["< sod > omar gooding was born in [ [ los angeles ] ], [ [ california ] ], on october december 19, 1976, to shirley ( nee sullivan ) and [ [ sugar cuba gooding, sr. ] ]. gooding, sr. is the lead singer for both the [ [ the main part ingredient ( band ) | the main ingredient ] ]. omar gooding's elder brother is [ [ academy award ] ] - winning actor [ [ cuba gooding, jr. ] ]. he also has a son, bradley gooding. < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. tmz. com / 2013 / 08 / 21 / omar - gooding - arrested - dui - wild - and - crazy - kids / | title = omar gooding arrested - -'wild & crazy kids'host popped for dui | work = http : / / www. tmz. com | accessdate = 4 january 2015 } } < / ref > he attended [ [ north hollywood high school ( san fernando valley ) | north hollywood high school ] ] in [ [ north hollywood ] ]. < eod > < sod > omar gooding was born first in [ [ los angeles ] ], [ [ california ] ], on october 19, 1976, to shirley ( nee ni sullivan ) and [ [ cuba gooding, sr. ] ]. gooding, sr. is the main lead rock singer for the [ [ the main ingredient ( band ) | the main ingredient ] ]. notes omar gooding's elder brother is [ [ academy award ] ] - winning actor [ [ cuba gooding, jr. ] ]. he also has a son that is due february 2017 < ref > { { cite web | url = http : / / www. tmz. com / 2013 / 08 / 21 / omar - gooding - arrested - dui - wild - and - crazy - kids / | title = omar gooding arrested - -'wild & crazy kids'host popped for dui | work = http : / / www. tmz. com | accessdate = 4 january 2015 } } < / ref > he attended [ [ north hollywood high school ( san fernando valley ) | north hollywood north high school ] ] in [ [ north hollywood ] ]. < eod >"]