Cuba Gooding Jr.
Gooding in April 2022
Born	Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. (1968-01-02) January 2, 1968 (age 57) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Education	Tustin High School
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–2020
Spouse	Sara Kapfer ​ ​ (m. 1994; sep. 2014)​
Children	3 (including Mason)
Parent(s)	Cuba Gooding Sr. Shirley Sullivan
Relatives	Omar Gooding (brother)
Awards	Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor who was born in New York City. He won an Academy Award for his performance in Jerry Maguire.

In 2016, he portrayed O.J. Simpson in the FX drama series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and co-starred in the sixth season of the FX anthology series American Horror Story, subtitled Roanoke.

His father is singer Cuba Gooding, Sr. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Gooding has been a born-again Christian since he was 13.^[1]

• Cuba Gooding Jr. on IMDb

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