Omar Gooding Biography

Fast Facts

• For his hip-hop album "Big Business," he brought his older brother, actor Cuba Gooding Jr․, into the recording studio
• His father is Cuba Gooding Sr․, the lead singer of R&B group The Main Ingredient
• His first appearance in front of the camera was as a child in an educational film on crime
• Quote: "(On what he would like people to know about his career as rapper Big O) "That I don't really have hobbies․ Meaning that whatever I do, I do it to the fullest․""
• Quote: "(On why he took the role of Demetrius Harris in the ESPN series "Playmakers") "Since I have been acting for a long time, age 10, I never had time to play much sports․ To have a chance to play a young, cocky rookie in the NFL, it was a no-brainer․""
• Quote: "(On his research for his role in "Playmakers") "I was playing a linebacker in another project when I read for this, so I was already in game mode․ Mostly weight training and running․""
• The Bounce Network series "Family Time" reunited Gooding with his costar from the 2001 film "Baby Boy," Angell Conwell