Frosty's Flava Magazine AUG-SEP- 2019 URBAN FILM FESTIVAL EDITION | Page 44
OMAR M. GOODING
A.K.A “BIG O”
Omar Gooding was born on 19
October 1976 in Los Angeles,
California, United States. He’ll be
43 years old in October 2019. He is
an American by nationality and he
belongs to white ethnicity.
T
HE entertainment bug may be more
of a genetic predisposition. His father
Cuba Gooding Sr. was the lead singer in
the R&B Soul Group Main Ingredient.
Gooding’s older brother Cuba Gooding Jr. is an
Academy Award winning Actor that has a bevy
of blockbuster featured films in his resume.
His break happened while doing a favor for his
brother. At 10 years old, his brother’s career was
on fire. While driving and running errands with
Cuba, Cuba sends Gooding to pick up a script
at his agent’s office. The agent spots Gooding.
“I’m grinning from ear to ear, and she says
‘You got a great smile”.
The agent ask Gooding if he wants to try
acting. With his mother’s permission after
some persuasive begging, he goes out on
two auditions, and he books his first gig with
McGruff the Crime Dog.
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“So we were like ‘Alright we booked one out
of two. Not bad. Let’s give it a try.’ The rest is
history after [McGruff the Crime Dog]. I just
got the bug after that.”
A few years later, he lands
a regular role on Wild and
Crazy Kids.
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