Cuba Gooding Jr. Profile

Full Name:Cuba Gooding Jr. - Contact Cuba Gooding Jr.
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)

Cuba Gooding Jr. News and Gossip

Cuba Gooding Jr. Gossip

Contact Cuba Gooding Jr.
CLICK HERE!!

Cuba Gooding Jr.
Video

Next

Clip Cuba in MJs underwear. Video
Filename: Michael Jordan Cuba Gooding Hanes Commercial
Clip . www.bigskymotionpictures.com . (Big Sky Motion Pictures)(Big Sky Motion (Big+Sky+Motion+Pictures)Pictures)(Big Sky Motion Pictures)(Big Sky ... Video
Filename: (Big Sky Motion Pictures) Cuba Gooding Jr. Late Show
Clip Cuba Gooding, Jr. gives His Airness a man hug. Video
Filename: MIchael Jordan Cuba Gooding, Jr. Hanes Commercial
Clip Check out Cuba Gooding JR on Howard TV on Demand. Video
Filename: Howard TV: Cuba Gooding JR
Clip VIEW MY SHORT FILM TRAILER www.youtube.com Tom Cruise and Cuba Gooding Jr. talking about money in the film Jerry Maguire&39 ... Video
Filename: Jerry Maguire (Tom Cruise) Show me the Money (clean edit)
Clip Reelblack TVs Robert X. Golphin chats with Oscar Winner Cuba Gooding, Jr about his latest movie, his career choices and what it takes to ... Video
Filename: Cuba Gooding, Jr. Exclusive Interview
Clip A seriously funny Cialis ad starring Cuba Gooding Jr. Video
Filename: A Cialis Ad with Cuba Gooding Jr.
Clip Illustrating the clinical effects of the popular erectile dysfunction tablet CIALIS, a prescription medication offered by pharmaceutical concern ... Video
Filename: Cuba Gooding Jr. for Cialis

Cuba Gooding Jr.
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

This article is about the actor. For the singer, see Cuba Gooding, Sr..
Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Gooding, Jr. in April 2008
Born Cuba M. Gooding, Jr.
January 2, 1968 (1968-01-02) (age 42)
Bronx, New York, United States
Occupation Actor/Film producer
Years active 1986–present
Spouse(s) Sara Kapfer (March 13, 1994–present); 3 children
Gooding, Jr. in 2006

Cuba M. 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 as Tré Styles in John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood (1991).

Contents

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, and sister, April 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 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. He 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 John Singleton's box office surprise and critical hit Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed this success with roles in major films like A Few Good Men (film), Men of Honor (2000), 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 was a success and earned him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His "Show Me The Money" line in the film became a nationwide catchphrase.3 In 1997 he had a notable supporting role in As Good As It Gets (1997). The next several years, his films were inconsistently successful. He has also appeared in a series of films which were not as critically or commercially successful, such as Boat Trip (2002), Norbit (2006), and Daddy Day Camp (2007), all of which had either received extremely negative reviews or performed poorly at the box office. Gooding received brief acclaim for his cameo as Nickie Barnes in American Gangster. 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.

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1988 Coming to America Barber Shop Customer
1989
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
Hardwired Luke Gibson
2010 Red Tails TBA
Ticking Clock Lewis Hicks
Hit List Jonas Archer

Notable film quotes

I got a shelf life of ten years, tops. My next contract's gotta bring me the dollars that'll last me and mine a long time. Shit, I'm out of this sport in 5 years. What's my family gonna live on? Huh?
—Rod Tidwell (Jerry Maguire)
Show me the money!
—Rod Tidwell (Jerry Maguire)
I haven't killed anyone in a long time.
—Isaac (Lies & Illusions)
Your brother died with his dick in his hands too.
—Liam Case (Hero Wanted)
Everybody goes outside!
—Theo Caulder (Instinct)
What pants I put on?
—James Robert 'Radio' Kennedy (Radio)
You all don't know this and I never told anyone but...I'm a music producer
—Darrin Hill (The Fighting Temptations)

References

  1. ^ a b Gaul (August 7, 2008). "Cuba Gooding Jr. talks 'Daddy Day Camp'". Phillyburbs. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/80-08072007-1389232.html. Retrieved July 6, 2009. 
  2. ^ Williams, Kam (August 15, 2007). "Cuba Gooding: The Daddy Day Camp Interview with Kam Williams". Kamwilliams. http://www.kamwilliams.com/2007/08/cuba-gooding-jr-daddy-day-camp.html. Retrieved July 6, 2009. 
  3. ^ "Cuba Gooding Jr.". Vibe. http://www.vibe.com/celebs/feature.html?id=53. Retrieved July 6, 2009. 

External links

Search Wikimedia Commons Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cuba Gooding Jr.
v • d • e
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

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

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

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