Watch Bradley Cooper Shred 'Down by the River' on Air Guitar

Bradley Cooper's Monday night appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon happened to coincide with his 40th birthday, and to celebrate, the actor got the chance to show off his little-known musical talents. Rather than sitting in with The

He's a talented actor currently appearing on Broadway in The Elephant Man and on the big screen in American Sniper. But Bradley Cooper was all about showing off his musical talents during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on 

The word “epic” gets bandied about a lot on the Internet, whether it's describing a prank or a touchdown pass in a football game, or a battle between good and evil, but when you watch this video with Bradley Cooper playing air guitar on the The Tonight

Cooper even got the guitar face to prove it. Seriously, John Mayer, watch out.

Jimmy talks to Bradley Cooper about his Broadway return in. Elephant Man, but their visors make it hard to get serious in this uncut version of their interview. Get tickets to see Bradley Cooper in The Elephant Man on