Cuba Gooding Sr.’s Children & Wife. Omar Gooding is the son of Cuba Gooding, Sr., who was the lead vocalist in the The Main Ingredient band, and his wife Shirley, who was a singer as well. Hollywood brothers Omar Gooding and Cuba Gooding, Jr. talk about growing up. He starred in a major motion picture for Paramount Pictures, Baby Boy (2001), opposite Ving Rhames, Tyrese Gibson, Snoop Dogg, and Taraji P. Henson. 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. Publicity Listings 10 talking about this. Read– Kate Levering, Steven Anthony. Omar Gooding was born Omar M Gooding, on October 19, 1976, in Los Angeles, California, to Cuba Gooding Sr. and Shirley Sullivan. Omar Gooding Wife. As the younger brother to an Oscar winner, Cuba Gooding Jr., and the son of two entertainers, you can say Omar Gooding was born into the world of the entertainment industry. He has two brothers, Cuba Gooding Jr., born January 2nd, 1968, Omar Gooding born October 9th, 1976, and one oldest sister, April Gooding. 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. He is the second son in the family and grew up with his older brother, Cuba Gooding Jr. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. W. Father, musician Cuba Gooding Sr., sister April and mother Shirley at film premiere of Cuba Jr.'s What Dreams May Come. - IMDb Mini Biography By: Gooding Sr. separated from Shirley in 1974. Omar studied at North Hollywood High School in North Hollywood. Omar Gooding, an American actor and producer, is the youngest son of an African-American and Barbadian or Bajan (from Barbados) father, Cuba Gooding, and an African-American and Irish mother, Shirley Sullivan, both of whom were singers and entertainers. 1996)… Omar Gooding, an American actor and producer, is the youngest son of an African-American and Barbadian or Bajan (from Barbados) father, Cuba Gooding, and an African-American and Irish mother, Shirley Sullivan, both of whom were singers and entertainers.His father, now deceased, was the lead singer of the internationally known R&B group The Main Ingredient. Cuba Gooding Jr. has been charged with forcible touching, a misdemeanor, and sex abuse in the third degree relating to an alleged groping incident in … One of those incidents allegedly involves a waitress at a club who says Gooding forcibly touched her in September 2018. A new trial date has not been set but there will be another hearing in this case on Sept. 1. His next move was in movies. The prosecution and defense clashed over whether defense attorneys could question a victim ahead of the trial about statements she's made in the past about her breast size and sexual preferences, among other testimony. Omar Gooding, an American actor and producer, is the youngest son of an African-American and Barbadian or Bajan (from Barbados) father, Cuba Gooding, and an African-American and Irish mother, Shirley Sullivan, both of whom were singers and entertainers. After months of begging his mother, Gooding was allowed to go on an audition. Long argued that the discussion would be "simply offensive" and would subject her to embarrassment. 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. 72-year-old Cuba Gooding Sr. was married to Shirley Sullivan. They had four children together; actors Cuba Gooding Jr., Omar Gooding, April Gooding and musician Tommy Gooding. He was raised along with his brother Cuba Gooding Jr. who is an Oscar-winning actor. Assistant District Attorney Jenna Long argued to block the defense from questioning the victim about the past abuse, which Long said has nothing to do with what she alleges Gooding did. Cuba Gooding Jr.'s groping trial will feature two witnesses testifying about uncharged alleged conduct. Born into a family of entertainers — his father was an R&B singer, and his elder brother, Cuba Gooding Jr. is an Oscar-winning actor — Omar started out at a young age, with shows from Nickelodeon ("Wild & Crazy Kids” ) and sitcoms like “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper,” and “Smart Guy.”