Christian Bale became the butt of the joke on U.S. satirical show Saturday Night Live when actor Bradley Cooper poked fun at his much-publicised on-set rant.
A tape featuring The Dark Knight star raging about an assistant director who ruined his concentration during a tense scene on the set of Terminator Salvation was leaked to the media 10 days ago, forcing Bale to apologise for the profanity-laden rant.
He has been ridiculed for his actions on a series of late-night U.S. chat shows but SNL's skit on Saturday (07Feb09) was by far the funniest.
In the segment, Cooper - who was hosting the show - mimicked the Welsh actor trying to keep his cool while promoting a bogus DVD featuring a collection of the best celebrity tirades.
Cooper, as Bale, eventually lost his temper when a lighting crew member kept coming into shot.
Bale called aradio station in America to apologise for his on set rant that made it on to the internet last week saying: "I acted like a punk".
Speaking to the LA based station KROQ the actor said: "I was out of order beyond belief. I make no excuses for it."
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