Cuba Gooding Jr. Profile

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Birth Name:Cuba Gooding Jr.
Famous As: Actor
Date of Birth: January 02, 1968
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
Height: 5' 10
Nationality: American
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Black
Father: Cuba Gooding, Sr.
Mother: Shirley
Brother(s): Omar Gooding (actor, b. October 19, 1976)
Spouse: Sara Kapfer (school teacher, since March 13, 1994)
Son(s): Spencer Gooding (b. 1994), Mason Gooding (b. 1996)
Daughter(s): Piper
Education: Attended John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills
Attemded North Hollywood High School
Claim to Fame: As Rod Tidwell in movie Jerry Maguire (1996)

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For the singer, see Cuba Gooding, Sr.
Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Gooding in 2006
Born Cuba Gooding, Jr.
January 2, 1968 (1968-01-02) (age 41)
Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1988–present
Spouse(s) Sara Kapfer (m.1994, 3 children)

Cuba Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal as Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996) and his critically acclaimed performance in John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood (1991).

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Early life

Cuba Gooding, Jr. was born and raised 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 two brothers, musician Tommy Gooding and 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. During his appearance on the The Howard Stern Show, Gooding revealed that after his father had left, his family lived in hotels throughout Los Angeles. Gooding was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools: 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. Cuba, Jr. became a born-again Christian at age 13.2

Career

His first job as a professional entertainer was as a breakdancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.1 After high school, Gooding studied Japanese martial arts for three years before turning his focus toward acting. Early on, he landed guest starring roles on shows like Hill Street Blues (1981) and MacGyver (1985). His first major role was in the 1991 box office surprise Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed this success with roles in major films like A Few Good Men (1992), Lightning Jack (1994), and Outbreak (1995).

In 1996, he was cast as an arrogant football player on the brink of a career-ending injury in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996). The film became a huge box office smash and earned him an oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His "Show Me The Money" line in the movie became a nationwide catchphrase.3

He has also appeared in movies which were critically or commercially unsuccessful, such as Boat Trip, Norbit, and Daddy Day Camp, which either received strongly negative reviews or performed poorly at the box office. In 2002, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, he appeared in a television commercial for Hanes underwear alongside Michael Jordan.

Personal life

His spouse is Sara Kapfer, his "high school sweetheart". The two have known each other since 1986. Together, they have three children: sons Spencer Gooding (born in 1994) and Mason Gooding (born in 1996), and daughter Piper Gooding (born in 2005).4

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1988 Coming to America Barber Shop Customer
1989 Judgement Officer Alvarez
Sing Stanley
1991 Boyz n the Hood Tré Styles
1992 Gladiator Abraham Lincoln Haines
A Few Good Men Cpl. Carl Hammaker
1993 Daybreak Torch (Stephen Tolkin)
Judgment Night Mike Peterson
1994 Lightning Jack Ben Doyle
1995 Outbreak Maj. Salt
The Tuskegee Airmen Billy Roberts
Losing Isaiah Eddie Hughes
1996 Jerry Maguire Rod Tidwell Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award
1997 As Good as It Gets Frank Sachs
Do Me a Favor Liquor Store Clerk
1998 What Dreams May Come Albert Lewis
A Murder of Crows Lawson Russel Produced by Derek Broes
1999 Instinct Theo Caulder
Chill Factor Arlo
2000 Men of Honor BM2/Chief/Senior Chief Carl Brashear
2001 Pearl Harbor Petty Officer Doris Miller
Rat Race Owen Templeton
Zoolander Himself
In the Shadows Draven
2002 Snow Dogs Theodore "Ted" Brooks
2003 Boat Trip Jerry Robinson
The Fighting Temptations Darrin Hill
Radio James Robert "Radio" Kennedy
2004 Home on the Range Buck voice-over
2005 Dirty Salim Adel
Shadowboxer Mikey
2006 End Game Alex Thomas
Lightfield's Home Videos
2007 Norbit Deion Hughes
What Love Is Tom
Daddy Day Camp Charlie Hinton
American Gangster Leroy Barnes
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends Loofah voice-over
2008 Hero Wanted Liam Case
Harold Cromer
Linewatch Michael Dixon
The Way of War David Wolfe
2009 Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story Ben Carson TV film
Lies & Illusions Isaac
The Devil's Tomb Mack
Wrong Turn At Tahoe Joshua
Red Tails TBA

References

  1. ^ a b Gaul, Lou. Cooba Gooba Jooba talks 'Daddy Day Camp' . Phillyburbs.com. 7 August 2007.
  2. ^ Williams, Kam. Cuba Gooding: The Daddy Day Camp Interview with Kam Williams. 15 August 2007.
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ Cuba Gooding on His Rough and Tumble Son Celebrity Baby Blog, January 26, 2009

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Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

John Gielgud (1981) Â· Louis Gossett, Jr. (1982) Â· Jack Nicholson (1983) Â· Haing S. Ngor (1984) Â· Don Ameche (1985) Â· Michael Caine (1986) Â· Sean Connery (1987) Â· Kevin Kline (1988) Â· Denzel Washington (1989) Â· Joe Pesci (1990) Â· Jack Palance (1991) Â· Gene Hackman (1992) Â· Tommy Lee Jones (1993) Â· Martin Landau (1994) Â· Kevin Spacey (1995) Â· Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1996) Â· Robin Williams (1997) Â· James Coburn (1998) Â· Michael Caine (1999) Â· Benicio del Toro (2000)

Complete list Â· (1936–1940) Â· (1941–1960) Â· (1961–1980) Â· (1981–2000) Â· (2001-present)
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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Martin Landau (1994) Â· Ed Harris (1995) Â· Cuba Gooding, Jr. (1996) Â· Robin Williams (1997) Â· Robert Duvall (1998) Â· Michael Caine (1999) Â· Albert Finney (2000)