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Cuba Gooding Jr. was born on January 2, 1968 in New York City, New York, United States. Public records list Cuba Gooding Jr. as a film actor, stage actor and television actor. The age as of 2026 is 58. Education on record includes North Hollywood High School. Awards on record include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (1997), star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role and 5 more.
My Take
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.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- 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)
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / comedian / film director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Monkey
2. Background
- 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
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/cubagoodingjr/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba%20Gooding%20Jr.
- 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
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q136209
4. About this entry
Tags
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Cuba Gooding Jr. born?
Born January 2, 1968 (age 58).
Where is Cuba Gooding Jr. from?
Cuba Gooding Jr. is from New York City, New York, United States.
What does Cuba Gooding Jr. do?
Cuba Gooding Jr. works as film actor, stage actor, television actor, comedian, film director.
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