Cuba Michael Gooding Jr. was born 2 January 1968 in The Bronx, New York, United States to Cuba Gooding (1944-2017) and Shriley Sullivan (1945) .
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Spencer Gooding (1994) | 11 September 1994 New York City, New York, United States | ||
| Mason Gooding (1996) | 14 November 1996 New York City, New York, United States | ||
| Piper Gooding (2005) | 22 October 2005 New York City, New York, United States | ||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| April Gooding (1967) | |||
| Cuba Michael Gooding (1968) | 2 January 1968 The Bronx, New York, United States | Sara Kapfer (1969) | |
| Tommy Gooding (1973) | |||
| Omar Gooding (1976) | |||