During the late seventies and early eighties, he made about a dozen feature-length films including Big Summer Surprise, Style, Giants II, Gayracula, I Do, Tony's Initiation, Men of the Midway, Heroes, Trick Time, Sun Stroke, and New Zealand Undercovers. Among the early films he appeared are Ship Shape and Blackout for Target Studios and Biker Liberty for Falcon Studios. Later, he moved to San Francisco, where he continued his career working for Falcon Studios. Later, he attended high school in Columbus, Ohio and upon graduation moved to Fort Dale, Florida where he began to model for Target Studios. Douglas Cooper was born on Februin Milton, Cabell County, West Virginia.
