FOTO, VIDEO: NAJTEŽI DANI POPULARNOG OSKAROVCA Oca Cube Goodinga Jr-a pronašli mrtvog u automobilu, policija sumnja na predoziranje alkoholom

Kalifornijska policija u noći na četvrtak, u automobilu marke Jaguar, parkiranom u San Fernando Valleyju u Los Angelesu, pronašla je onesviještena muškarca. Ispostavilo se da je riječ o Cubi Goodingu Senioru, ocu holivudske zvijezde Cube Juniora.

Iako su ga vatrogasci na licu mjesta pokušali reanimirati, američki soul pjevač i glumac, koji je sljedeći tjedan trebao proslaviti 73. rođendan, preminuo je.

Policija je u njegovu automobilu pronašla nekoliko boca alkoholnih pića pa se sumnja da se glazbenik, koji je '70-ih bio glavni vokal u legendarnom bendu The Main Ingredient, predozirao.

Gooding Senior iza sebe je ostavio četvero djece - osim oskarovca Cube Juniora, sa suprugom Shirley dobio je i sina Omara te kćer April, također glumce, te još jednog sina, glazbenika Tommyja.

- Zbog tate sam se u djetinjstvu osjećao kao da sam član kraljevske obitelji. Sjećam se da su, poslije njegova nastupa u Disneylandu, zatvorili cijeli zabavni park kako bi djeca svih članova benda mogla besplatno isprobati sve vožnje. To mi je bio doživljaj života - izjavio je svojedobno Cuba Jr.

Cuba Gooding Sr., a soul singer who had his biggest hit in the 1970s with "Everybody Plays the Fool," was found dead in a car in Woodland Hills Thursday afternoon, officials said. Gooding was found in a silver Jaguar in the 22100 block of Ventura Boulevard around 1pm He was 72 and would have turned 73 next week. Police are still investigating the cause of his death, but say there was no sign of a shooting at the scene. Gooding, the father of Oscar-winning actor Cuba Gooding Jr., was lead singer for the soul group The Main Ingredient. The group's biggest hits were "Everybody Plays the Fool" and "Just Don't Want to be Lonely" both released in the early 1970s. Photo @ap.images

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#RIP #CubaGoodingSr #mainingredient Sad to hear about our #LABreakers Brother #cubagoodingjr loss.

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R.I.P. To my Dear Dear Friend, Soul Singer Legend Cuba Gooding Sr, As he went home with the the Lord today...I'm shocked and numb as I was to meet up with him next week to celebrate his birthday. Cuba was the lead singer of the legendary group The Main Ingredient. #cubagoodingsr #cubagoodingjr #omargooding #soul #singer #legend #harlem #ny #justdontwanttobelonely #hitmaker #everybodyplaysthefool #worldbookings #worldbookingsfamily #teamworldbookings

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