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Cuba Gooding Jr.

Birth date: 02.01.1968

Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. 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 mother, Shirley, was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father moved the family to Los Angeles in 1972, only to abandon them two 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. Currently, he resides in Studio City, California with Sara, now a school teacher, and their two sons.

Filmography

# Untitled Gehenna Project (2009) .... Mack # Harold (2008) # The Way of War (2008) # Linewatch (2008) .... Michael Dixon # Hero Wanted (2008) .... Liam Case # The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007) (V) (voice) .... Loofah # American Gangster (2007) .... Nicky Barnes # Daddy Day Camp (2007) .... Charlie Hinton # What Love Is (2007) .... Tom # Norbit (2007) .... Deion Hughes # End Game (2006) .... Alex Thomas # Lightfield's Home Videos (2006) # Dirty (2005) .... Salim Adel # Shadowboxer (2005) .... Mikey # A Dairy Tale (2004) (V) (voice) .... Buck # Home on the Range (2004) (voice) .... Buck # Radio (2003) .... Radio # The Fighting Temptations (2003) .... Darrin Hill # Boat Trip (2002) .... Jerry Robinson ... aka Boat Trip (Germany) # Snow Dogs (2002) .... Dr. Ted Brooks ... aka Chiens des neiges (Canada: French title) # In the Shadows (2001) .... Draven # Rat Race (2001) .... Owen Templeton ... aka Course folle (Canada: French title) # Pearl Harbor (2001) .... Petty Officer Doris Miller ... aka Pearl Harbour (UK: promotional title) # Men of Honor (2000) .... Chief Carl Brashear ... aka Men of Honour (UK) # Chill Factor (1999) .... Arlo # Instinct (1999) .... Theo Caulder # "Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1999) ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title) ... aka SNL (USA: informal title) ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title) ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title) ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title) - Cuba Gooding, Jr./Ricky Martin (1999) TV episode .... Host # A Murder of Crows (1999) (V) .... Lawson Russell # What Dreams May Come (1998) .... Albert Lewis # As Good as It Gets (1997) .... Frank Sachs # Do Me a Favor (1997) .... Liquor Store Clerk ... aka Trading Favors (USA: video title) # Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Rod Tidwell # The Tuskegee Airmen (1995) (TV) .... Billy Roberts # Losing Isaiah (1995) .... Eddie Hughes # Outbreak (1995) .... Maj. Salt # Blown Away (1994) (uncredited) .... Bomb Squad Class Member # Lightning Jack (1994) .... Ben Doyle # Judgment Night (1993) .... Mike Peterson # Daybreak (1993) (TV) .... Torch ... aka Bloodstream (UK: theatrical title) # A Few Good Men (1992) .... Cpl. Carl Hammaker # Gladiator (1992) .... Abraham Lincoln Haines # Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (1992) (TV) .... Tyree ... aka Best Intentions # "MacGyver" .... Billy Colton / ... (4 episodes, 1989-1991) - The Coltons (1991) TV episode .... Billy Colton - Serenity (1990) TV episode .... Billy Colton - Black Rhino (1989) TV episode .... Billy Colton - The Challenge (1989) TV episode .... Ray Collins # Boyz n the Hood (1991) .... Tré Styles ... aka Boys in the Hood # "Mancuso, FBI" (1 episode, 1990) - Night of the Living Shred (1990) TV episode # Sing (1989) .... Stanley # "227" .... Skater (1 episode, 1989) - The Real Decoys (1989) TV episode .... Skater # Judgement (1989) .... Officer Alvarez ... aka Hitz # "Amen" .... Kenny (1 episode, 1988) - Thelma's Handyman (1988) TV episode .... Kenny # "CBS Schoolbreak Special" .... Paul (1 episode, 1988) - No Means No (1988) TV episode .... Paul # Coming to America (1988) .... Boy Getting Haircut ... aka Prince in New York (Europe: English title: video title) # "The Bronx Zoo" .... Bobby Devlin (1 episode, 1987) - It's Hard to Be a Saint in the City (1987) TV episode .... Bobby Devlin # "Hill Street Blues" .... 2nd Gang Member / ... (2 episodes, 1986-1987) - Days of Swine and Roses (1987) TV episode .... 2nd Gang Member - Suitcase (1986) TV episode .... Ethan Dillon