Birth Name: Cuba Gooding, Jr. Date of Birth: January 2, 1968 Place of Birth: Bronx, New York
Gooding first appeared in a commercial for the clothing line Bugle Boy during the 80’s. Feb 1989 he appeared in a leading role as Ray in the MacGyver fourth season episode "The Challenge." Cuba Gooding, Jr.’s first major film role was in director John Singleton’s 1991 film, Boyz N The Hood, a well-reviewed film about inner city youths
