Cuba Gooding Jr

Cuba Goodling Jr born on 2nd January 1968 is an American actor. He is famous for his role as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire, for which he won his first Academy Award. He earned critical recognition for his role and performance. He was born in the Bronx and later shifted to Los Angeles. He excelled in his academics. Had to shift to four different schools and was the class president in all of them. He showed strong leadership skills. His mother brought him up single-handedly. It all began when he performed at the closing ceremony of the 1984 Olympics as a break dancer in Los Angeles. He was even well versed in martial arts before he started his acting career. His net worth is $15 million. After graduation, he was offered small roles and guest appearances in movies and shows like "Hill Street Blues", "Amen", " MacGyver MacGyver is an American television serial that is >> Read More... " and "Coming to America".

He was assigned the major role in "Boyz n the Hood", which was his major break and went on to become a successful hit. He played as a supporting role in many movies such as "A few good men" and "Judgement Night". He got his major critical recognition for his Academy Winning Movie Jerry Maguire, where he played the role of an autocratic and alluring football player. Cuba Goodling is the son of Cuba Goodling Sr., a musician and Shirley Goodling, a singer. He married his childhood love, Sara Kapfer. They have two children. With Cuba Goodling as the lead singer, the Main Ingredients had their first million-selling album with "Everybody Plays the Fool". He has won various awards for his showcase of talent, let it be music, drama or films. He is also a member of Screen Actors Guild. In 2002, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame appreciating his success.