Omar Gooding came through for his first-ever VladTV interview, where he started off speaking about growing up in L.A. with his mother and father, who was a member of the 1970s R&B group “The Main Ingredient.” Omar then went on to speak about becoming a successful child actor, starring in “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper,” “Smart Guy,” and later going on to be one of the hosts of Nickelodeon’s “Wild & Crazy Kids.” Omar then detailed auditioning for the 1990 Bill Cosby film “Ghost Dad,” which led to the actor speaking at length about Cosby and his recent legal issues. Elsewhere in the interview, Omar addressed his 1995 arrest and managing to save his career and continuing to work on “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper.” He also spoke about appearing in “Baby Boy,” his brother, Cuba, winning an Oscar for “Jerry McGuire,” and Omar admits that he didn’t think Cuba would win at first. To hear more, including Omar speaking about John Singleton’s passing and allegations against his brother, hit the full interview above.
