10 Actors Hollywood Has Stopped Working With Who Deserve Another Chance

5. Cuba Gooding, Jr.

Jennifer Connelly
Open Road Films

Quite possibly the best example of the extreme nature of being an actor, following the career of Cuba Gooding Jr. could easily give you whiplash. When it comes to the highlights, he deserves respect due to his performances in films like Boyz n the Hood, Jerry Maguire, and American Gangster, on top of the show American Crime Story.

Unfortunately, in between those parts he shows up awful movies like Chill Factor, Snow Dogs, and Boat Trip.

Clearly, in need of much better representation, if Gooding Jr. had different agents that only brought him roles that are worthy of his skills from the start of his career his image would be very different. Of course, there is no going back in time so moving forward Hollywood really needs to move past his many missteps and allow him to work with the best yet again.

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