Omar Gooding
Growing up in a household that included parents who were successful singers and an older brother who eventually won an Academy Award could prove daunting for anyone with show business ambitions. Still, the tall, affable Omar Gooding has managed to carve a niche as a successful TV presence, moving from teen roles to slightly more adult fare. As a child, he appeared in an educational film on crime which led to work in commercials and industrials. He segued to the small screen with a guest shot on the sitcom "Webster" and subsequently made numerous other appearance in sitcoms like "Empty Nest" and "Just the Ten of Us." Although he made his feature acting debut in the Bill Cosby vehicle "Ghost Dad" (1990), other roles weren't forthcoming. Gooding landed the task of co-hosting the popular Nickelodeon show "Wild & Crazy Kids" in 1990 and then had the first of several recurring roles on comedy series like "Blossom" and "The Royal Family." He had the more or less regular role of Earvin Rodman, one of Mark Curry's students, in the ABC sitcom "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" (1992-97). When that show ended, he quickly found a new role as a gregarious high school pal of a basketball star (Jason Weaver) whose younger brother is a genius in "Smart Guy" (The WB, 1997-99). Gooding was tapped by director John Singleton -- who first recognized the talents of Cuba Gooding -- to play a pivotal role as the title character's buddy in the film "Baby Boy" (2001). He earned critical praise for the role and essentially stole the film from nominal lead singer-turned-actor Tyrese Gibson.
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Omar Gooding
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Persona | Ryan (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Negligence | Charles (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Trap City | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's All or Nothing | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bissonnet 2: Back on the Blade | Unknown (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rock | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Primary Position | Corporal Doug Richards (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Prisoner of Love | Johnathan (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deadbeat | Paul (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fatal Witness | Pooch (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bora | Big O (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fearless Three | Unknown (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unfinished Business | Principal Hopkins (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Holiday in the Vineyards | Moe Walker (Character) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 17 Days | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Unfinished |
Dr. Solomon (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Leo |
Preacher (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blunt News |
Detective Tommy Brown (Character), Executive Producer |
- | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th & Westlake: The Rerock | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Perfect Wedding | Carter (Character) | - | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bay Lawz | Freeza (Character) | - | 2022 |
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True to the Game 3 | Nino (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blood Sacrifice | Nikko (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Day of Trouble | Marc (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | AM Radio |
DJ Taz (Character), Producer |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | You Can Never Go Home Again | Jack Fletcher (Character) | - | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entanglement | Romulo (Character) | - | 2021 |
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Escape: Puzzle of Fear | Tyler (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Familiar Lie |
Big O (Character), Producer |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Love & Coffee | Reggie (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 7th and Westlake Nino's Revenge | Big Murder (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Christmas Belles | Donovan (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Fearless Two | Tommy (Character) | - | 2019 |
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The Untold Story | Aaron (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Perfectly Single | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | It's a Date | Dalton Reid (Character) | - | 2018 |
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Hey, Mr. Postman! | Mack (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Easy Money | Darnell (Character) | - | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Hills | Craig Harris (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Easy Money | Darnell (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Don't Shoot | Detective Green (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Perfect Wife | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | King of Newark | Unknown (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Banger | Fazon (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Before 'I Do' | Shelby Winters (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fade Away | O (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Boy Bye | David (Character) | - | 2016 |
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Betrothed | Sergeant Earl Stone (Character) | - | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Prom Ride |
Chauffeur / |
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | My Life Over the Top | Host | - | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In God's Hands | Vince (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Patterns of Attraction | Andre Moore (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Men, Money & Gold Diggers | Damon (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 99 North | Devious (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind De Pole | Gary G (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Devil's Dozen | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Percentage | Carter (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Holla II | Marty (Character) | - | 2013 |
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Christmas in Compton | Derrick Hollander (Character) | - | 2012 |
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Knuckle Draggers | Russell (Character) | - | 2009 |
32% |
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The Gospel | Wesley (Character) | $15.8M | 2005 |
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Playmakers | Unknown (Character) | - | 2003 |
72% |
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Baby Boy | Sweetpea (Character) | $28.7M | 2001 |
6% |
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Ghost Dad | Stuart (Character) | $20.9M | 1990 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Pieces | Unknown (Character) | - |
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No Score Yet | 100% | Saturdays | Cal Johnson (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Family Time | Unknown (Character) | 2012 2014-2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Home & Family | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 100% | Unsolved: The Murders of Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
84% | 72% | Grey's Anatomy | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
0% | 86% | Miami Medical | Unknown (Character) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | 65% | CSI: Miami | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
92% | 95% | Deadwood | Odell Marchbanks (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Eve | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2006 |
64% | No Score Yet | Barbershop | Unknown (Character) | 2005 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | One on One | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2002-2003 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Touched by an Angel | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2001 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Zoe ... | Unknown (Character) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Smart Guy | Morris L. Tibbs (Character) | 1997-1999 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hangin' With Mr. Cooper |
Earvin (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
1992-1997 |
80% | No Score Yet | The Royal Family | Art (Guest Star) | 1992 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Blossom | Brad (Guest Star) | 1992 |