Omar Miles Gooding (born October 19, 1976), also known by his stage name Big O,Omar Gooding Pursues Rap . March 15, 2010. Accessed April 17, 2012 is an American actor and comedian.
Early life and education Omar Gooding was born in Los Angeles, 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.
Career 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".Omar Gooding Film Bug. Accessed April 16, 2012 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 2002 film of the same name. Coincidentally, he also appeared in a recurring role as a barber on the UPN sitcom One on One.
From April 2010 to July 2010, Gooding starred as trauma charge nurse, Tuck Brody, in the Bruckheimer television series Miami Medical. From 2012 to 2020, he starred in the Bounce TV series Family Time.
Gooding played a main role as Carter in the film Percentage. He released a hip hop album titled The Excuse in 2019.
In 2023, Gooding played Cal Johnson in the Disney Channel series Saturdays.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1990 Ghost Dad Stuart 1993 The Ernest Green Story Marcus TV movie 2000 Freedom Song Charlie TV movie 2001 Baby Boy Sweetpea 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 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 99 North Devious In God's Hands Vince TV movie 2015 Prom Ride Chauffeur 2016 Betrothed Sergeant Earl Stone Guns and Grams Dee Banger Fazon Before 'I Do''' | Shelby Winters
| Only for One Night | Scott
| King of Newark | Federal Agent
| Boy Bye | David
|rowspan=4| 2017 | The Perfect Wife | Principal James
| Beyond the Shield | Pastor Omar
| The Hills | Craig Harris
| Don't Shoot | Detective Green
|rowspan=5| 2018 | Fade Away | O
| Easy Money | Darnell
| Hey, Mr. Postman! | Mack
| It's a Date | Dalton Reid
| Sliders | Darnell
|rowspan=6| 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 |- |rowspan=3| 2020 | A Familiar Lie | Big 'O'
| Escape: Puzzle of Fear | Tyler
| Guns and Grams | Dee
|rowspan=7| 2021 | A Day of Trouble | Marc
| No Love No Pain | AJ
| AM Radio | DJ Taz
| Entanglement | Romulo
| Blood Sacrifice | Nikko
| Strange Fruit: Tale of a Black Girl Lost | Kareem
| True to the Game 3 | Nino
|rowspan=8| 2022 | You Can Never Go Home Again | Jack Fletcher
| Unfinished | Dr. Solomon
| Blunt News | Detective Tommy Brown
| The Leo Movie | Preacher
| 17 Days | Officer Cloud
| One More Dream | Jeremy's Dad
| Pieces | Gio
| My Perfect Wedding | Carter
|rowspan="9"| 2023 | Prisoner of Love | Johnathan
| Uncle Rufus' Last Request | Darius Brown
| The Fearless Three | Male Commentator
| Unfinished Business: Kingston High | Principal Hopkins
| Fatal Witness | Pooch
| Bora | Big O
| Bay Lawz: Stick to the Code | Freeza
| Primary Position | Corporal Doug Richards
| Holiday in the Vineyards| Moe Walker
|rowspan=8| 2024 | Trap City | Baby Boy
| Garlic Parmesan | Kevin
| It's All or Nothing | KT
| Bissonnet 2: Back on the Blade | Detective Wallace
| Negligence | Charles
| Rock | Rio
| Bottle Girl | Professor James
| Persona | Ryan
|rowspan=8| 2025 | The Midas Code | Agent Harris
| Betrayal at First Hand | Big D
| A Higher Power | P-Loc
| Not Every Woman | Ed Jenkins
| My Cherie Amour | Pastor James
| The Advice That Got You Killed | Tony Smith
| Sharks N Da Hood | Miles
| Persona | Ryan
|rowspan=2| 2026 | I Loved Lucy | Jaquan
| Between Love & Justice'' Tom
Television Year Title Role Notes 1988 Webster Club M.C. Episode: "The Web-Touchables" 1990 Just the Ten of Us Scout Episode: "Perfect Date" 1990–92 Wild & Crazy Kids Himself (Host) Main cast 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 Recurring cast (season 2) 1999–2000 Batman Beyond Jared Tate, Trey Voice, 3 episodes A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. 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 Recurring cast (season 3) 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 2020 5th Ward The Series Robert Kennedy Main cast (season 2) 2023 Saturdays Cal Johnson Main cast
Stage +YearProductionRole2006Men, Money & Gold DiggersDamon2018Redemption of a Dogg2024New Jack City: Live on StageStone
Guest appearances YearSongArtist(s)Album2012"No Warning"(featuring Young Buck & Big O)C-BoOrca
References
Further reading Actor Omar Gooding Pursues Rap, Talks Working With C-Bo | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales | HipHop DX Omar Gooding Talks Merlin Santana Friendship, Fights Omar Gooding reveals he and Tyrese nearly had a fist fight over 'Baby Boy' Cam’ron Pranks Omar Gooding by Hiring Actor for Fake Film: ‘Ain’t No Movie Coming Out’ Cam’ron Responds To Actor Omar Gooding’s Fiery Diss Song ‘Fix Ya Mouth’ OMAR GOODING AND WIFE WELCOME THEIR SECOND CHILD https://web.archive.org/web/20250513042948/http://www.tmz.com/2013/08/21/omar-gooding-arrested-dui-wild-and-crazy-kids/
External links
Interview with Omar Gooding on YouTube Omar "BigO" Gooding on Myspace