Cuba Gooding Jr.'s Son Recalls Struggling to Understand His Dad's Public Persona as a Child: 'It's a Different Guy'

Mason Gooding, the son of Oscar winner Cuba Gooding Jr., reflected on how his father's career shaped their relationship, saying the "Jerry Maguire" star was "different" at home than he was in public. "I know as a kid whose father was an actor and grandfather was a singer, I have probably a stronger relationship in understanding based on who they were publicly than who they were privately," Gooding shared on Tuesday's "The Wildmen Podcast." "And it wasn't until I was older, that they could, well, not my grandfather – God rest his soul – but like my dad would have . . .