Cuba Gooding Jr.

Actor. Born 2 January 1968 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 11 titles

Oscar1 won

Born

2 January 1968, The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Active

1988–2016

Frequently works with

James L. Brooks, John Singleton

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

73Fi1m

65Critics

We rate Cuba’s work 7 points above the press, across 11 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above3

60 to 797

Under 601

Of 11 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 1 of 7 billed first or second
Reviewed: 10 films, 1 series
Screen time: 20 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $1.8bn across 10 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won
Active: 1988–2016

Genres

Drama8
Comedy5
Romance3
Crime2
Action1
History1

Best and worst on Fi1m

86BestBoyz n the Hood1991

31WorstNorbit2007

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11960s

71980s

211990s

292000s

232010s

102020s

Directors most worked with

James L. Brooks2 titles

John Singleton2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won

Won1997Best Supporting Actor · Jerry Maguire

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.