Cuba Gooding, Jr. Overview

After Cuba Gooding Jr.'s father got a hit single with his band The Main Ingredient, his family moved from the Bronx to Los Angeles and their lifestyle changed due to the extra cash flow. After his father left, Cuba returned to Christianity at age 13 and attended four different high schools in Southern California. In 1984, at the age of 16, he scored his first professional gig as a breakdancer for Lionel Richie's performance at the Olympics. His appearance in a high school production of Li'l... See All