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  1. Actor. Writer. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 338. Play trailer 2:01. The Firing Squad (2024) 99+ Videos. 99+ Photos. Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts.

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    Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song \"Everybody Plays The Fool\". His paternal grandfather was from Barbados.

    Cuba's father moved the family to Los Angeles in 1972, only to leave them a few years later. Despite this setback, Cuba was able to maintain a positive outlook and overachieved throughout school. He attended four different high schools and was elected class president in three of them. While at high school, Cuba met and fell in love with Sara Kapfer...

    Following high school, Cuba 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 1991 box office surprise Boyz n the Hood (1991). He followed this success with supporting roles in majo...

    In 1996, Cuba was cast as an arrogant but loyal football player in the Tom Cruise-Cameron Crowe film Jerry Maguire (1996). The film became a huge box office smash and earned Cuba an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His \"Show Me The Money\" line in the movie became a nationwide catchphrase. The role elevated him to superstar status, as many...

    • January 2, 1968
  2. Director Stephen Hopkins Stars Emilio Estevez Cuba Gooding Jr. Denis Leary. 5. Lightning Jack. 1994 1h 38m PG-13. 5.5 (7.3K) Rate. Lightning Jack Kane is an Australian outlaw in the wild west. During a bungled bank robbery he picks up mute Ben Doyle as a hostage. The two become good friends, with Jack teaching Ben how to rob banks, while they ...

  3. 1. Boyz n the Hood. 1991 1h 52m R. 7.8 (155K) Rate. 76 Metascore. Follows the lives of three young males living in the Crenshaw ghetto of Los Angeles, dissecting questions of race, relationships, violence, and future prospects. Director John Singleton Stars Cuba Gooding Jr. Laurence Fishburne Hudhail Al-Amir. 2. Judgment Night. 1993 1h 50m R.

  4. 6 de mar. de 1992 · Gladiator: Directed by Rowdy Herrington. With James Marshall, Richard Lexsee, T.E. Russell, Cuba Gooding Jr.. Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a 'nice place'. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly falls into the world of illegal underground boxing - where ...

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  5. Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor. After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in Boyz n the Hood (1991) he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor playing a football star in Jerry Maguire (1996).