In February 2009 , Cooper hosted '' Saturday Night Live '' with musical guest TV on the Radio , portraying actor Christian Bale in one sketch . Later that year , he appeared in a supporting role in the film '' He 's Just Not That Into You '' . Cooper 's breakthrough role came in Todd Phillips ' comedy '' The Hangover '' ( 2009 ) . He played Phil Wenneck , one of the three friends — alongside Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis — to wake up from a bachelor party in Las Vegas , with no memory of the previous night and the bachelor missing . '' The Hangover '' was a commercial success and finished as among the highest-grossing R-rated films in the United States . '' The New York Times '' A. O. Scott wrote : " Mr. Cooper ... offers the most interesting variation on an old standard , playing his aggressive , cocky frat boy with a snarl of rage that masks an anxiety as hard to account for as it is to miss . " For his performance , Cooper received an award at the 13th Hollywood Film Festival and his first nomination for MTV Movie Awards — Best Comedic Performance . The newspaper '' The Daily Telegraph '' opined that the success of the film turned Cooper into " a bona fide leading man " . Nevertheless , Cooper stated in a 2011 interview with '' Shave '' : " It 's the same . I mean , look , more doors have been opened for sure , but it 's not like I sit back with a cigar on Monday morning and go through the scripts that have been offered . " Also in 2009 , Cooper featured in the psychological horror '' Case 39 '' , a delayed production that had been filmed in 2006 . He paired with Sandra Bullock in the comedy '' All About Steve '' , a film that was poorly received by critics , failed to attract a wide audience and earned them a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Screen Combo . Following a role in one of eleven segments of the anthology film '' New York , I Love You '' ( 2009 ) , Cooper appeared in the ensemble romantic comedy '' Valentine 's Day '' ( 2010 ) , directed by Garry Marshall , co-starring with Julia Roberts . The film was a commercial success , grossing over $ 215 million worldwide . He then starred in the comedy '' Brother 's Justice '' and as the fictional character Templeton " Faceman " Peck in the feature film version of '' The A-Team '' alongside Liam Neeson , Quinton Jackson , and Sharlto Copley . To prepare for the role , he abstained from consuming sugar , salt and flour , and underwent grueling workouts . The film released to negative reviews and poor box office returns . Tim Robey of '' The Daily Telegraph '' wrote , " Cooper confirms his credentials as perhaps the most smugly narcissistic performer " , while '' Empire '' credited both Cooper and Copley for " acing swagger and insanity respectively , who best both capture and yet re-forge their iconic characters . " Cooper appeared as guest host of '' WWE Raw '' in June 2010
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