Cuba Gooding Junior received his first film credit playing a boy getting a haircut in which Eddie Murphy film?

Cuba M. Gooding Jr. is an American actor. Gooding was born on January 2, 1968 in The Bronx, New York City. His mother, Shirley (Sullivan), is a singer with the Sweethearts, and his father, Cuba Gooding Sr., was a lead vocalist of the soul group The Main Ingredient.

Gooding's first job as an entertainer was as a breakdancer performing with singer Lionel Richie at the closing ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. After high school, Gooding studied Japanese martial arts for three years, before turning his focus toward acting. Early on, he landed guest starring roles on shows like Hill Street Blues (1981), Amen (1988) and MacGyver (1988, 1989 and 1990) and also had a tiny part in the popular comedy Coming to America (1988). This was his film debut as a barber shop customer (he was credited as Boy Getting Haircut).