“Alias” in the early 2000s.Cooper got candid about his substance abuse issues on Amazon Music and Wondery’s Smartless podcast, which is co-hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes.“I was so lost and I was addicted to cocaine — that was the other thing,” Cooper, 47, said. “I severed my Achilles tendon right after I got fired/quit ‘Alias.’ ” The father of one and “Silver Linings Playbook” Oscar nominee added that he also coped with “zero self-esteem” and detailed his struggles with chemical abuse in the early days of his career.“I did have the benefit of that happening when I was 29.
I thought I made it when I got a Wendy’s commercial. In terms of the ‘made it’ thing, that’s when I made it,” said Cooper, who is currently filming “Maestro,” an already controversial biopic of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein. “But I definitely did not feel [it], moving to Los Angeles for ‘Alias’ feeling like I was back in high school.
I could not get into any clubs, no girls wanted to look at me.”In short, he “was totally depressed. It wasn’t really until ‘The Hangover.’ I was 36 when I did ‘The Hangover,’ so I got to go through all those things before fame even played into my existence on a daily level.
So all that happened before any of that.”Arnett, 52, interjected that Cooper “having those realizations and having that change allowed” him you to be his true self.”“It’s true,” Cooper noted.
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