Omar Miles Gooding Sr., also known by his stage name, Big O[2] (born October 19, 1976), is an American actor.
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Born | Omar Miles Gooding (1976-10-19) October 19, 1976 (age 46) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Other names | Big O |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1988–present |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Cuba Gooding Jr. (brother) Cuba Gooding Sr. (father) Mason Gooding (nephew) |
Omar Gooding was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 19, 1976, to Shirley (née Sullivan) and Cuba Gooding Sr., the former lead singer for The Main Ingredient. His older brother is Academy Award-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr.
Omar graduated from North Hollywood High School in 1994.
Gooding is best known for appearing in television shows, such as Touched by an Angel, Wild & Crazy Kids, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, Smart Guy, and Playmakers, and also the films Ghost Dad and Baby Boy for which he received critical praise for his role as "Sweetpea".[2][3] He was one of the original hosts of the Nickelodeon television show Wild & Crazy Kids from 1990 to 1992. Gooding played D.H., a running back, on Playmakers in 2003. He played the character Odell in the third season of Deadwood. In 2005, he took the role of Calvin Palmer Jr. in the television series Barbershop (in the role originated by Ice Cube in the film version), based upon the 2002 film of the same name. Coincidentally, he also appeared on the UPN sitcom One on One as a barber in Flex Washington's barbershop. Gooding also appeared in the Grey's Anatomy episode "Superfreak".
From April 2010 to July 2010, Gooding starred as trauma charge nurse, Tuck Brody, in the Bruckheimer television series Miami Medical.[4][5]
In 2012, he premiered and starred in the first season of Family Time, a television series for the Bounce TV network that is also shown on TV One. This is another show created by Bentley Kyle Evans. Gooding plays a comedic father name Anthony Stallworth, alongside Angell Conwell, who plays Mrs. Stallworth. Currently, the series is in its fifth season.
Gooding played a main role as Carter in the film Percentage.[6] He released a hip hop album titled The Excuse in 2019.[7]
It was announced on November 30, 2021, that Gooding will be playing Cal Johnson in the upcoming Disney Channel original series, Saturdays.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | Ghost Dad | Stuart | |
1993 | The Ernest Green Story | Marcus | TV Movie |
2000 | Freedom Song | Charlie | TV Movie |
2001 | Baby Boy | Sweetpea | |
2002 | Verbal Communications | Leo Craven | |
2005 | Mysterious Island | Neb | TV Movie |
The Gospel | Wesley | ||
2007 | Lord Help Us | Man in Church | Video |
2008 | The Candy Shop | Antwon Lemiuex | |
2009 | Knuckle Draggers | Russell | |
Can Openers | Darryl | TV Movie | |
2012 | Christmas in Compton | Derrick Hollander | |
2013 | The Devil's Dozen | - | |
Holla II | Marty | ||
Thank You Card | Detective Jansen | Short | |
2014 | Percentage | Carter | |
Patterns of Attraction | Andre Moore | ||
Men, Money & Gold Diggers | Damon | ||
Behind De Pole | Gary G | ||
Lap Dance | Black | ||
In God's Hands | Vince | TV Movie | |
99 North | Devious | ||
2015 | Prom Ride | Chauffeur | |
2016 | Betrothed | Sergeant Earl Stone | |
Banger | Fazon | ||
Before 'I Do' | Shelby Winters | ||
Only for One Night | Scott | ||
King of Newark | Federal Agent | ||
Boy Bye | David | ||
2017 | The Perfect Wife | Principal James | |
Beyond the Shield | Pastor Omar | ||
The Hills | Craig Harris | ||
Don't Shoot | Detective Green | ||
2018 | Fade Away | O | |
Easy Money | Darnell | ||
Hey, Mr. Postman! | Mack | ||
It's a Date | Dalton Reid | ||
Sliders | Darnell | ||
2019 | The Untold Story | Aaron | |
7th and Westlake: Nino's Revenge | Big Murder | ||
Perfectly Single | Ronnie | ||
The Fearless Two | Tommy | ||
Camp Wilson | Byron | ||
Christmas Belles | Donovan | TV Movie | |
2020 | A Familiar Lie | Big O | |
Escape: Puzzle of Fear | Tyler | ||
Guns and Grams | Dee | ||
Love & Coffee | Reggie | ||
2021 | A Day of Trouble | Marc | |
No Love No Pain | AJ | ||
AM Radio | DJ Taz | ||
Entourage | - | Short | |
Entanglement | Romulo | ||
Blood Sacrifice | Nikko | ||
Strange Fruit: Tale of a Black Girl Lost | Kareem | ||
True to the Game 3 | Nino | ||
You Can Never Go Home Again | Jack Fletcher | ||
2022 | Unfinished | Dr. Solomon | |
One More Dream | Jeremy's Dad | ||
Blunt News | Detective Tommy Brown | ||
The Fearless Three | Male Commentator | ||
Bay Lawz: Stick to the Code | Freeza | ||
17 Days | Officer Cloud | ||
Pieces | Gio | ||
Primary Position | Corporal Doug Richards |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Webster | Club M.C. | Episode: "The Web-Touchables: Part 1" |
1990 | Just the Ten of Us | Scout | Episode: "Perfect Date" |
1991–92 | Blossom | Brad/Tyler | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 3 |
1992 | Empty Nest | Jason | Episode: "Sayonara" |
The Royal Family | Art | Recurring Cast | |
1992-97 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Earvin Rodman | Main Cast |
1994 | Thea | Dwayne | Episode: "Who's Zoomin' Who?" |
1997-99 | Smart Guy | Morris L. "Mo" Tibbs | Main Cast |
1999 | Zoe, Duncan, Jack and Jane | Doug Anderson | TV Series |
1999-00 | Batman Beyond | Jared Tate / Trey (voice) | 3 Episodes |
2000 | Static Shock | Wade (voice) | Episode: "Shock to the System" |
2001 | Touched by an Angel | Ben McCloud | Episode: "The Perfect Game" |
2002 | The Division | Dom Cabrillo | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2002-03 | One on One | Malik | Recurring Cast: Season 2 |
2003 | Playmakers | Demetrius Harris | Main Cast |
2005 | Barbershop | Calvin Palmer, Jr. | Main Cast |
2006 | Eve | Lazy G | Episode: "Donovan on the Brink" |
Deadwood | Odell Marchbanks | Episode: "A Rich Find" & "Unauthorized Cinnamon" | |
CSI: Miami | Mr. Ice | Episode: "Death Pool 100" | |
2010 | Miami Medical | Nurse Tuck Brody | Main Cast |
Grey's Anatomy | Danny | Episode: "Superfreak" | |
2011 | Chase | Francis Washington | Episode: "The Man at the Altar" |
2012-14 | Single Ladies | Marcus | Recurring Cast: Season 2, Guest: Season 4 |
2012-20 | Family Time | Anthony "Tony" Stallworth | Main Cast |
2014-15 | Breeder X | Detective | Main Cast |
2015 | Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Himself | Episode: "To Catch a Paparazzi" |
Extant | Dave | Episode: "Change Scenario" | |
2017 | C.E.O. | Barlow | Episode: "Revenge" |
2018 | Unsolved | David Mack | Recurring Cast |
TBA | Saturdays | Cal Johnson | Main role [8] |
Year | Song | Artist(s) | Album |
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2012 | "No Warning" (featuring Young Buck & Big O) |
C-Bo | Orca |
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