<p>Actor-director Bradley Cooper says he is 'lucky' to have been sober for the past 19 years.</p>.<p>The actor made the revelation on the season two premiere of '<em>Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge, Bradley Cooper</em>', the Nat Geo celebrity adventure series.</p>.<p>'I didn't get lost in fame. I definitely had some wild years. In terms of alcohol and drugs, yeah. But that had nothing to do with fame, though.</p>.How the 'Spider-Verse' movies have changed animation for the better.<p>'But I was lucky, y'know? I got sober at 29 years old. And I've been sober for 19 years,' Cooper told Grylls as quoted by the Entertainment Weekly website.</p>.<p>The 48-year-old also said his experience with alcohol helped him play the role of an addict in 2018's musical drama '<em>A Star Is Born</em>', which he also co-wrote, co-produced, and directed.</p>.<p>'It made it easier to really enter in there (the film). And thank goodness I was at a place in my life where I was at ease with all that. So I could really let myself go,' Cooper said of the role in the episode.</p>.<p>The actor will next be seen fronting '<em>Maestro</em>', based on the life of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein. The film will have limited theatrical screening on November 22, before its streaming premiere on Netflix on December 20.</p>
<p>Actor-director Bradley Cooper says he is 'lucky' to have been sober for the past 19 years.</p>.<p>The actor made the revelation on the season two premiere of '<em>Running Wild With Bear Grylls: The Challenge, Bradley Cooper</em>', the Nat Geo celebrity adventure series.</p>.<p>'I didn't get lost in fame. I definitely had some wild years. In terms of alcohol and drugs, yeah. But that had nothing to do with fame, though.</p>.How the 'Spider-Verse' movies have changed animation for the better.<p>'But I was lucky, y'know? I got sober at 29 years old. And I've been sober for 19 years,' Cooper told Grylls as quoted by the Entertainment Weekly website.</p>.<p>The 48-year-old also said his experience with alcohol helped him play the role of an addict in 2018's musical drama '<em>A Star Is Born</em>', which he also co-wrote, co-produced, and directed.</p>.<p>'It made it easier to really enter in there (the film). And thank goodness I was at a place in my life where I was at ease with all that. So I could really let myself go,' Cooper said of the role in the episode.</p>.<p>The actor will next be seen fronting '<em>Maestro</em>', based on the life of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein. The film will have limited theatrical screening on November 22, before its streaming premiere on Netflix on December 20.</p>