Life and work
Cuba Gooding Jr. is an American actor. Born: 2 January 1968. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · 1968–
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Cuba Gooding Jr. is an American actor. Born on 2 January 1968, this profile follows Cuba Gooding Jr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Boyz n the Hood (1991) and Pearl Harbor (2001). The location trail reaches Crenshaw Boulevard, Former Coley’s Kitchen and Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Boyz n the Hood · Crenshaw Boulevard
Cuba Gooding Jr. is credited as cast member on Boyz n the Hood. The work’s existing location story leads to Crenshaw Boulevard. Crenshaw is the setting for the cruising scenes. This area reference identifies the boulevard, not an exact parking position or a route for recreating the film.
Boyz n the Hood — credits ↗︎Boyz n the Hood · Crenshaw Boulevard ↗︎
Pearl Harbor · Union Station
Cuba Gooding Jr. is credited as cast member on Pearl Harbor. The work’s existing location story leads to Union Station. Union Station is documented as a location associated with Pearl Harbor (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 4 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Union Station ↗︎
A screen location
Union Station is documented as a location associated with Pearl Harbor (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
800 N Alameda Street
Open street map ↗︎Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza ↗︎
Filming location · the parking-lot sequence
The shopping centre parking lot appears in the film’s late revenge sequence. This is a historical filming reference within a working commercial site.
3650 W Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Los Angeles
Open street map ↗︎Former Coley’s Kitchen ↗︎
Former filming location · the parents’ conversation
The former Coley’s Kitchen on Crenshaw became the restaurant where Furious and Reva talk. The business and frontage have changed since the film.
4335 Crenshaw Boulevard, Los Angeles
Open street map ↗︎Crenshaw Boulevard ↗︎
Filming area · cruising on Crenshaw
Crenshaw is the setting for the cruising scenes. This area reference identifies the boulevard, not an exact parking position or a route for recreating the film.
Crenshaw Boulevard, South Los Angeles
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1968-01-02
Born 2 January 1968
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Boyz n the Hood ↗︎
John Singleton
Pearl Harbor
Michael Bay
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Boyz n the Hood ↗︎
John Singleton’s film follows family, friendship and choices through the streets and gathering places of South Los Angeles.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Mako ↗︎
Mako was a Japanese-American actor. Born on 10 December 1933, this profile follows Mako through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pearl Harbor (2001). The location trail reaches Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ben Affleck ↗︎
Ben Affleck is an American film actor, director and screenwriter. Born on 15 August 1972, this profile follows Ben Affleck through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pearl Harbor (2001) and Gone Girl (2014). The location trail reaches Union Station and Hawthorne Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Hans Zimmer ↗︎
Hans Zimmer is a German film composer. Born on 12 September 1957, this profile follows Hans Zimmer through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Rock (1996), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Dark Knight — Chicago (2008) and Angels & Demons (2009). The location trail reaches Alcatraz Island, Golden Gate Bridge and Legion of Honor, with existing stories in San Francisco, Chicago, Rome and London. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jon Voight ↗︎
Jon Voight is an American actor. Born on 29 December 1938, this profile follows Jon Voight through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Heat (1995), Enemy of the State (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001) and Transformers (2007). The location trail reaches Bob’s Big Boy · Burbank, Canter’s Deli and Union Station. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Alec Baldwin ↗︎
Alec Baldwin is an American actor. Born on 3 April 1958, this profile follows Alec Baldwin through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Pearl Harbor (2001), The Aviator (2004), To Rome with Love (2012) and A Star Is Born (2018). The location trail reaches Union Station, Sowden House and Trevi Fountain, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jennifer Garner ↗︎
Jennifer Garner is an American actress. Born on 17 April 1972, this profile follows Jennifer Garner through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Alias (2001), Pearl Harbor (2001), Catch Me If You Can (2002) and Valentine’s Day (2010). The location trail reaches Los Angeles City Hall, Greystone Mansion and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.