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Cuba Gooding Jr. - Where All the White People At? - TMZ.com (blog)
Cuba Gooding Jr. - Where All the White People At? TMZ.com (blog) Cuba Gooding Jr. was all about making Jerry Maguire scream "I love Black people" -- but last night at the House of Blues, all he wanted to know was "Where ... |
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SAG Awards to air on TNT and TBS - The Detroit News
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Cuba Gooding Jr. Biography
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| Born | Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. January 2, 1968 Bronx, New York, United States |
| Occupation | Actor/Film producer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouse(s) | Sara Kapfer (March 13, 1994–present); 3 children |
Cuba M. Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning portrayal as Rod Tidwell in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996) and his critically acclaimed performance as Tré Styles in John Singleton's Boyz n the Hood (1991).
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Early life
Cuba Gooding, Jr. was born and raised in The Bronx, New York, the son of Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient.1 He has two brothers, musician Tommy Gooding and fellow actor Omar Gooding, and sister, April Gooding. His family moved to Los Angeles after Gooding, Sr.'s music group had a hit single with "Everybody Plays the Fool" in 1972; the elder Gooding abandoned his family two years later. During his appearance on The Howard Stern Show, Gooding revealed that after his father had left, his family lived in hotels throughout Los Angeles. Gooding was raised by his mother and attended four different high schools: North Hollywood High School, Tustin High School, Apple Valley High School, and John F. Kennedy High School in Granada Hills in Los Angeles. He served as class president in three of them. He became a born-again Christian at age 13.2
Career
His first job as a professional entertainer was as a breakdancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.1 After high school, Gooding 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 John Singleton's box office surprise and critical hit Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed this success with roles in major films like A Few Good Men (film), Men of Honor (2000), Lightning Jack (1994), and Outbreak (1995).
In 1996, he was cast as an arrogant football player on the brink of a career-ending injury in Cameron Crowe's Jerry Maguire (1996). The film was a success and earned him an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. His "Show Me The Money" line in the film became a nationwide catchphrase.3 In 1997 he had a notable supporting role in As Good As It Gets (1997). The next several years, his films were inconsistently successful. He has also appeared in a series of films which were not as critically or commercially successful, such as Boat Trip (2002), Norbit (2006), and Daddy Day Camp (2007), all of which had either received extremely negative reviews or performed poorly at the box office. Gooding received brief acclaim for his cameo as Nickie Barnes in American Gangster. In 2002, he was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2007, he appeared in a television commercial for Hanes underwear, alongside Michael Jordan.
Filmography
Notable film quotes
I got a shelf life of ten years, tops. My next contract's gotta bring me the dollars that'll last me and mine a long time. Shit, I'm out of this sport in 5 years. What's my family gonna live on? Huh?—Rod Tidwell (Jerry Maguire)
Show me the money!—Rod Tidwell (Jerry Maguire)
I haven't killed anyone in a long time.—Isaac (Lies & Illusions)
Your brother died with his dick in his hands too.—Liam Case (Hero Wanted)
Everybody goes outside!—Theo Caulder (Instinct)
What pants I put on?—James Robert 'Radio' Kennedy (Radio)
You all don't know this and I never told anyone but...I'm a music producer—Darrin Hill (The Fighting Temptations)
References
- ^ a b Gaul (August 7, 2008). "Cuba Gooding Jr. talks 'Daddy Day Camp'". Phillyburbs. http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/80-08072007-1389232.html. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ Williams, Kam (August 15, 2007). "Cuba Gooding: The Daddy Day Camp Interview with Kam Williams". Kamwilliams. http://www.kamwilliams.com/2007/08/cuba-gooding-jr-daddy-day-camp.html. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ "Cuba Gooding Jr.". Vibe. http://www.vibe.com/celebs/feature.html?id=53. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Cuba Gooding Jr. |
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. at the Internet Movie Database
- Cinema Confidential interview (January 2002)
- Hollywood.com interview (November 9, 2000)
- Jet interview (October 11, 1999)
- Ebony interview (June, 1997)
- JAM! Movies interview (December 13, 1996)
- Hanes Backstage Game with Cuba Gooding, Jr. & Michael Jordan (July, 2007)
- USAToday
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