Shirley Gooding is a former American singer known primarily for being the spouse of a late American musician, Cuba Gooding Sr. Likewise, she is known for being the mother of American actor, Cuba Gooding Jr.
How old is Shirley Gooding? Her age and family
Shirley Gooding was born in New York, the United States of America. As of now, she hasn't revealed her birth details.
The American nationality holder hasn't revealed any sort of information about her parents, siblings, early life, and education. She prefers living a low profile life without any inteference of media.
The celebrity motherhas a moderate height of around 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 60 kg. Furthermore, she is a beautiful lady with dark black hair and black eyes.
Personal Life: Relationship With Her Late Husband & Kids
Shirley and the late singer Cuba Gooding Sr. exchanged marriage vows with Cuba Gooding Sr. in 1966. The duo reportedly dated for some years before the marriage. Sadly, their relationship started getting bitter, and they legally separated in 1974.
After living apart for 8 long years, the duo realized their love and again tied the knot in 1974. Then onwards, the love birds enjoyed each other's company without any divorce issues until the death of Cuba.
Sadly, Shirley lost her husband on 20 April 2017 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles. The singer's body was found in his vehicle. The cause of his death was reported as a natural death.
CAPTION: Shirley Gooding with her son SOURCE: Instagram @ shirleygooding Further, the duo was blessed with four children together. The couple's all kids: Cuba Gooding Jr., Omar Gooding, April Gooding, and Tommy Gooding.
Her son, Cuba Gooding Jr. is a popular American actor and producer born in 1968. He is known for his performances in Men of Honor, Boyz n the Hood, Jerry Maguire, Radio, Snow Dogs, Boat Trip, Pearl Harbor, Gladiator, Norbit, Coming to America, Line watch, Norbit and more.
How rich is Shirley Gooding? Her Net Worth
The former Shirley singer was involved in the music group, The Sweethearts. She may have gathered good money from her music career. Further, she probably lives a luxurious life with her family.
On the other hand, Shirley Gooding's husband's net worth was almost $42 million at the time of his death. His major income source was his five decades-long successful showbiz career. Starting from 1964, Gooding gave many hit songs. He was the lead singer of the soul music group, The Main Ingredient.
The late musician added good money to his name from his songs like Everybody Plays the Fool, Just Don't Want to Be Lonely, Happiness Is Just Around the Bend, Let Me Prove My Love to You, Spinning Around, Fly Baby Fly, You've Been My Inspiration, I'm So Proud, Summer Breeze, Girl Blue and more.
In addition, Shirley's son, Cuba Gooding Jr., has around $15 Million. He has earned major of his fortune from his involvement in the showbiz industry.
by ashma, 13 Feb, 2022
