CUBA GOODING, JR.'s (Carl Brashear) critically-acclaimed, Academy Award-winning portrayal of flamboyant professional football player Rod Tidwell in the smash-hit feature film "Jerry Maguire' has propelled him to the forefront of the entertainment industry. The role has earned him an unprecedented number of additional honors, including the Screen Actors Guild Award®, the Chicago Film Critics Award, the Broadcasters Film Critics Award, the Blockbuster Entertainment Award®, the Black Oscars Award and the American Comedy Award, all for Best Supporting Actor. In addition, Gooding was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor, and he was honored with the prestigious ShoWest Award, presented by the nation's exhibitors, in the same category. He also received a nomination from the NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actor.
Prior to "Jerry Maguire," Gooding had already established his presence in feature films with a number of impressive credits. He made his motion picture debut as the star of John Singleton's searing coming-of-age drama, "Boyz N The Hood," in 1991. A year later, he was featured in the Oscar-nominated film "A Few Good Men," co-starring Jack Nicholson, Tom Cruise and Demi Moore.
Gooding's other theatrical screen credits include "Gladiator," "Judgment Night," the comedy "Lightening Jack" co-starring Paul Hogan, the touching drama "Losing Isaiah" co starring Jessica Lange and Halle Berry, and the thriller "Outbreak" co-starring Dustin Hoffman.
In 1992, Gooding was honored as the NATO/ShoWest Newcomer of the Year for his performance in "A Few Good Men." He also earned rave reviews and a NAACP Image Award nomination for his portrayal of a 17-year-old high school student in "Boyz N the Hood."
Gooding segued directly from "Jerry Maguire" into another critically-acclaimed role in the award-winning "As Good As It Gets," co-starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear for director James L. Brooks.
He has most recently starred in "What Dreams May Come" with Robin Williams, and "Instinct," co-starring Anthony Hopkins for director Jon Turteltaub. He also starred in the action-thriller "Chill Factor" which was shot on location in South Carolina and Utah, and in the independent thriller "A Murder of Crows," co-starring Tom Berenger, for which Gooding also served as producer.
Gooding has just completed a role in the Jerry Bruckheimer epic film "Pearl Harbor" for Disney, directed by Michael Bay.
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