Cuba Gooding Jr. News

He served in the Army as an aircraft mechanic based in Guam, maintaining tplanes for the airmen, the first African Americans to take to the skies on behalf of the United States.

The 50-year-old 'Oblivion' star surprised his 'Jerry Maguire' co-star by showing up unannounced to watch his Broadway play, 'The Trip to Bountiful', in New York on April 16 and Cuba revealed they are still very close after bonding on the set of the hit movie in 1996.

He had already put in two solid hours performing in "The Trip to Bountiful," but heard a group of people had stayed after the show to speak to some of the creators.

"And I didn't have to operate a light saber," said J-Red, still beaming from his two-line and a handful of cameo appearances in the 2012 film, "Red Tails." Cozying up to the producer and co-stars Cuba Gooding Jr.

The new Broadway production of Horton Foote 's The Trip to Bountiful , featuring Emmy-winning stage and screen star Cicely Tyson , officially opened April 23 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre.

He had already put in two solid hours performing in "The Trip to Bountiful," but heard a group of people had stayed after the show to speak to some of the creators.

He had already put in two solid hours performing in "The Trip to Bountiful," but heard a group of people had stayed after the show to speak to some of the creators.

The Broadway revival of Horton Foote's beloved classic, The Trip to Bountiful , opens tonight at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre .