When was cuba gooding jr born

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Self - Actor, 'Boy Getting Haircut'. Brown on Hollywood's Race Problem Show all 7 episodes. Rod Tidwell in 'Jerry Maguire'. Carter Wilson. Related Videos. Official Sites: Instagram. Alternate Names: Cuba Gooding. Spouse: Sara Kapfer filed for divorce 3 children. Children: Gooding, Spencer See more ». Parents: Sulliban, Shirley Gooding, Cuba.

Relatives: Omar Gooding sibling. Edit Did You Know? Personal Quote: [on his final audition for Jerry Maguire ] I came in there and did everything I had to do and the rest was history. So it was never like me sitting going, "Ah, there's Tom!

See more ». Trivia: Older brother of Omar Gooding. Trademark: Soft, creaky voice See more ». He served as class president in three of them. His first job as a professional entertainer was as a break-dancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. After high school, Gooding studied Japanese martial arts for three years, before turning his focus toward acting.

His first major role was in the John Singleton's box office surprise and critical hit Boyz n the Hood In , he was cast as an arrogant football player on the brink of a career-ending injury in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire 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.

That year, , he appeared in the California Shakespeare Festival where he won first place in his portrayal of "Othello". He and his wife welcomed their third child, a daughter, in Fall Her name is Piper and no other details have been released.

Occasionally plays a member of the armed forces or law enforcement. Turned down the leading role of Cinque in Amistad On Dec. In a interview with The Guardian, he listed turning down lead roles in Amistad , Collateral , Hotel Rwanda , Ray , and The Last King of Scotland as serious errors of judgment "I'm kicking my balls in this interview". I have never made a decision based on race and never will.

I am admiring of my fellow peers, black filmmakers and black actors and actresses. So it was never like me sitting going, "Ah, there's Tom!

Steven Spielberg came to me and said, 'I want you to be in Amistad and I said, 'It's a slave role; show me the money. I'm so a big thing,' and he goes, 'I can direct you.

What other role could live up to being Superman; he was Superman. I bought into that. People were telling me of Jerry Maguire , 'You're black, it's a comedy role, you're not gonna win this thing.

Cuba Gooding, Sr. His younger brother, Omar, s an actor. Gooding, Jr. His professional beginnings of his extensive career on the small and large screen began in , with a guest appearance in "Amen.

Also Gooding, Jr. In , Kapfer filed for legal separation from Gooding.