Caption: Presenter Cuba Gooding Jr. during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Actor, Producer, Soundtrack
Born: January 2, 1968
Star sign: Capricorn
Height: 5' 10" (1.78 m)
Known for: Jerry Maguire (1996), As Good as It Gets (1997), Men of Honor (2000), What Dreams May Come (1998)
Source: IMDB
Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968, in The Bronx, New York. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), was a backup singer for The Sweethearts. His father, Cuba Gooding, was the lead vocalist for the R&B group The Main Ingredient, which had a hit with the song "Everybody Plays The Fool". His paternal grandfather was from Barbados. Cuba's father ...