The Big Picture: Cuba Gooding Jr. Career & Biographical Notes: Discovered for his breakdancing talent Had first major role in John Singleton's Boyz N The Hood Current spokesperson for Hanes, where he wears Michael Jordan's underwear. No, really No longer returns the Academy's calls, out of fear that they're asking for their Oscar back

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Cuba Gooding Jr. Trivia Quizzes
at HowWellDoYouKnow.com:

• Actors and Their Roles II
• As Good as It Gets
• Boyz n the Hood
• Jerry Maguire
• What Dreams May Come

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Recent Movies:

Film	Date	Rating	Screens	Opening	Total	Box Office
Red Tails	1/20/12	N/A
Daddy Day Camp	8/8/07	N/A
Norbit	2/9/07		3136	34.20	95.32	Info
Dirty	2/17/06	N/A
Home on the Range	4/2/04	PG	3047	13.88	50.03	Info
Radio	10/24/03	PG	3074	13.30	52.28	Info
The Fighting Temptations	9/19/03	PG-13	2026	11.76	30.24	Info
Boat Trip	3/21/03	R	1714	3.82	8.59	Info
Snow Dogs	1/18/02	PG	2302	23.71	81.15	Info
Rat Race	8/17/01	PG-13	2550	11.66	56.09	Info

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Awards:

1996
Jerry Maguire

• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Academy Awards
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Screen Actors' Guild
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Broadcast Film Critics Association
• Win: Best Supporting Actor, Chicago Film Critics
• Runner-Up: Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globes

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