Cuba Gooding Jr

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NAME:	Cuba Gooding Jr
PROFILE:	Name: Cuba Gooding Jr Height: 5'10 Sex: M Nationality: American Birth Date: January 2, 1968 Birth Place: The Bronx, New York, USA Profession: actor, producer Education: Four high schools in Southern California studied traditional Japanese martial arts (3 years) Husband/Wife: Sara Kapfer (met in high scool; married on March 13, 1994) Father: Cuba Gooding (lead vocalist for rhythm and blues group The Main Ingredient; separated in 1974) Mother: Shirley Gooding (singer) Brother: Omar Gooding (actor; born in October 19, 1976) Son: Mason (born in 1996) and Spencer Gooding (born in 1993), Claim to fame: as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire (1996) Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	Is glad a rape scene from his film DIRTY was heavily cut- because he feared the footage would shock his devoutly Christian parents. (February 27, 2006) Is named the actor with the sexiest bottom on film for his role in JERRY MAGUIRE according to a poll carried out by Odeon cinemas. (#4) (August 17, 2005) Criticized movie bosses who refuse to give black actors the same opportunities as their white colleagues. (January 7, 2004) On the set of THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS, he said he was impressed with how great Beyonce Knowles sounds when singing live – He said, “Beyonce, she obviously is beautiful and can sing like amazing. I was so blown away the first day of rehearsals because you know, everybody was tired, it was early in the morning and we were all reading off our scripts because we didn't really know the lines. And then instead of saying, 'This is where I sing,' she just broke into this song. I looked around and I was like, 'I hope somebody recorded that.' (September 20, 2003) Listed as one of twelve Promising New Actors of 1991 in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43. (1991) Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. (1997) Break danced in the 1984 closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles Was a non-celebrity contestant on The New Dating Game. (approx 1986) He was contestant #1. The woman passed him up and chose contestant #2. Suggested by Roger Moore to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond. In a scene during WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (1998) he repeats a line to Robin that was said during Hook. I believe in you. On a highway location, while traffic was clearing, the motorists would rubberneck to see who the star was. One day, Cuba Gooding Jr. decided to moon the motorists driving by. (RAT RACE) RAT RACE is the first feature film ever to co-star African-American Academy Award winners Whoopie Goldberg and Gooding Jr., Cuba. His character is based on a real-life referee. Was nominated for Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture in 2001 for MEN OF HONOR. Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture at Golden Globe Awards for JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
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