Bradley Cooper
If he hadn’t found his way to Hollywood, Bradley Cooper could’ve made an excellent cook (so he claims, at least). He loved to cook from a young age, and would take pride in his lasagna. Cooper had many dreams as a kid, and although being an astronaut wasn’t one of them, it wasn’t far from it. At one point, he wanted to attend military academy so that he could move to Japan to become a ninja.
What eventually inspired him to become an actor was the film The Elephant Man. Although he excelled in basketball, and he could’ve chosen to pursue this path, which his parents were more supportive of, his passion for acting was evident. What convinced his parents of his talent was seeing him perform the lead role of a theater production of The Elephant Man.