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"Bradley Cooper revealed his impressive weight gain for an upcoming movie role at last night&amp;#039;s star-studded Met Ball in New York. The 39-year-old American Hustle actor sported a full bushy beard and looked smart in a Tom Ford tuxedo as he arrived at the annual gala celebrating &amp;#039;Charles James: Beyond Fashion&amp;#039;.   He has put on the weight to play Chris Kyle in Clint Eastwood&amp;#039;s upcoming American Sniper. The drama is based on the autobiography of Kyle, a former Navy SEAL chief with the greatest number of sniper kills in US military history. American Sniper co-star Eric Close told E! News of Cooper&amp;#039;s current transformation: &amp;quot;He put on, like, 40 pounds.   &amp;quot;He really takes this story personally and wants to do an honourable job for Chris&amp;#039;s memory and for his family.&amp;quot; Homeland star Navid Negahban and Boardwalk Empire actor Eric Ladin are both reported to have joined the cast of the film, which is also being produced by Cooper.   Last night Cooper was joined by model girlfriend Suki Waterhouse, who looked glamorous in a strapless dusty pink chiffon and tulle gown by Burberry.  Other celebrity guests at the bash included Beyonc\u00C3\u00A9 with Jay-Z, Reese Witherspoon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lily Allen and Victoria and David Beckham. See more pictures of the stars at the Met Ball below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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