The Bear Season 3 is a star-studded affair with a number of surprise cameos, but many fans may have missed a surprise Bradley Cooper appearance.
Season 3 of The Bearends on a bittersweet note, as Carmey, Richie, and Sydney attend the funeral service for Ever, the upscale dining establishment run by Chef Andrea Terry.
It’s a star-studded affair that presents several characters the chance for closure (though, in true The Bear fashion, few achieve it).
The moment is peppered with a number ofreal-world chef cameos, first introduced with a flash montage of newspaper clippings and photos of chefs. But blink and you’ll miss the moment’s biggest cameo from a surprisecast member: Bradley Cooper.
It’s an interesting choice, as Jones, in many ways, reflects Carmy’s struggles. He’s a closed-off perfectionist, desperate to make his restaurant work and prove himself, but it’s not until he learns to trust his team in the kitchen that he finds success.
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One mystery that the episode doesn’t solve is why The Bear used this specific Bradley Cooper cameo. The actor doesn’t appear later in the episode as Jones or himself. It’s unclear if this was just a fun nod for eagle-eyed fans or a tease for Cooper to appear in forthcoming seasons.
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Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
