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Cuba Gooding, Jr. (natural January 2, 1968 in The Bronx, New York) is an African-American actor. He is the boy of Cuba Gooding, Sr., lead singer of soul group The Main Ingredient, and older brother of actor Omar Gooding. . His personal moved to Los Angeles after The Main Ingredient experienced the hit individual by having "Everybody Plays the Fool" inside 1972 by Gooding, Sr. Unluckily, a sr. Gooding abandoned his personal 2 years late. A after disruptive nature and severity of Gooding Jr.'s upbringing did non deter him from either accomplishment: In the period of his teens, he attended quatern different senior high school however managed to get class president of triad of the two.

He won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire.

Cuba Gooding, Jr. is married to school teacher Sara Kapfer, by owning whom he has 2 kids.

Filmography
Coming to America (1988) Judgement (1989) Sing (1989) Boyz N the Hood (1991) Gladiator (1992) A Few Good Men (1992) Judgment Night (1993) Lightning Jack (1994) Blown Away (1994) Outbreak (1995) Losing Isaiah (1995) The Audition (1996) Jerry Maguire (1996) Do Me a Favor (1997) As Good as It Gets (1997) What Dreams May Come (1998) Instinct (1999) Chill Factor (1999) Men of Honor (2000) Welcome to Hollywood (2000) (documentary) Pearl Harbor (2001) Rat Race (2001) In the Shadows (2001) Zoolander (2001) (Cameo) Snow Dogs (2002) Boat Trip (2002) The Fighting Temptations (2003) Radio (2003) Home on the Range (2004) (voice) Shadowboxer (2005) (currently around post-production) Dirty (2005) (currently inside post-production) End Game (2005) (currently filming)

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