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Bradley Cooper based his 'Burnt' character on Gordon Ramsay and two other celebrity chefs.
The 40-year-old star - who plays chef Adam Jones in the film - spent time with the 'F Word' star, Marcus Wareing and British restaurateur Marco Pierre White to research his role and he ended up incorporating different characteristics from each foodie for his performance.
Of his character, he said: "I created a guy I see as a mixture of the three guys I studied: Marcus Wareing, Gordon Ramsey, and Marco Pierre White. He's a combination. Little things he does, physical things, are basically things I stole from all three of those guys ... It wasn't conscious, but going back and watching the movie I see, 'Oh yeah: That's him ... that's him ... [and] that's him.
"For 'Burnt', I had access to Marco, Marcus, Gordon Ramsay and Clare Smyth. These are all Michelin-star chefs. It's a whole other world."
Cooper also found his family history and work as a busboy in a Greek and Italian restaurant when he was a teenager helpful for the film.
He told Yahoo Movies: "It was an Italian family, so cooking was a huge part of it. I was a busboy at a Greek restaurant and a prep cook at an Italian restaurant in New Jersey."
His background in the kitchen came in good use as he was only given a month to get to grips with his role.
He previously said: "I didn't have as much time to prep, but I was able to spend a month living and breathing it.
"(But) the thing that really paid off was the fact that I'd been doing research since I was a kid, working in restaurants."

Kate Winslet found shooting the 'Steve Jobs' biopic "pretty gross" because the filming days were so long.
The 39-year-old actress admitted she moaned to one of the crew members on set because of the "ridiculous" 12-hour shifts she and her co-star Michael Fassbender had to put in, and the props woman told her to "shut the f**k up", as they had to stay on even longer.
She explained: "We worked some ridiculous hours. We filmed in the opera house in the centre of San Francisco, which is a functioning opera house, so we'd start at midnight and film until midday. That's pretty gross."
And recalling complaining to the filming hand, she said: "I remember saying out loud, 'God, I'm so knackered.' And the props woman, who I knew from a couple of other jobs, said, 'Honey, we're here for a lot longer than you are. Shut the f**k up.' And I went, 'Oh my God, you're so right.' "
Meanwhile, the British star has weighed in on the issue of gender equality in the movie industry, but she felt she couldn't say much because she's been so "lucky" with the roles she's had and even as she approaches 40, she is still offered great parts although they are "markedly different".
She told the new UK issue of Esquire magazine: "I've noticed the roles that are coming my way are markedly different to the roles that were coming my way 20 years ago, but that's only because I'm older.
"When I'm asked about the shortage of roles for women, I almost can't bring myself to answer it because I'm so flipping lucky. The truth is, things are still coming my way."

Daniel Craig insists 'Spectre' won't be his last James Bond movie.
Although the 47-year-old actor previously hinted that he was ready to quit the franchise after the upcoming movie, he has now insisted that he will make at least one more.
He told Event magazine: "It's getting harder. But such is life. I'll keep going as long as I'm physically able.
"I'm contracted for one more - but I'm not going to make predictions.
"These movies don't get made very often. It's just the fourth time for me, a spit in the ocean. If you don't get excited about making a movie of this size with this cast, with Sam Mendes... then go home."
And while Daniel has done less stunt work on 'Spectre' than previous movies, he admitted he still has to work hard to get in shape to play Bond.
He said: "I'm doing less [stunt work, I've got so many good doubles [but] I work myself to death to get fit."
Daniel's assertion that he will be back for another James Bond movie comes just one month after he seemed to indicate 'Spectre' was his last.
When asked if he would be back, he told Esquire: "I don't know. I really don't know. Honestly. I'm not trying to be coy. At the moment I can't even conceive it.
"At this moment, no. I have a life and I've got to get on with it a bit. But we'll see."

Vin Diesel believes there is a "magic" secret ingredient that makes movies great.
The star of the 'Fast and Furious' franchise conceded there are certain building blocks required to create all films but he is convinced there is a hidden X factor that makes a movie a hit with cinema audiences.
He mused: "There's a script and there's a plot and there's a genre, and then there's something beyond that that makes a movie magic and that makes a movie significant beyond the shots, beyond everything, and it's something that nobody ever talks about in Hollywood, but it's some kind of thing inside that translates to the audience when they see the movie. I should think about it someday so I can write about it because nobody talks about it, but there's a transference of something that happens with a good movie."
And the 48-year-old actor - who will next be seen in 'The Last Witch Hunter' scheduled for release on October 23 - went as far as saying he wants to carry out a study to find out what that "magic" is.
He told Collider.com: "Maybe there's a universal emotional thing that happens, yeah. It'd be interesting to see someone do a test someday of a movie where they just have that and no narrative, no script, and just see, what is that thing that someone can do inside that projects to an audience or somehow connects to an audience?"

Robert De Niro starred in 'The Intern' to gain respect on behalf of older actors.
The Hollywood legend believes people over a certain age in the movie business are characterised as "too old" and he wants to fight the perception that senior stars should stop working.
Asked what inspired him to take on the role of intern Ben Whittaker at Anne Hathaway's e-commerce fashion company, De Niro, 72, said: "Especially in America people aren't as respectful of old people. It's an attitude of, 'You're too old. Move on! We don't need that any more.' "
Hathaway plays Ben's boss in the movie, which sees the retired executive become a father-figure to his younger co-workers.
And De Niro says the role it just about sums him up.
He added: "I like young people, I get a big kick out of them because I see them doing things that remind me of myself."
With over 90 movies and two Oscars - for 'Raging Bull' and 'The Godfather Part II' - two his name, De Niro insists he is still inspired by everyday life and the world around him in his work.
He told The Independent newspaper: "I observe everybody and pick up things. I was in the park the other day and had to stop and watch this guy, a homeless guy sitting on a bench, and hear the things he was saying. It was sad but interesting."

