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. AUG-SEP R.indd 44 “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. 30/08/2019 06:49:33