Cuba Gooding, Jr. Biography (1968-)
Born January 2, 1968, in Bronx, NY; son of Cuba, Sr. (a singer) and Shirley (a singer) Gooding; brother of Omar Gooding (an actor); married Sara Kapfer (ateacher), April, 1994; children: Spencer, Mason. Addresses: Agent: Kevin Huvane, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Michael Rotenberg, 3 Arts Entertainment, 9460 Wilshire Blvd.,7th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer
- Birth Details
- January 2, 1968
- Bronx, New York, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Appearances
- Boy getting haircut, Coming to America (also known as Prince inNew York), Paramount, 1988
- Stanley, Sing, TriStar, 1989
- Tre Styles, Boyz N the Hood (also known as Boys in the Hood), Columbia, 1991
- Lincoln, Gladiator, Columbia, 1992
- Corporal Carl Edward Hammaker, A Few Good Men, Columbia, 1992
- Officer Alvarez, Hitz (also known as Judgment), Vidmark Entertainment, 1992
- Mike Peterson, Judgment Night, Universal, 1993
- Ben Doyle, Lightning Jack, Savoy Pictures, 1994
- Tony, Blown Away, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994
- Eddie Hughes, Losing Isaiah, Paramount, 1995
- Major Salt, Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
- Rod Tidwell, Jerry Maguire, TriStar, 1996
- The Audition, 1996
- Frank Sachs, As Good As It Gets (also known as Old Friends), TriStar, 1997
- Liquor store clerk, Do Me a Favor (also known as Trading Favors), Imperial Entertainment, 1997
- Albert, What Dreams May Come, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1998
- Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, PM Entertainment Group, 1998
- Theo Calder, Instinct (also known as Ishmael), Buena Vista,1999
- Arlo, Chill Factor, Warner Bros., 1999
- Otis Redding, Blaze of Glory, 1999
- Carl Brashear, Men of Honor, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- Petty Officer Doris "Dorie" Miller, Pearl Harbor, Buena Vista, 2001
- Owen Templeton, Rat Race, Paramount, 2001
- Ted Brooks, Winterdance, Buena Vista, 2001
- In the Shadows, Lions Gate Films, 2001
- Also appeared as Mitchell Lake, The Gelfin (also known as CrazyGelfins), Universal.
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Kill or Be Killed, NBC, 1990
- Tyree, Murder with Motive: The Edmund Perry Story (also known as Best Intentions), NBC, 1992
- Torch, Daybreak, HBO, 1993
- Billy "A-Train" Roberts, The Tuskeegee Airmen, HBO, 1995
- Russell Lawson, A Murder of Crows, Cinemax, 2000
- Specials
- Paul, No Means No, CBS, 1988
- Cool People, Hot Places, syndicated, ABC, 1993
- Coralie Jr.: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
- Episodic
- Amen, 1986
- Ray Collins, "The Challenge," MacGyver, 1989
- Billy Colton, "Black Rhino," MacGyver, 1989
- Skater, "The Real Decoys," 227, 1989
- Billy Colton, "Serenity," MacGyver, 1990
- Billy Colton, "The Coltons," MacGyver, 1991
- The Dennis Miller Show, 1992
- Tommy Taylor, The Untouchables, syndicated, 1993
- Appeared as a thug in an episode of Hill Street Blues, NBC; also appeared in episodes of The Bronx Zoo, NBC, and Jake and the Fatman, CBS.
- Awards Presentations
- The 4th Annual Desi Awards, syndicated, 1992
- Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997
- The ShoWest Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The 70th Annual Academy Awards, 1998
- The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1998
- The 32nd Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001
- Television Work
- Movies
- Producer, A Murder of Crows, Cinemax, 2000
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
- Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 16, Gale, 1997
- Newsmakers 1997, Issue 4, Gale, 1997
- American Visions, October-November, 1993, p. 40
- Chicago Sun-Times, May 31, 1999
- Ebony, June, 1997, p. 44
- Entertainment Weekly, February 21, 1997, p. 92
- Jet, April 14, 1997, p. 58
- Los Angeles Times, January 5, 1997
- People Weekly, May 12, 1997, p. 76
- Premiere, January, 1997
- Rolling Stone, April 3, 1997
- Total Film, April, 1997, p. 42
- Washington Post, May 30, 1999