Omar Gooding is an American actor, rapper, voice actor, and comedian who is currently relishing a prolific career and blissful family life. His brother is an oscar award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr.
The humorous and hard-working Omar is a family guy and is often seen spending time with his sweet family. His professional and private life is full of a roller coaster ride. So let's dive right into his story below.
Wiki: Parents And Siblings
Omar Gooding was born in 1976 in Los Angeles, California. His birthday is on 19 October and his age is 46.
Omar is the youngest son of Cuba Gooding Sr. and Shirley Gooding. He has Barbadian and African-American ancestry on his father’s side and African-American and Irish ancestry on his mother’s side.
His parents were involved in the Hollywood industry since the beginning. His father, Cuba Gooding Sr., is the legendary vocalist of the band ‘The Main Ingredient.’ Likewise, his mother Shirley Gooding was the singer of the group sweethearts.
Omar has three siblings- two brothers named Tommy Gooding and Cuba Gooding Jr. and a sister named April Gooding.
Omar’s older brother, Cuba Gooding Jr., is an ‘Academy Award-winning actor whereas Tommy Gooding is an American musician.
His sister April Gooding is known for inappropriate comedy (2013), AM radio (2021), and The shield (2002). Omar always wanted to follow in his father's footsteps so he pursued a career in the entertainment industry.
He completed his studies in 1994, at North Hollywood High School. There isn't much information about his education, but stay connected with us to get much information on his personal life.
Omar Married Life And Children
Omar Gooding has been blissfully married to his beautiful wife Mia Vogel. His wife Mia is frequently seen on Omar's social media handles.
Married for many years now, Omar and his wife Mia are parents to two children. They have two sons named Omar Jr. and Miles Christian.
Omar Jr was born on January 27, 2017, and Miles was born in November 2019. The news of his arrival was shared by his dad by sharing a couple of pictures of the newborn baby on Instagram.
Omar has never hidden the fact that he loves his wife and kids. He has his entire Instagram feed filled with sweet moments with his sons. His social media posts show that he is a loving father and husband.
Omar dated Angell Conwell back in 2001. The couple dated for over 3 years but separated instead of getting married as predicted. Somehow both of them remain good friends till now. Omar surprised us with a movie family time which starred Angell Conwell as his on-screen wife. Despite having a rough end the actors were quite chill about working together.
Career And Progression
Omar Gooding is an extremely talented individual. He started his career featuring in various shows like Simply the Ten of us, and Exhaust Nest.
He also starred in movies like Only for One Night, Knuckle Draggers, Prom Ride, True to the Game 3, and so on.
Omar is popular with his stage name Big O. He has been featured in the songs like Trap Out, Homage, Entourage, and so on. Well, Omar is one hell of a multitalented person in the show biz.
In the year 2022, he was seen in the movies like Unfinished, One More Dream, Blunt News, The Fearless Three, Bay Lawz: Stick to the Code, 17 Days, Pieces, and Primary Position.
He will be seen as Cal Johnson in Saturdays.
Was Omar Gooding Arrested?
In the year 1995, Omar was arrested for the possession of a gun and was sentenced to 18 months of probation.
Omar Gooding and two of his friends were arrested on suspicion of carrying loaded guns while driving and of receiving a stolen firearm.
The trio were suspected of carrying loaded handguns while cruising in a black Ford Bronco
What Is The Net Worth Of Omar Gooding?
Omar is a well-rounded individual. He is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and rapper. Being indulged in every facet of Hollywood Omar has been assembling an amazing net worth.
His net worth as of 2023 is estimated to be more than $5 million.
Apart from O Style Productions, he has released his music with various record producers. He released a hip-hop album titled The Excuse in 2019.
His portrayal as Cal Johnson in the upcoming Disney Channel original series, Saturdays, will also help him amass more net worth in the future.
Physical Statistics Of Omar
Omar has a huge physical build. He has a height of around 6 feet i.e. 1.83 m and weighs about 86 kg.
He has got brown eyes, an afro hairstyle, and a mustache with a big smile.