Joseph Gordon-Levitt was surprised by how humble Robert Zemeckis is.
The actor teamed up with the legendary filmmaker for new movie 'The Wire' and even though Robert has directed films including 'Forrest Gump', 'Cast Away' and 'Back To The Future', he wasn't afraid to admit he didn't have all of the answers.
Joseph told Collider: "The thing that stood out about Robert is his humility, which is incredible considering all he has done in his life and career.
"One of the things he would always say is when blocking out a scene is 'here's what I know' and then 'here's what I don't know' and just to have a guy that's as great as he is saying, 'here's what I don't know', that takes so much confidence and humility and brings out the best in everybody.
"When the person in charge is humble enough to ask for help and bring everybody in to the process, it inspires everyone to do their best."
Joseph stars as Philippe Petit in 'The Walk', which is about the Frenchman's jaw-dropping effort to cross between New York's twin towers in 1974, and Joseph has claimed the death-defying stunt had a special meaning.
He said: "It's beautiful and physically daring but there's a metaphor, too.
"It takes courage to do anything. It's so easy and cowardly to say 'I don't care' or 'I can't be the person I want to be.'"

Kate Winslet always panics after she gets offered a movie role.
Although the British actress lobbied hard to get a part in the new Steve Jobs biopic, she admitted that after getting the role of Joanna Hoffman, confidante and marketing chief of Jobs, she was nervous.
Kate revealed: "The first thing I do is panic."
And Aaron Sorkin, who wrote the screenplay, admitted he initially thought Kate was joking when she said she wanted the role because it is a supporting part.
He explained to the Wall Street Journal: "When she said she wanted to play Hoffman, my first thought was, 'Why is Kate Winslet playing a really mean joke on me?'"
However, the writer admitted she is perfect for the role because Joanna is a strong character who frequently stood up to Steve Jobs (played by Michael Fassbender).
He said: "It was crucial that this character be able to stand toe-to-toe with Jobs, that she not be pushed off the screen. And since you couldn't push Kate Winslet off the screen with a bulldozer, it was a real sight to see."

James Bond super-villain Blofeld could return as a British character, Sir Roger Moore has mused.
Ernst Stavro Blofeld - also known as Number 1 - is the German evil genius at the head of the global criminal organisation SPECTRE who was seemingly killed off in 1981's 'For Your Eyes Only'.
Speculation is sky high the criminal mastermind will appear in new Bond film 'SPECTRE' - due the movie's title - and 007 legend Moore thinks if he does return to the franchise his nationality will change because the world is too politically correct to demonise certain nationalities as evil any more.
When quizzed whether Blofeld's come back was likely, he said: "Why not? But SPECTRE is very different with today's world. What nationality do you make the villain? You must not cause offence.
"The fact is that Hollywood sees the English play the villains. It means a lot of English actors get work."
Moore, now 87, portrayed the British secret agent for seven movies from 1973 to 1985 and he admits the villains in the 007 universe have to change because the world is a different place now.
In an interview with the BBC, he said: "After we became friendly with Russia it was difficult to have Russian villains and we can't have Chinese villains as we want them to spend their money here (in the UK)."
It has been hotly rumoured that German-born actor Christoph Waltz will turn out to be Blofeld in 'SPECTRE' but the two-time Oscar winner has denied it and is officially cast as Franz Oberhauser.
'SPECTRE' - starring Daniel Craig as James Bond for a fourth outing - hits UK cinemas on October 26 and across the rest of the world on November 6.

Spider-Man is back where he "belongs" as part of the Marvel Universe, Kevin Feige has said.
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures came to a deal to allow the comic book company's character - the rights to which Marvel sold to Sony in 1999 for $7 million - to appear in upcoming Marvel Studios films.
Kevin Feige, the President of Marvel Studios, was instrumental in bringing the web-slinger back home and he thinks the character will serve a "great purpose" as part of the Marvel world.
Speaking at an event to promote the home entertainment release of 'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' in Los Angeles on Tuesday (29.09.15), he said: "Making that agreement was great, and was really amazing, and on a personal level making these movies, it means a lot because I think we can do great things with Spider-Man. I think Spider-Man can serve great purpose in our universe and that's where he belongs. That was what was unique about him in the comics was not that he was the only superhero in the world; it's that he was a totally different kind of superhero when compared against all the other ones in the Marvel universe at the time."
Spider-Man will make his first appearance in the Marvel Universe in 'Captain America: Civil War' with Tom Holland playing the wall-crawling hero and his alter ego Peter Parker.
The film - the third standalone Captain America movie - will be packed with superheroes, with Ant-Man, Black Widow, Iron Man and Hawkeye among the characters who will be part of the story.
Feige, 42, has dismissed suggestions there will be too many superheroes on screen with Captain America - played by Chris Evans.
He said: "There were a lot of characters in 'The Winter Soldier', but it felt like a very singular and relatively simple thriller. 'Civil War' follows in that same way. I think that's something directors Joe and Anthony Russo pride themselves on, and our screenwriters Chris Markus and Steve McFeely are excellent at giving each character just enough. They're not full arcs for everybody; it's just enough that their presence is felt and important, but that the very clear single story that is being told is being served at all times."
'Captain America: Civil War' is scheduled for release on May 6, 2016, while the first standalone 'Spider-Man' film co-produced by Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios is slated to hit cinemas on July 28, 2017.