What is Cuba Gooding Jr.?
{{Infobox person | name = Cuba Gooding Jr. | image = Cuba Gooding Jr 2022 (cropped).jpg | caption = Gooding in April 2022 | birth_name = Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|1|2}} | birth_place = [[The Bronx]], [[New York City|New York]], U.S. | nationality = American | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1986–2020 | spouse = {{marriage|Sara Kapfer<br />|1994|2014|end=separated}} | parents = [[Cuba Gooding Sr.]]<br />Shirley Sullivan | children = 3 (including Mason) | relatives = [[Omar Gooding]] (brother) | education = [[Tustin High School]] | awards = [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] }} '''Cuba Gooding, Jr.''' (born January 2, 1968) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]] who was born in [[New York City]]. He won an [[Academy Award]] for his performance in ''[[Jerry Maguire]]''. In 2016, he portrayed [[O.J. Simpson]] in the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] drama series ''[[The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story]]'', and co-starred in the sixth season of the [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] anthology series ''[[American Horror Story]]'', subtitled ''[[American Horror Story: Roanoke|Roanoke]]''. His father is [[singer]] [[Cuba Gooding, Sr.]] The family moved to [[Los Angeles]] in 1972. Gooding has been a [[born-again Christian]] since he was 13.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.biography.com/people/cuba-gooding-jr-9542549|title=Cuba Gooding Jr.: Actor (1968–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]|access-date=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021043551/https://www.biography.com/people/cuba-gooding-jr-9542549|archive-date=October 21, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *{{imdb|0000421}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gooding, Cuba, Jr.}} [[Category:Actors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:African-American actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Catego