Who is Sarah Kapfer?

Sarah Kapfer is a former school teacher, who gained fame through his existence previously married to an American Oscar-winning movie star – an actor, screenwriter, producer and director, Cuba Gooding Jr. Their marriage lasted 20 years, between 1994 and 2014, during which they welcomed three children.

Early life

Sara was born in 1969 in New York City, and is of American nationality and white ethnicity.

Further details about her early childhood, relatives and her family’s background have never been made public to this day except that the family later moved to Los Angeles, California where she attended North Hollywood High School.

Marry a movie star

Sara and Cuba first met during her freshman year at North Hollywood High School, and began dating not long after.

They steadily built their relationship and after almost ten years they decided to take it to the next level: the two high school sweethearts tied the knot on the 13^e March 1994. Later that year, the couple welcomed their first son whom they named Spencer, and in the following years they were blessed with two more children, another son named Mason who was born in 1996 and a daughter named Piper who was born in 2005.

Although it all seemed perfect and would last forever, just a month past their 20th birthday^e birthday in April 2014, Sara Submitted for partingciting irreconcilable differences as the main reason behind the divorce, and ask for full custody of Mason and Piper. Aside from official reasons, there was also the issue of Cuba’s alleged infidelity, claiming he was cheating Sara on different occasions. Two years later, after an attempted reconciliation with Sarawhich she refused, Cuba eventually had to sign the divorce papers in 2017.

But now, almost three years later, Cuba and Sara are still fighting over custody, and still haven’t reached an agreement parting settlement.

Cuba Gooding Jr.

Cuba Mark Gooding Jr. used to be born on the 2^nd January 1968, in the Bronx borough of New York City, one of four children in a family of musicians – his mother Shirley Sullivan is a singer, while his father Cuba Gooding Sr. was widely recognized as the frontman of the soul music band The Main Ingredient. Apart from American nationality and African American ethnicity, Cuba is also of some Barbadian ancestry through his father’s side.

At the age of four, after moving to Los Angeles, California, Cuba’s father left the family, so he grew up alongside his siblings – a sister April and brothers Omar and Thomas by their single mother. In addition to attending North Hollywood High School, he also attended Apple Valley High School, John F. Kennedy High School, and Tustin High School.

Cuba began his career in the entertainment industry in the mid-1980s as a breakdancer.

After performing alongside Lionel Richie at the closing ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics, he studied martial arts for three years before pursuing a career in the film industry. like a actor he made his debut in 1986 in an episode of the TV series “Better Days”, and in the following years honed his acting skills mainly through a series of small screen appearances. He came to limelight in 1991 when he was cast for the role of Tre Styles in the Oscar nominated crime drama film “Boyz n the Hood”.

He then appeared in the TV series “MacGyver” and in several memorable and important roles in films such as “Gladiator” (1992), the Oscar-nominated thriller film “A Few Good Men” (1992), “Judgment Night” (1993 ) and “Outbreak” (1995). The real breakthrough in Cuba’s Career took place in 1996, when he starred as Rod Tidwell opposite Tom Cruise and Renée Zellweger in the Oscar-winning romantic comedy drama film “Jerry Maguire”. For this performance, he was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role – his character’s phrase “Show me the money!” became ‘a national slogan‘.

With his growing popularity, he appeared in several critically acclaimed blockbusters in the 2000s such as “Men of Honor” (2000), “Pearl Harbor” (2001), “Zoolander” (2001), as well as “Radio” (2003) and “American Gangster” ‘ (2007). In 2012 Cuba starred in the World War II action drama film “Red Tails” which was followed by the lead role in the 2013 drama film “Life of a King”. He also appeared opposite Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey in the BAFTA Award nominated biographical drama film from 2013 “Lee Daniel’s The Butler”, after which in 2014 he starred in the drama film “Freedom”.

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In 2015, Cuba returned to the small screen and has since added several noteworthy appearances to its run portfolioincluding TV series such as ‘The Book of Negros’, ‘Big Time in Hollywood, FL’, ‘American Crime Story’ and FX’s hit TV series ‘American Horror Story’.

Net value

Sara Kapfer’s stream net value is undetermined, as she apparently has no independent income, and is relying on the settlement of the divorce settlement. Her (ex)husband Cuba Gooding Jr.’s net value is valued at the impressive $15 million figure, as of early 2020.