• Name: Cuba Gooding Jr
  
• Height: 5'10
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: January 2, 1968
  
• Birth Place: The Bronx, New York, USA
  
• Profession: actor, producer
  
• Education: Four high schools in Southern California
  
• Husband/Wife: Sara Kapfer (met in high scool; married on March 13, 1994)
  
• Father: Cuba Gooding (lead vocalist for rhythm and blues group The Main Ingredient; separated in 1974)
  
• Mother: Shirley Gooding (singer)
  
• Brother: Omar Gooding (actor; born in October 19, 1976)
  
• Son: Mason (born in 1996) and Spencer Gooding (born in 1993),
  
• Claim to fame: as Rod Tidwell in Jerry Maguire (1996)
  

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• On a love scene: "`Butt Naked' was my nickname for a long time on movie sets because when I had a love scene, I'd run butt naked through the set just to show them, `Who cares?'"
• "I've always been a sucker for attention."

• Image Awards: Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture for Radio (2004)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actor - Drama/Romance, WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (1999)
• Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
• American Comedy Awards: Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture, JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
• Blockbuster Entertainment Awards: Favorite Supporting Actor - Comedy/Romance, JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actor, JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
• Chicago Film Critics Association Awards: Best Supporting Actor, JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
• Golden Satellite Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role, JERRY MAGUIRE (1997)
• ShoWest Convention: Special Award - Supporting Actor of the Year (1997)
• ShoWest Convention: Special Award - Newcomer of the Year (1992)

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