Bradley Cooper admits he got 'so lost' in a cocaine addiction early in his career

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He broke out with his main cast role in Jennifer Garner's acclaimed spy thriller series Alias in the early 2000s.But Bradley Cooper, 47, revealed on Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes' podcast Smartless that being demoted to a guest star in the show's third season completely demoralized him and contributed to him developing a 'problem with drugs and alcohol.''I was so lost and I was addicted to cocaine — that was the other thing,' he said of the trying time when his career seemed adrift.

Struggles: Bradley Cooper, 47, delved into his addictions to alcohol and cocaine in a probing episode of the Smartless podcast, hosted by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes, on Tuesday; seen in March in NYCHis physical struggles also contributed to his condition.'I severed my Achilles tendon right after I got fired-slash-quit Alias,' he explained, adding that he suffered from terrible self-esteem.Bradley was originally part of the main cast with star Jennifer Garner on Alias' first two seasons, from 2001 to 2003.

But then he saw his character reduced to special guest status, and he only appeared on two additional episodes — once in 2003 during the third season, and then a final appearance in a season five episode in 2006.While chatting with his friends, Bradley noted that he was lucky that his addiction struggles happened when he was relatively young and still developing his acting career.

Bad dayus: After he was demoted on Alias in the third season, he became 'so lost' in a cocaine addiction, which was exacerbated by a severed Achilles tendon; seen with Jennifer Garner in Alias End of an era: Cooper was in Alias' main cast in the first two season (2001–03) but he was bumped down to guest status and only appeared in two.