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Cuba Gooding Jr. is a 58 year old American Actor. Born Cuba Mark Gooding, Jr. on 2nd January, 1968 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA and educated at Tustin High School, Tustin, California, USA and Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, California, USA and John F. Kennedy High School, Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA, he is famous for his roles as Jason "Tre" Styles III in the 1991 coming-of-age hood crime drama film Boyz N The Hood, Abraham Lincoln Haines in the 1992 sports drama film Gladiator, Corporal Carl Edward Hammaker in the 1992 legal drama film A Few Good Men, Mike Peterson in the 1993 action thriller film Judgment Night, Ben Doyle in the 1994 Western comedy film Lightning Jack, Major Salt in the 1995 medical disaster film Outbreak, Billy Roberts in the 1995 HBO war drama television film The Tuskegee Airmen, Rod Tidwell in the 1996 romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire, Frank Sachs in the 1997 romantic comedy film As Good As It Gets, Albert Lewis in the 1998 fantasy drama film What Dreams May Come, Dr. Theo Caulder in the 1999 psychological thriller film Instinct, Carl Brashear in the 2000 drama film Men of Honor, Doris "Dorie" Miller in the 2001 romantic war drama film Pearl Harbor, Theodore "Ted" Brooks in the 2002 comedy film Snow Dogs, Darrin Hill in the 2003 musical comedy film The Fighting Temptations, James "Radio" Kennedy in the 2003 biographical sports drama film Radio, Buck (voice) in the 2004 animated Western musical comedy film Home on the Range, Charlie Hinton in the 2007 children's comedy film Daddy Day Camp, Nicky Barnes in the 2007 biographical crime drama film American Gangster, Ben Carson in the 2009 TNT biographical drama television film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Major Emmanuel Stance in the 2012 war drama film Red Tails, Carter Wilson in the 2013 historical drama film Lee Daniels' The Butler, Fred Gray in the 2014 historical drama film Selma, Samuel Fraunces in the CBC/BET historical drama miniseries The Book of Negroes, Isaac Monroe in the ABC fantasy crime drama series Forever, and O.J. Simpson in the FX biographical crime drama anthology series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
Cuba Gooding Jr. has been in 7 on-screen matchups, including Beyoncé in The Fighting Temptations (2003), Paul Rae in Daddy Day Camp (2007), Tamala Jones in Daddy Day Care (2003), Halle Berry in Losing Isaiah (1993) and Joanna Bacalso in Snow Dogs (2002).
Cuba Gooding Jr. is a member of the following lists: American film producers, People from the San Fernando Valley and American Christians.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
26 years, 3 months
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| Rumoured | 1 |
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| Total | 2 |
26 years, 3 months
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13 years, 1 month
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Details
| First Name |
Cuba
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| Middle Name |
Mark
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| Last Name |
Gooding
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| Full Name at Birth |
Cuba Mark Gooding, Jr.
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| Alternative Name |
Cuba Michael Gooding Jr., Cuba Gooding Jr., Cuba Gooding, Cuba Mark Gooding Jr., Cuba, Cuba M. Gooding Junior, Cuba M. Gooding Jr.
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| Birthday |
2nd January, 1968
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| Birthplace |
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
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| Height |
5' 10¾" (180 cm)
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| Weight |
166lbs (75 kg)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Light
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Distinctive Feature |
Birthmark above his lips, Shapely lips
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| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Born-Again Christian
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| Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
North Hollywood High School, Valley Village, Los Angeles, California, USA, Tustin High School, Tustin, California, USA, Apple Valley High School, Apple Valley, California, USA, John F. Kennedy High School, Granada Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation Text |
Actor, Voice Actor, Comedian, Director, Producer, Singer
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
his roles as Jason "Tre" Styles III in the 1991 coming-of-age hood crime drama film Boyz N The Hood, Abraham Lincoln Haines in the 1992 sports drama film Gladiator, Corporal Carl Edward Hammaker in the 1992 legal drama film A Few Good Men, Mike Peterson in the 1993 action thriller film Judgment Night, Ben Doyle in the 1994 Western comedy film Lightning Jack, Major Salt in the 1995 medical disaster film Outbreak, Billy Roberts in the 1995 HBO war drama television film The Tuskegee Airmen, Rod Tidwell in the 1996 romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire, Frank Sachs in the 1997 romantic comedy film As Good As It Gets, Albert Lewis in the 1998 fantasy drama film What Dreams May Come, Dr. Theo Caulder in the 1999 psychological thriller film Instinct, Carl Brashear in the 2000 drama film Men of Honor, Doris "Dorie" Miller in the 2001 romantic war drama film Pearl Harbor, Theodore "Ted" Brooks in the 2002 comedy film Snow Dogs, Darrin Hill in the 2003 musical comedy film The Fighting Temptations, James "Radio" Kennedy in the 2003 biographical sports drama film Radio, Buck (voice) in the 2004 animated Western musical comedy film Home on the Range, Charlie Hinton in the 2007 children's comedy film Daddy Day Camp, Nicky Barnes in the 2007 biographical crime drama film American Gangster, Ben Carson in the 2009 TNT biographical drama television film Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story, Major Emmanuel Stance in the 2012 war drama film Red Tails, Carter Wilson in the 2013 historical drama film Lee Daniels' The Butler, Fred Gray in the 2014 historical drama film Selma, Samuel Fraunces in the CBC/BET historical drama miniseries The Book of Negroes, Isaac Monroe in the ABC fantasy crime drama series Forever, and O.J. Simpson in the FX biographical crime drama anthology series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story
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| Year(s) Active |
1986–present
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
ICM Partners
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| Brand Endorsement |
Burger King in 1988, Pepsi One in 1998
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| Father |
Cuba Gooding, Sr. (A Lead Vocalist Of The Soul Group The Main Ingredient.)
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| Mother |
Shirley Gooding (née Sullivan) (A Singer With The Sweethearts.)
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| Brother |
Tommy Gooding, Omar Gooding
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| Sister |
April Gooding
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Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in Boyz n the Hood (1991), he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor playing a football star in Jerry Maguire (1996). His other notable films include A Few Good Men (1992), Judgment Night (1993), Lightning Jack (1994), As Good as It Gets (1997), Men of Honor (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Snow Dogs (2002), Radio (2003), Norbit (2007), Linewatch (2008), and he played Dr. Ben Carson in the film Gifted Hands (2009). He played in Red Tails (2012), and The Butler (2013). He has done voice acting in Home on the Range (2004) and The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007).
