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Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43. [1991]
Older brother of Omar Gooding.
Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world. [1997]
Break danced in the 1984 closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Son of Cuba Gooding, lead singer of The Main Ingredient singing group ("Everybody Plays The Fool").
Suggested by Roger Moore to replace Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
Cuba Gooding, Jr. was a non-celebrity contestant on "The New Dating Game." (approx 1986) He was contestant #1. The woman passed him up and chose contestant #2.
Was a backup dancer for Paula Abdul
He played a role in the MacGyver episode "The Coltons" which was the pilot to a series about the Colton Brothers. However, the pilot did not sell and so the series never was produced.
Sons: Spencer Gooding, born in 1993 and Mason Gooding, born in 1996
Cuba Gooding, Jr. is married to schoolteacher Sara Kapfer, with whom he has two children.
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