Cuba Gooding Jr.'s recent movies

[Jayromy]

Originally Posted by Michael.Schinke

You can only choose from the roles you are being offered. Being a black actor in Hollywood isn't like being just and actor in Hollywood. They seem to have a taste for only one or two at a time and once you're out, it's hard as hell to get back in. Will Smith and Denzel Washington dominate the A-list, and the B-list is pretty much run my Common and Taye Diggs. Remember how fast Omar Epps and Mekhi Pfeiffer both dissapeered from the movie world? Now both of them play doctors on TV.

I don't necessarily agree with that. You win an Oscar and typically, good roles present themselves. It seems to me he made some bad choices post-Oscar, and that's why he is ultimately out of the spotlight now. But for every good, challenging role he chose(Radio, Men of Honor, etc.) he chose a shitty, paycheck role (Boat Trip, Snow Dogs, Rat Race).
And as far a black actors are concerned, the two you mentioned (Smith and Washington) are marquee actors. Gooding Jr. is a fine actor, but he's just not a leading man( with limited exception). IMHO.