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  1. Cuba Gooding Jr. 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). His other notable films include Outbreak (1995), As Good as It Gets (1997), What Dreams May ...

  2. 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. 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.

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  3. Jun 20, 2024 · Cuba Gooding, Jr. (born January 2, 1968, Bronx, New York, U.S.) is an American actor who was perhaps best known for his scene-stealing performance as a professional football player who is the only loyal client of a sports agent played by Tom Cruise in the blockbuster film Jerry Maguire (1996). Gooding earned an Academy Award for best supporting ...

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  4. Cuba Gooding Jr.. Actor: Jerry Maguire. 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 ...

    • January 2, 1968
  5. The film tells the true story of Eugene Brown ( Cuba Gooding Jr. ), an ex-convict who starts the Big Chair Chess Club for inner-city youths in Washington, D.C. Eugene is in prison where "Chess Man" gambles cigarettes with him over games of chess. Nearing release, Eugene is concerned about not having friends on the outside anymore.

  6. 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 .

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  8. Cuba Mark Gooding Sr. (April 27, 1944 – April 20, 2017) was an American singer. He was the most successful lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, replacing former lead singer Donald McPherson who was diagnosed with leukemia in 1971. According to Billboard, as the lead vocalist he scored five top 10 hits, most notably, "Everybody ...