Michael Cooper Jr. Is the Breakout Star of Netflix’s ‘Forever’: Meet the Actor

Alyssa Norwin May 7, 2025, 4:49 pm

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Michael Cooper Jr. attends Netflix's 'Forever' Los Angeles Special Screening and After Party at TUDUM Theater — Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images for Netflix

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Michael Cooper Jr. is the leading man in Netflix’s new series Forever. He stars as Justin Edwards alongside Lovie Simone in the show, which is a reimagining of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel.

The show is “an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts, set in Los Angeles, 2018.”

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