I took a photo of him and then I chased him up the stairs. I look up, I see the person's eyes, and I'm taken by how young they are. I jumped over the turnstile, hid around the white, tiled foyer entrance to the subway took my phone out.

So it's scored, the whole thing was scored. I looked down and I see a knife. I have my headphones on the whole time. I thought, 'Oh, they want to take a photo or something.' As I turned, I'm up against the post like it's the French Connection or some s-t, and I turned. I was all the way at the end of the subway. I realized I had gotten way, way too comfortable in the city. I used to walk around New York City all the time with these on-this was pre-pandemic-I was on the subway 11:45 to pick Lea downtown at Russian school and I got held up at knifepoint. Read how Cooper recalled the experience below: The actor shared the story during a recent appearance on the Armchair Expert Podcast (via E! News) promoting his two upcoming films, detailing the harrowing experience from the moment he was held at knifepoint to his intense getaway. While Cooper usually garners attention for his work as a film actor and producer, he is now making headlines for an unfortunate encounter he had with a knife-wielding assailant in 2019. Related: Rocket Raccoon’s Unseen Backstory Makes Him The MCU’s Most Tragic Character In Anderson's latest film, Cooper portrays a real-life film producer named Jon Peters. Del Toro's follow-up to his Best Picture-winning film, The Shape of Water, centers on an ambitious carny (Cooper) who crosses paths with a corrupt psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) even more dangerous than himself. The actor also has a few intriguing roles lined up in Guillermo del Toro's Nightmare Alley and Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza.

His Academy Award-nominated performances include a recent divorcee suffering from bipolar disorder in Silver Linings Playbook, an FBI agent in American Hustle, the deadliest marksman in US military history in American Sniper, and a musician struggling with addiction in A Star Is Born.Ĭooper is also well known for voicing Rocket Raccoon in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a role which he will be reprising for 2022's Thor: Love and Thunder and 2023's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Ever since his breakout role in the hit 2009 comedy The Hangover, Cooper has been showcasing his talent and versatility across various genres. Actor Bradley Cooper shares a harrowing story about being held at knifepoint in New York City in 2019.

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