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Cooper plays Jewish American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro."

A towering figure of 20th-century classical music, Leonard Bernstein is the subject of Bradley Cooper's much-anticipated biopic "Maestro", premiering at Venice.One of the best-known composers and conductors of all time with a musical range spanning from classical and jazz to rock and Latino, Bernstein was also a virtuoso pianist and even a television star.

Bradley Cooper has been defended amid his anti-Semitism row by Leonard Bernsteins three children.

After Bradley Cooper's prosthetic nose in the trailer for the upcoming Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” stoked criticism of antisemitism, the conductor's children have come to the defense of the actor. The teaser trailer for “Maestro,” which Cooper directs and stars in, debuted Tuesday and offered the first close-up look at Cooper's makeup and performance as the great American composer and longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic. Cooper, who is not Jewish, dons a prosthetic nose as part of his transformation into Bernstein, who was.

LOS ANGELES—Defending Maestro star Bradley Cooper against widespread criticism of his portrayal of the famed Jewish composer, Leonard Bernstein’s children released a statement Thursday confirming that their father wore a big prosthetic nose in real life. “Dad used to wear his gigantic prosthetic nose practically 24/7;…