When Bradley Cooper is on daddy duty, nothing else matters.
The actor and his former girlfriend, supermodel Irina Shayk, welcomed their first and only child — a daughter named Lea de Seine — in March 2017.
Despite their June 2019 breakup, the pair has continued to put their co-parenting relationship first.
“He’s the best father Lea and I could dream of,” Shayk told Elle magazine in November 2023. “It always works, but it always works because we make it work.”
The “A Star Is Born” actor has proven over the years that Lea is his No. 1 priority.
Here’s a look at some of Cooper’s best moments as a doting dad:
When he rushed out of a press conference
In December 2023, Cooper rushed out of a New York City press conference for his movie “Maestro” after receiving an urgent call from his daughter’s school.
“So sorry. The school nurse just called me,” he reportedly said while glancing at his phone.
“Can I just leave the room for a second to call them back and you can keep going? Is that all right?”
The “Hangover” star briefly returned to the stage to explain that he had to go see Lea to administer something school officials couldn’t.
“I have to apply something that they won’t allow,” he told the crowd. “I have to do it, so it’s, like, a 10-minute walk.”
When he brought her to the ‘Maestro’ premiere
Cooper brought Lea to the Los Angeles premiere of “Maestro” in December 2023.
The proud papa beamed from ear to ear as he and his little girl posed for photographers in her red carpet debut.
Lea was dressed in a leopard-print Dolce & Gabbana dress and gold ballet pumps, smiling as she held her daddy’s hand.
When he had the best Halloween costume in the galaxy
Cooper and Shayk put on a united front while trick-or-treating with their daughter in October 2023.
The actor and the model went all out by wearing matching “Guardians of the Galaxy” costumes while Lea dressed up as Taylor Swift.
When they went on an amore-filled vacation
Cooper and Shayk took their little girl to Italy for a family vacation in August 2023.
Paparazzi snapped the father-daughter duo holding hands as the “Silver Linings Playbook” star guided Lea off a water taxi and onto dry land.
And when they hit various amusement parks
Cooper has taken his daughter to Disneyland and even to the Tuileries Funfair in Paris in August 2023.
The twosome was all smiles as they enjoyed the attractions, which included everything from flying swings to log rides.
Lea skipped gleefully as she dragged her dad around the amusement park.
When he gushed about how she’s changed his life
In September 2018, Cooper told NPR, “Having a child and having a family of my own — which is a miracle and something I’ve always dreamt of — has opened me up even more to the day, and to be present. I just always want [Lea] to feel loved.”
He told Ellen DeGeneres in April 2019 that fatherhood “allowed [him] to embrace [his] childlike self without any sort of fear of judgment.”
“I can just play with toys all day long,” he elaborated, “or watch cartoons endlessly and not think I’m wasting my life.”
He went on to say that he did not “subscribe” to the terrible twos trope, explaining, “I don’t even know what that means.”
The actor has also spoken about how he often thinks about “what she’s got to look forward to and also the burden of life.”
When he took her to the beach
Cooper and Shayk enjoyed a family beach day in LA in January 2018.
In photos of the outing, Lea’s piercing blue eyes matched the color of the ocean. She sported an all-white ensemble and matching hat to protect her tiny head from the sun.
The Oscar nominee was ever the attentive father, crouching down on the sand to play with his little one and ensure she was having a great day.
