Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968 in The Bronx, New York) is an African-American actor. He is the son of Cuba Gooding, Sr., lead singer of soul group The Main Ingredient, and older brother of actor Omar Gooding.

His family moved to Los Angeles after The Main Ingredient had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972 by Gooding, Sr. Unfortunately, the elder Gooding abandoned his family two years later. The subsequently tumultuous nature of Gooding Jr.'s upbringing did not deter him from achievement: During his teens, he attended four different high schools but managed to become class president of three of them.

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

Cuba Gooding, Jr. is married to schoolteacher Sara Kapfer, with whom he has two children.

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 Audtion (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 in post-production)
• Dirty (2005) (currently in post-production)
• End Game (2005) (currently filming)

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