of Bradley Cooper converting to Latex Judaism caused me to fail to even notice Carey Mulligan as Leonard Bernstein’s first wife, who was Chilean-Jewish. That’s a LOT of ethnic cosplay for one movie.” “My question, ‘How many pounds of latex would it take to make Bradley Cooper into an elderly Jewish man?’ was supposed to be rhetorical,” Fienberg wrote. Bradley Cooper was criticized for wearing a fake nose to portray legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein in his upcoming Netflix film “Maestro”.

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Netflix Releases First Look of Bradley Cooper as Jewish Composer ... (Algemeiner)

Photos released by Netflix on Monday showed actor Bradley Cooper's transformation into Jewish composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, ahead of the ...

Would you let me do that?'” Bradley, who made his directorial debut with the Oscar-winning “A Star Is Born,” said during Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series in January. Production on the Netflix film began earlier in May and it is expected to be released in 2023. Some include Cooper’s co-star Carey Mulligan as the conductor’s wife, Felicia Montealegre, who was raised in Chile as a Catholic and later converted to Judaism after marrying Bernstein in 1951.

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Bradley Cooper is unrecognizable in new Netflix project (WesternSlopeNow)

Hollywood A-lister Bradley Cooper is unrecognizable after transforming into an elder Leonard Bernstein for 'Maestro,' a Netflix original that Cooper himself ...

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Netflix Releases Photos of Bradley Cooper Wearing Prosthetic Nose ... (Jewish Exponent)

“Cooper is presumably interested in exploring the life of a great composer whom he admires. A number of Jews are involved in the production. And the prosthesis ...

“Sticking your neck out, hoping to get to tell the stories you love and that have been in your heart for a very long time is something to be proud of. “There’s no reason to believe that the decision to wear a fake nose is a deliberately antisemitic act,” wrote James Hirsh, a co-host of the Menschwarmers podcast about Jewish athletes, in the Canadian Jewish News. “Cooper is presumably interested in exploring the life of a great composer whom he admires. “But this is Cooper’s third time portraying a historical figure on screen,” Hirsh added.

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Yes, it really is: Bradley Cooper is almost unrecognizable for a new ... (Taylor Daily Press)

The actor is currently on the set of the film “Maestro” about the life of Leonard Bernstein. Cooper can still be recognized as a junior version of the well- ...

He can also count on an impressive trio of producers: Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Todd Phillips (Waste, Joker† The movie is expected to hit Netflix next year at the earliest. We also had to blink twice, but it’s actually Bradley Cooper (47) who you see in the photo. The actor is currently on the set of the film “Maestro” about the life of Leonard Bernstein. Cooper can still be recognized as a junior version of the well-known composer, but in order to be able to play him in his later years, he underwent an impressive transformation.

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Bradley Cooper Is Unrecognizable as Leonard Bernstein in His ... (TownandCountrymag.com)

The Oscar-nominated A-lister is directing and starring in Maestro, an upcoming Netflix biopic about the legendary conductor.

They were also fabulous entertainers: One particular party they threw in their Park Avenue duplex for the Black Panthers was infamously chronicled by Tom Wolfe in his essay, "Radical Chic: That Party at Lenny's." Bernstein, who would go on to compose West Side Story and become the youngest ever music director of the New York Philharmonic, was a rising star when he met Montealegre at a party in 1946. Not much information is available yet about the film except that it will focus on the relationship between Bernstein and actress Felicia Montealegre, who will be portrayed by Carey Mulligan. ( Succession 's Jeremy Strong and Little Women 's Maya Hawke are also part of the cast, while Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg are producers.)

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'Jewface'? Bradley Cooper wears fake nose to portray Jewish ... (Haaretz)

Part of Bradley Cooper's transformation into Jewish composer Leonard Bernstein involved him donning a prosthetic nose, something that many found to be ...

“Sticking your neck out, hoping to get to tell the stories you love and that have been in your heart for a very long time is something to be proud of. “There’s no reason to believe that the decision to wear a fake nose is a deliberately antisemitic act,” wrote James Hirsh, a co-host of the Menschwarmers podcast about Jewish athletes, in the Canadian Jewish News. “Cooper is presumably interested in exploring the life of a great composer whom he admires. “But this is Cooper’s third time portraying a historical figure on screen,” Hirsh added.

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Bradley Cooper's Shocking Leonard Bernstein Transformation Stuns ... (Vanity Fair)

New photos from Cooper's second directorial effort, 'Maestro,' have inspired mixed reviews—and conversation about who gets to play Jewish legends.

Some set stills ( hello, House of Gucci) beg to be discussed far in advance of a movie’s actual release—and that certainly appears to be the case for Bradley Cooper’s second directorial effort. The first pictures from Maestro, an upcoming biopic in which Cooper stars as lauded Broadway composer Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story, On the Town), were released on Monday. In the photos, Cooper can be seen directing and acting opposite Carey Mulligan as Bernstein’s wife, Felicia Montealegre. However, the stills that earned the most attention show Cooper sporting a prosthetic nose and strikingly accurate old-age makeup to portray an elderly Bernstein. His follow-up to 2018’s A Star Is Born won’t hit Netflix until 2023, but if the film’s first imagery is any indication, people will be buzzing about the project until then.

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Bradley Cooper Goes Viral as Rocket Raccoon Actor Officially ... (Inside the Magic)

As the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' era draws to a close, Bradley Cooper has gone viral for his next movie role following Rocket Raccoon.

A recipient of many accolades including Tony, Emmy, and Grammy awards, Leonard Bernstein is one of Broadway’s most prolific composers. Variety shared photographs of Cooper as Leonard Bernstein: Director James Gunn has been open about moving on from Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios, as has Dave Bautista (Drax the Destroyer). While people like Pratt, Cooper, Diesel, Zoe Saldana (Gamora), and Karen Gillan (Nebula), haven’t explicitly stated this is the end for them, Gunn revealed that it would be “the last” for most of them. Bradley Cooper has been entertaining Marvel fans for the last eight years. Maya Hawke and Matt Bomer also star in Netflix’s upcoming biopic. As with many biographical feature films, the actors playing the characters need costuming, makeup, and hairstyling to truly bring the character to life — think Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady (2011), Gary Oldman’s Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour (2017), and this year’s Best Actress Oscar-winner, Jessica Chastain as the eponymous character in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021).

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