Claudine Dominique DeMatos
Claudine Dominique DeMatos
Claudine Dominique DeMatos is a Brazilian American Entrepreneur known for being the girlfriend of Cuba Gooding Jr.
Biography
Early Life
Born and raised in the state of New York to Brazilian parents João DeMatos and the late Margarett Ann Dufanal, she grew up in the city of Port Washington.
Her father is a businessman who owned BACC Travel, an agency in New York, and was the chairman of Brazilian Day, an annual Brazilian festival in New York City.
He was also the owner of Churrascaria Plataforma and Churrascaria Riodizio TriBeCa, two Brazilian restaurants.
Education
Photo of Claudine De Matos without make-up.
She schooled at from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Prior to this she attended various universities.
She attended Ohio State University and graduated in 1996 with her Bachelor's degree in the humanities. She traveled to London to attend American College of
London.
She also attended New York University where she received her degree in Web programming.
Career
She was an associate broker at Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate in New York. She worked in the sales department called De Niro Group. She was a Real estate agent for many years.
Personal Life
Claudine Dominique and Raphael Eugene De Niro married in early Spring 2008.
They divorced in January 2020[8]
She has been sued for racism and mistreatment as well as withholding payment of her domestic workers.