Mason Gooding
Mason Gooding
Early Life
He was born on November 14, 1996 in Los Angeles, California, The United States of America. He grew up with his parents and siblings. He was born into a family of actors.[4]
His father is “Cuba Gooding Jr.” who is a famous actor and Academy Award winner. His mother “Sara Kapfer” was a school teacher and she is currently a homemaker.[5]
His father has acted in various big movies such as “Boyz n the Hood”, “Outbreak”, “Men of Honor”. His parents got married in 1994 after being in a relationship for a very long time. He was raised alongside his elder brother “Spencer Gooding” and a younger sister “Piper Gooding” in New York, USA.
His parents officially divorced each other in January 2017 after their marriage lasted for almost three decades.
The main reason for their official divorce was due to his father extra-marital affair with his girlfriend “Claudine Dominique DeMatos“.
He attended Windward School where he completed his secondary school education.
Career
He has always been interested in acting.
He got the opportunity to act in a web series titled “Love, Victor”.
He played one of the main characters "Andrew".
The series was released on June 17, 2020, on Hulu.
The show is based and set in the same world as the 2018 film “Love, Simon” directed by Greg Berlanti.
The film “Love, Victor” was created and directed by Elizabeth Berger and Isaac Aptaker.
Amy York Rubin directed the first episode “Welcome to Creekwood” of it.
His character in the movie is someone who is arrogant and one of the popular students of Creekwood High School.
He also acted in the movie Booksmart which is also a coming-of-age movie, Actress Olivia Wilde made her directorial debut with the movie.
He played a recurring role as Nick Howland.
The movie was released on May 24, 2019, and its budget was $6 million USD.
The film is said to be a commercially hit film and it made around $24 million US Dollars at the Box office.
Some of the main casts of Booksmart are Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Lisa Kudrow, Jessica Williams as Miss Fine, etc.
He then starred in another romance/comedy Netflix film “Let It Snow” which came out on November 8, 2019.
He played the role of Jeb who is Addie’s boyfriend.
The movie was directed by Luke Snellin and the screenplay was done by Kay Cannon, Laura Solon, and Victoria Strouse.
The movie “Let It Snow” is based on the novel of the same name.
The novel was written by John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle.
He got an opportunity to work opposite actors like Isabela Moner, Matthew Noszka, Odeya Rush, and much more.
Personal Life
He keeps his love life away from the media as he as not posted anything about his partner on Instagram. On his Instagram account he has more than 29,000 followers.
He has piercing on his left ear and got the piercing in his ear in the preparation of his debut show “Love, Victor”.
His paternal grandmother “Shirley Sullivan” is one of the well-respected singers in the USA.
His grandfather “Cuba Gooding Sr.” was an American singer and musician.
He is currently the lead vocalist of “The Main Ingredient” soul group.
His uncle “Omar Gooding” also works in the entertainment industry as a comedian, rapper, actor, and voice artist.
From his career he has earned a good amount from the entertainment industry.
His estimated net worth is around $500,000 US Dollars.