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He was born in the South Bronx, N.Y., the son two singers. Cuba Gooding, Sr., was the lead singer for The Main Ingredient and his mother, Shirley Gooding, a former backup singer with Jackie Wilson's touring act, the Sweethearts, in the 1960s. His younger brother, Omar, s an actor. Gooding, Jr., began as acting in a high school performance of Lil Abner. His professional beginnings of his extensive career on the small and large screen began in 1986, with a guest appearance in "Amen." He also made appearances in "MacGyver," 1989-91, and "Murder Without Motive: The Edmund Perry Story," 1992. Other TV Movies were "Daybreak," 1993; and "The Tuskegee Airmen," 1995. Feature films for Gooding include an ever-growing list which began with: "Coming to America," 1988; "Sing," 1989; “Boyz N the Hood," 1991; "A Few Good Men," 1992; "Gladiator," 1992, "Hitz," 1992; "Judgment Night," 1993; "Lightning Jack," 1994; "Losing Isaiah," 1995; "Outbreak," 1995; "Jerry Maguire," 1996; "The Audition," 1996; "As Good As It Gets," 1997; "Do Me a Favor," 1997; "What Dreams May Come," 1998; "Welcome to Hollywood," 1998; "A Murder of Crows," 1999 "Chill Factor," 1999; "Instinct," 1999; "Men of Honor," 2000; "Pearl Harbor," 2001; "Rat Race," 2001; "Snow Dogs," 2002; "Radio," 2003. Also Gooding, Jr., has starred in "Home on the Range," 2004; "Dirty Salim," 2005; "Shadowboxer," 2006; "End Game," 2006; "What Love Is," 2006; "Norbit," 2007. Gooding, Jr., won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for 1996's "Jerry Maguire." Two years earlier he married Sara Kapfer, a school teacher; they have three children. Reference: Blackface: Reflections on African Americans and the Movies by Nelson George Copyright 2002 Cooper Square Publishers ISBN: 0815411944
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