Bradley Cooper Is Shown As A Famous Chef In The Bear Season 3's Finale
Bradley Cooper appears as one of the famous chefs on display at the Ever "funeral service" in The Bear season 3 finale. Ever was the world-renowned restaurant in Chicago owned and operated by Chef Andrea Terry, played by Olivia Colman, who was one of the biggest supporters and influences on Carmy's (Jeremy Allen White) rise to critical acclaim.
Both Carmy and Will Poulter's character Chef Luca are part of a collage of acclaimed chefs who worked at Ever. While Carmy and Luca are obviously fictional chefs, several real-life chefs also make Cameos in The Bear, adding real-life authenticity to the season 3 finale.
How The Bear Season 3's Bradley Cooper Reference Connects To 2015's Burnt
Cooper appears in a still image from his 2015 movie Burnt, which received mostly poor reviews. Directed by John Wells, Burnt follows Cooper's fictional chef character Adam Jones who destroyed his career through drugs and intolerable behavior. In the fictional world of Burnt, Adam Jones was once the head chef of a two-star Michelin restaurant who lost it all due to his rockstar mentality and antics.
While the film is a work of fiction, Adam Jones is loosely inspired by real-life celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain. Gordon Ramsay also trained Cooper for the role, which added authenticity to the project.
Does Burnt Take Place In The Bear's Universe?
There's no actual evidence that Burnt and The Bear take place in the same universe, although the potential remains for a surprise Season 4 overlap. While a Bradley Cooper Cameo in The Bear might throw some viewers off as the John Cena one did, it would easily be the most shocking cameo of the series.
The main issue with Burnt is how opposite it is in terms of its popularity and acclaim from The Bear. Burnt is one of the worst-rated movies of Bradley Cooper's acting career on Rotten Tomatoes, having earned a critic score of just 28%. Since it is by no means considered one of his best or even memorable films, it's more than likely that Cooper's "cameo" in The Bear will amount to nothing in future seasons.
