Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

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Birthday: 
2 January 1968, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: 
Cuba M. Gooding Junior
Height: 
178 cm
Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His paternal grandfather was from Barbados.Cuba&... Show more »
Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His paternal grandfather was from Barbados.Cuba's father moved the family to Los Angeles in 1972, only to leave them a few years later. Despite this setback, Cuba was able to maintain a positive outlook and overachieved throughout school. He attended four different high schools and was elected class president in three of them. While at high school, Cuba met and fell in love with Sara Kapfer, whom he later lived with for seven years before tying the knot in March 1994.Following high school, Cuba 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 supporting roles in major films like A Few Good Men (1992), Lightning Jack (1994) and Outbreak (1995).In 1996, Cuba was cast as an arrogant but loyal football player in the Tom Cruise-Cameron Crowe film Jerry Maguire (1996). The film became a huge box office smash and earned Cuba an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His "Show Me The Money" line in the movie became a nationwide catchphrase. The role elevated him to superstar status, as many of Hollywood's top producers began to "show him the money" to appear in their films.Since Jerry Maguire (1996), Cuba has managed to keep busy with a wide range of roles alongside many of Hollywood's biggest stars. Most recently, he won critical support for his portrayal of a mentally handicapped man in the heartwarming film Radio (2003), another movie about football. In 2002, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.He resides in Studio City, California. Show less «

Cuba Gooding Jr.'s FILMOGRAPHY

The Graham Norton Show - Season 32

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 10

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 12

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The Last Leg - Season 31

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The Last Leg - Season 32

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The Last Leg - Season 30

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This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 32

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The Firing Squad

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The Late Late Show (Ireland) - Season 62

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Ant and Decs Saturday Night Takeaway - Season 20

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Watch What Happens: Live - Season 21

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Angels Fallen: Warriors of Peace

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The Talk - Season 14

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Skeletons in the Closet

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The Graham Norton Show - Season 31

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Sesame Street - Season 54

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American Horror Story - Season 12

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 9

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The Last Leg - Season 29

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 11

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The Last Leg - Season 28

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The Last Leg - Season 27

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This Hour Has 22 Minutes - Season 31

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Cuba Gooding Jr.'S roles

Deion Hughes
Deion Hughes
Nicky Barnes
Nicky Barnes
Boy Getting Haircut
Boy Getting Haircut
Ray Carver
Ray Carver
Mikey
Mikey
Major Emanuelle Stance
Major Emanuelle Stance
Eugene
Eugene
Chief Carl Brashear
Chief Carl Brashear
Frank Sachs
Frank Sachs
Rod Tidwell
Rod Tidwell
Owen Templeton
Owen Templeton
Tre Styles
Tre Styles
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Jonas Arbor
Jonas Arbor
Fred Gray
Fred Gray
Petty Officer Doris Miller
Petty Officer Doris Miller
Charlie Hinton
Charlie Hinton
Darrin Hill
Darrin Hill
Albert Lewis
Albert Lewis
Ted
Ted
Jerry Robinson
Jerry Robinson
Major Salt
Major Salt
Buck
Buck
Cpl. Carl Hammaker
Cpl. Carl Hammaker
Ben Carson
Ben Carson
Mike Peterson
Mike Peterson
Theo Caulder
Theo Caulder
Billy Colton
Billy Colton
O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
Dominic Banks
Dominic Banks
Puma
Puma
Isaac Monroe
Isaac Monroe
Radio
Radio
Dominic Banks, Matt Miller
Dominic Banks, Matt Miller
Puma
Puma
Rodney Jones
Rodney Jones