Michael Cooper Jr. stars as tender-hearted teen Justin Edwards in "Forever," Mara ... You may recognize Cooper from Sanaa Lathan’s 2022 directorial debut “On the Come Up” or even the ...

Newcomer Michael Cooper Jr.’s experience on Mara Brock Akil’s coming-of-age drama Forever has been life-changing. Based on the 1975 Judy Blume novel of the same name and told through a modern ...

Newcomer Michael Cooper Jr.’s experience on Mara Brock Akil’s coming-of-age drama Forever has been life-changing.. Based on the 1975 Judy Blume novel of the same name and told through a modern ...

MICHAEL COOPER JR: I think it’s really a testament to Mara’s writing. But when I was in high school, I know I wasn’t cool and I wasn’t suave.

Michael Cooper Jr., 23, was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Unlike other young actors who start pursuing an entertainment career early, Cooper initially planned on only doing acting as a hobby.

Michael Cooper Jr. and Lovie Simone star in the new Netflix adaptation of Judy Blume's 1975 novel Forever as childhood friends who reunite as teens and fall in love; How the actors met for the ...

The series, which premiered on May 8, 2025, stars newcomers Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. as Keisha Clark and Justin Edwards, two teenagers from Los Angeles who become each other’s first love.

Michael Cooper Jr. has an innocence about him, the kind of unguarded charm that feels rare these days. Perhaps that comes from playing an awkward teenager stumbling through first love in ...