'Burnt' Star Bradley Cooper Opens Up About Late Father's Battle With Cancer

"American Sniper" actor Bradley Copper became emotional when he opened up about his late father's battle with cancer. The "Burnt" star claimed that in spite of his busy schedule, he was still able to make time to take care of his ailing father, Charles Cooper.

Bradley Cooper Opens Up

During his speech at the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy launch in Los Angeles last week, Cooper shared his father's experience. Bradley Cooper said his dad went through an extremely difficult stage during his fight with the life-threatening disease.

"I just want to tell you about my father, Charles J Cooper, he passed away from lung cancer in 2011," said Bradley Cooper, as quoted by Indian Express. "I was in a very lucky position because I was able to put everything on hold in all aspects of my life and completely focus on taking care of him." 

He shared that when Charles was receiving medications for his illness, it became a stressful and complex journey for him. Cooper said he now understands the trials faced by families who is dealing with cancer, much more those who do not have any money to pay for hospitalization or even medicines.

Celebrating Support For Cancer Research

According to ABC News, Bradley Cooper attended the gala event which celebrated Sean Parker's $250 million donation for cancer research. He was joined by other celebrities including Orlando Bloom, Sean Penn, Katy Perry and John Legend.

Bradley Cooper expressed his intention to assist the Parker Institute in its aim to help families of cancer patients deal better with the disease. "My hope is that one day every person fighting cancer will receive the full support they need to maintain their quality of life from the day of diagnosis to the end of their treatment, regardless of economic or social status," Cooper said.

He claimed that Parker's move is a very good start for the country. The 41-year-old actor said that he hopes two decades from now, people will look back and say that cancer is not anymore a dreaded illness and a death sentence for most people.