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Omar Gooding at an event for Les chemins de la dignité (2000)

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Omar Gooding

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  • Born
    October 19, 1976 · Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Height
    1.83 m

Biography

    • Gooding is best known for appearing in hit television shows such as Deadwood, Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., Family Time, Barbershop, Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, Playmakers, Smart Guy, and Wild & Crazy Kids. On the big screen, he received critical acclaim for his role as Sweetpea in the Paramount feature film Baby Boy directed by the late John Singleton. In addition to his successful acting career, Omar has also excelled as a producer, writer, and hip-hop artist releasing his first solo album under the moniker Big O, and touring the country in the smash musical Redemption of a Dogg which chronicled the life of hip hop icon Snoop Dogg.
      - IMDb mini biography by: Omar Gooding

Family

  • Spouse
      Mia Vogel(? - present) (2 children)
  • Parents
      Shirley Sullivan
      Cuba Gooding
  • Relatives
      Cuba Gooding Jr.(Sibling)

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  • Younger brother of Cuba Gooding Jr..
  • He played the role of Sweetpea in the movie Baby Boy (2001). Actress Angell Conwell played his girlfriend, Kim. The two of them developed a relationship during that movie that has now been an ongoing two-year romance.
  • Was arrested for gun possession in 1995, and was sentenced to 18 months probation.
  • Graduated from North Hollywood High School in Los Angeles, California.
  • Son of The Main Ingredient vocalist Cuba Gooding.

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