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Cuba Gooding, Jr.

BornJanuary 2 1968 (1968--) (age 39)
Bronx, New York
Spouse(s)Sara Kapfer (1994-present)
ParentsCuba Gooding, Sr.
Shirley Gooding


Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an Academy Award-winning American actor.

Personal life

Gooding was born in The Bronx, New York, the son of Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient.[1] He has a brother, fellow actor, Omar Gooding. His family moved to Los Angeles after Gooding, Sr.'s music group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972; the elder Gooding abandoned his family two years later. He became a born-again Christian at age 13.[2][3] Gooding was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools (including North Hollywood High School, Tustin High School, Apple Valley High School, and John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills in Los Angeles). He served as class president in three of them. During his appearance on the The Howard Stern Show, Gooding, Jr. revealed that after his father had left, his family lived in hotels throughout Los Angeles.

Gooding has been married to Sara Kapfer since 1994; the two have known each other since 1986.

Career

Gooding first appeared in a commercial for the clothing line Bugle Boy during the 1980's. His first major film role was in director John Singleton's 1991 film, Boyz N The Hood, a well-reviewed film about inner city youths. Prior to this, he had appeared in many TV shows, including a recurring role on MacGyver. He also had a very minor part in the 1988 Eddie Murphy comedy Coming to America.

Following the success of Boyz N The Hood, he was cast in a series of roles, both leading and supporting, including the 1996 film, Jerry Maguire, for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. The murder mystery A Murder of Crows has gained cult status among murder mystery buffs. Gooding's subsequent career has included box office successes like Men of Honor (2000), Snow Dogs (2002), and a supporting role as Navy Cross awardee Dorie Miller in the 2001 film, Pearl Harbor.

In 2006, he appeared in the crime drama, Dirty, which received a limited theatrical release, as well as the direct-to-DVD, 24-esque political drama End Game where he plays a Secret Service agent who uncovers a conspiracy after a presidential assassination. He also hosted the 37th Annual NAACP Image Awards.[4] After a string of comedies that were mostly disliked by critics, Gooding has vowed to never appear in another comedy, saying that he "thought people wanted me to make them laugh, but I was wrong on so many levels. I try to take all my energy and take it into comedy, and that's when I'm terrible".[5] Since that statement in March 2006, Gooding appeared in two comedy films in 2007: Norbit and Daddy Day Camp.[6] He also currently appears in advertisements for Hanes underwear with former NBA star Michael Jordan.

Filmography

Year Title Role Other notes
1988Coming to AmericaBarber Shop Customer
1991Boyz n the HoodTré Styles
1992GladiatorAbraham Lincoln Haines
A Few Good MenCpl. Carl Hammaker
1993DaybreakTorch (Stephen Tolkin)
Judgment NightMike Peterson
1994Lightning JackBen Doyle
1995OutbreakMaj. Salt
1996Jerry MaguireRod TidwellAcademy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1997As Good as It GetsFrank Sachs
1998What Dreams May ComeAlbert Lewis
A Murder of CrowsLawson RusselProduced by Derek Broes
1999InstinctTheo Caulder
Chill FactorArlo
2000Men of HonorBM2/Chief/Senior Chief Carl Brashear
2001Pearl HarborPetty Officer Doris Miller
Rat RaceOwen Templeton
2002Snow DogsDr. Ted Brooks
2003Boat TripJerry Robinson
The Fighting TemptationsDarrin Hill
RadioJames Robert "Radio" Kennedy
2004Home on the RangeBuckvoice-over
2005DirtySalim Adel
2006ShadowboxerMikey
End GameAlex Thomas
What Love IsTom
2007NorbitDeion Hughes
Daddy Day CampCharlie Hinton
American GangsterLeroy "Nicky" Barnes
Hero WantedLiam Case(Filming)
Loofahvoice-over
direct-to-video
2008HaroldT. Sean Shannon


Preceded by
Kevin Spacey
for The Usual Suspects		Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1996
for Jerry Maguire 		Succeeded by
Robin Williams
for Good Will Hunting

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Born September 19 1976 (1976--) (age 31)
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