He played the role of Sweetpea in the movie Baby Boy (2001). Actress Angell Conwell played his girlfriend, Kim. The two of them developed a relationship during that movie that has now been an ongoing two-year romance.
Was arrested for gun possession in 1995, and was sentenced to 18 months
probation.
Has two sons named Omar Dari Gooding Jr. and Miles Christian Gooding with his fiancée, (now wife) Mia Vogel; the child was born on January 27, 2017 and November 21, 2019.