Dominic Cooper Oscar Performance

Categories: Entertainment | Oscars 2009 | Music
    • Aired: February 22, 2009 at 5 p.m. PT on ABC
    • Host: Hugh Jackman
    • Venue: Kodak Theatre in downtown Hollywood
    • Performance directed by Baz Luhrmann
    • Appeared on stage with Beyonce, Hugh Jackman, Amanda Seyfried, Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens
    • Hugh Jackman appeared first, then Beyonce joined him, and then the other stars
    • Cooper starred in the movie Mamma Mia with Seyfried
    • Hudgens and Efron both starred in High School Musical
    • The participants of the performance were revealed before the Oscar night
    • The number featured songs from several musicals
    • The producers behind the Academy Awards decided that several young stars should perform to increase viewership in the younger audience
  • Actor Dominic Cooper performed at the 2009 Academy Awards together with Mamma Mia co-star Amanda Seyfried, High School Musical stars Zac Efron and Vanessa Hudgens, host Hugh Jackman and Beyonce.E! Online: Pattison & Efron... (February 17, 2009) The award ceremony took place on February 22, 2009.
  • Dominic Cooper Facts

    1. Birth name: Dominic Cooper
    2. Born: August 2, 1978
    3. Birthplace: Greenwich, London, England
    4. Religion: Jewish
    5. Attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
    6. Started acting in British plays
    7. Breakthrough role: In the British play "The History Boys"
    8. Will appear in a BBC drama about Auschwitz which is currently under production