Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Oscar-night celebration remains one of my favorite moments in awards history, because it captured exactly what he brings to the screen: emotion without a safety net. He commits completely to every role, whether the material deserves it or not, and that fearlessness made his best performances unforgettable. His filmography is uneven — some choices after the Academy Award puzzled me — but the range itself, sliding from broad comedy to wrenching drama, is rarer than people admit. A New York kid who broke through on pure energy, he reminds me that emotional openness is a skill. When the script is right, few actors feel this alive.

Name (English)

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Name (Japanese)

キューバ・グッディング・ジュニア

Reading

きゅーば・ぐっでぃんぐ・じゅにあ

Born

January 2, 1968 (age 58)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Monkey

Origin

New York City, New York, United States

Occupation

film actor / stage actor / television actor / comedian / film director

High school

North Hollywood High School

Awards & achievements

• 1997 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
• Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
• Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
• American Comedy Awards
• NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
• Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cubagoodingjr/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2

Tags

• New York
• film actor
• stage actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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