Cuba Gooding Jr.
Страна: United States
Пол: M
Рожден ден: 1968-01-02
Биография
Cuba Gooding was born in Bronx, New York to Shirley, a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of soul group The Main Ingredient. 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 but abandoned his family two years later. Gooding Jr. 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.
His first job as a professional entertainer was as a break-dancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. 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 (1992), Lightning Jack (1994), Outbreak (1995), Men of Honor (2000), Rat Race (2001), and The Fighting Temptations (2003) in which he co-starred alongside Beyoncé Knowles.
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. In 1997, he had a notable supporting role in As Good As It Gets (1997). The next several years, his films were inconsistently successful; Boat Trip (2002), Norbit (2007), and Daddy Day Camp (2007), all of which had received extremely negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office.
Gooding also starred in a film titled A Murder of Crows, which he co-produced with his long time friend and business partner Derek Broes. The film was Gooding's first attempt at producing. Since then, he has had series of starring roles in grittier films released direct-to-DVD such as the revenge dramas Hero Wanted and Wrong Turn at Tahoe, as well as the sci-fi action pic Hardwired and the action comedy Lies & Illusions. A well-received performance as Ben Carson in Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story (2009) and a small supporting role in Ridley Scott's American Gangster (2007) both proved to be exceptions to this trend. An appearance in the World War II film, Red Tails, produced by George Lucas and with other prominent actors such as Terrence Howard, will mark his only return to the big screen since American Gangster.
Gooding is married to Sara Kapfer; they have two sons, Spencer and Mason.
Актьор:
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1. МакГайвър (1985), серия...Billy Colton
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2. Пристигане в Америка (1988), филм...Boy Getting Haircut
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3. Момчета от квартала (1991), филм...Tre Styles
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4. Гладиатор (1992), филм...Abraham Lincoln Haines
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5. Доблестни мъже (1992), филм...Cpl. Carl Hammaker
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...Tyree
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7. Нощта на страшния съд (1993), филм...Mike Peterson
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8. Зазоряване (1993), филм...Torch
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9. Джак светкавицата (1994), филм...Ben Doyle
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10. Зараза (1995), филм...Major Salt
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11. Пилотите от Алабама (1995), филм...Billy Roberts
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12. Да изгубиш Исая (1995), филм...Eddie Hughes
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13. Джери Магуайър (1996), филм...Rod Tidwell
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14. Колкото толкова (1997), филм...Frank Sachs
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15. В какво се превръщат мечтите (1998), филм...Albert
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16. Адвокатско целомъдрие (1998), филм...Lawson Russell
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17. Инстинкт (1999), филм...Theo Caulder
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18. Охлаждане (1999), филм...Arlo
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19. Мъже на честта (2000), филм...Chief Carl Brashear
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20. Зулендър (2001), филм...Cuba Gooding Jr.
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21. Луда надпревара (2001), филм...Owen Templeton
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22. Пърл Харбър (2001), филм...Doris 'Dorie' Miller
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23. In the Shadows (2001), филм...Draven
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24. Снежни кучета (2002), филм...Ted Brooks
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25. Разходка с лодка (2002), филм...Jerry Robinson
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26. Борба за наследство (2003), филм...Darrin Hill
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27. Радио (2003), филм...Radio
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28. A Century of Black Cinema (2003), филм...Self (archive footage)
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29. Срещу сянката (2005), филм...Mikey
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30. Поквара (2005), филм...Salim Adel
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31. Край на играта (2006), филм...Alex Thomas
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32. Американски Гангстер (2007), филм...Nicky Barnes
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33. Таткова градина 2 (2007), филм...Charlie Hinton
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34. Норбит (2007), филм...Deion Hughes
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35. Какво е любовта (2007), филм...Tom
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36. Търси се герой (2008), филм...Liam Case
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37. Мрачно минало (2008), филм...Michael Dixon
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38. Harold (2008), филм...Cromer
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39. Дяволската гробница (2009), филм...Mack
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40. Погрешен завой при Тахо (2009), филм...Joshua
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41. Следите на войната (2009), филм...David Wolf
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...Ben Carson
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43. Програмиран (2009), филм...Luke Gibson
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44. Лъжи и илюзии (2009), филм...Isaac Kahn
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45. Саможертва (2011), филм...John Hebron
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46. Обратно броене (2011), филм...Lewis Hicks
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47. Списъкът (2011), филм...Jonas Arbor
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48. Червените опашки (2012), филм...Major Emanuelle Stance
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49. На мушка (2012), филм...Ray Carver
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50. Oprah Prime (2012), серия...Self
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51. Огнот на страста (2012), филм...DJ
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52. Мачете убива (2013), филм...El Camaleón 2
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53. Иконом на седем президента (2013), филм...Carter Wilson
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54. Призованa (2013), филм...Detective Callendar
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55. Absolute Deception (2013), филм...FBI Agent John Nelson
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56. Животът на краля (2013), филм
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57. Freedom (2014), филм...Samuel
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58. Завинаги (2014), серия...Isaac Monroe
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59. Big Time in Hollywood, FL (2015), серия...Cuba Gooding Jr.
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60. The Book of Negroes (2015), серия...Sam Fraunces
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...O.J. Simpson
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62. Bayou Caviar (2018), филм...Rodney Jones
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63. A Hotel for the Super Rich & Famous (2018), серия...Self
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64. They've Gotta Have Us (2018), серия...Self - Actor
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65. Живот в една година (2020), филм...Xavier
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66. Оръжието (2023), филм...Blue
Режисьори:
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1. Bayou Caviar (2018), филм
Сценарист:
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1. Bayou Caviar (2018), филм
Продуценти:
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1. Адвокатско целомъдрие (1998), филм
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2. Harold (2008), филм
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3. Freedom (2014), филм...executive producer
глас:
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1. Бандата на кравите (2004), филм...Buck
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...Loofah