Cuba Gooding Jr. - Popular People Bio

About

Cuba Gooding Jr. is an American actor, writer, producer, and director. After his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in Boyz n the Hood, he appeared in A Few Good Men, The Tuskegee Airmen, Outbreak, and Jerry Maguire, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, and What Dreams May Come.

Path to fame
When he was cast in the blockbuster comedy Jerry Maguire (1996)

Nicknames
N/A

BIRTHDAY
January 2, 1968 (age 56)

ZODIAC SIGN
Capricorn

BORN
The Bronx, New York, United States (Map)

EDUCATION

Tustin High School (Map)
North Hollywood High School (Map)
Apple Valley High School (Map)
John F. Kennedy High School (Map)

POLITICAL VIEWS
Unknown

Nationality
American

HEIGHT
5ft 10 (177.8 cm)

WEIGHT
81 kg (179 lb)

DIET
No

EYE COLOR
Brown

HAIR COLOR
Black

HANDEDNESS
Right-handed

TATTOOS
None

NET WORTH
$24 Million (2020)

Faith
Christian

languages spoken
English

IQ
Unknown

House
Los Angeles, California, US (Map)

Personal Quotes

Now, I have big-money offers on three movies, and I have director approval. That’s kind of scary,’ he says. ‘No directors have been attached. That’s a lot of pressure on me.

There are roles I want that my agency might not want me to do because of the subject matter or whatever. Or there are roles that people won’t bring to me because they don’t think I’ll do it. And that is a big strain because an actor wants to act.

The Academy Awards was an amazing night. I know I kind of lost my mind a little bit. I apologize for that. That night went so fast; I can’t remember what I said or what happened.

Jonathan Lynn is one of the last actors Orsen Welles used in a production. It was wonderful. He’s very sharp, very sharp. It’s funny I’ve been asked how weird it was to have a Brit do a church gospel movie.

I understand it all. I can write my own ticket for one or two movies. But if they’re not the right ones, my ticket gets yanked. I understand that’s how it works, and I’m okay with it.