Cuba gooding sr. nationality
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Cuba was his name: Barbados his ‘main’ claim to fame
Generations of rhythm and blues aficionados are grieving the death of Cuba Gooding, Sr.
The incomparable singer died in Los Angeles, California on April 20 at age 72.
Generation X, next and milennials may regard him as the father of two celebrated Hollywood thespians — Cuba Jr., his Academy Award winning son and Omar, an equally accomplished actor who received critical acclaim debuting in the film “Baby Boy.”
But prior to their birth, the senior Gooding amassed celebrity status and was nationally celebrated as a “soul singer.”
Gooding Sr. found fast fame fronting a trio renowned as the Main Ingredient. Born April 27, 1944 in the Bronx, the ambitious singer grew up with Tony Sylvester, Luther Simmons, Jr. and McPherson in Harlem. Sylvester, Simmons and McPherson formed the group the Poets, a group that evolved to become the Insiders and later the Main Ingred
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
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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 Blue
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Cuba Gooding Jr.
American actor (born 1968)
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 A Few Good Men (1992), Judgment Night (1993),Lightning Jack (1994), As Good as It Gets (1997), Men of Honor (2000), Pearl Harbor (2001), Snow Dogs(2002), Radio (2003), Norbit (2007), Linewatch (2008), and he played Dr. Ben Carson in the film Gifted Hands(2009). He played in Red Tails (2012), and The Butler (2013). He has done voice acting in Home on the Range (2004) and The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007).
For his portrayal of O. J. Simpson in the FX drama series The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016), he earned a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie. He also co-starred that year in the FX series American Horror Story: Roanoke (2016).
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