Omar Gooding On Child Actors, Orlando Brown, Losing Friend Merlin Santana, Baby Boy, & More

[@101ladii]

Him and Jason weaver should have done a spin off from smart guy......they didn't realise how much we loved their characters 😍

[@aggrock7808]

🍻💨

[@chrisdavis9340]

They still could tho

[@dredrob]

Absolutely! No shade on the small smart guy, but Weaver and Gooding made that show.

[@MrsMattapan617]

Yessss…. I loved Marcus weaver, but Omar I lived in hanging with mr. Cooper

[@jaeeluv]

That would be dope. Especially since they're both STILL real cool people's and never changed to fit in with Hollyweird. Luv those guys

[@kendricjonrs8581]

Giving Omar Gooding the best compliment I could give another man; I would never leave my girl alone in conversation at a party with this guy. He has charisma for days.

[@Phreshus]

Yes. Because I'm cheesin just listening to him.

[@positive___soul]

Great actor. It's a blessing to see child stars all grown up. Doing good and looking good. Much respect to Omar Gooding. Rest in peace Merlin Santana 🙏🏽💙

[@anthonygause8082]

Same Here

[@devantejackson5085]

💯 he was dope

[@mikhailabunidal9146]

​@@devantejackson5085 we miss him till this very day, he would have been 47 in 2023😔

[@roselynholloway7863]

We’re you a fan of Merlin

[@mikhailabunidal9146]

@@roselynholloway7863 Yes, least half us were and still fans of him even now that he's no longer here

[@Leno323]

Omar Gooding is such a great actor. I think it’s a crime that this man has not been in more big projects. As great as Baby Boy is, it should not be the pinnacle of his career- not with the level of talent he has.

[@Joe_Parmesan]

Playmakers would've turned him into a star. It's a shame that show got cancelled after only one season. And, I believe he would've done just as well as his brother had he been cast in The People vs OJ Simpson

[@smirror6964]

@@Joe_ParmesanI agree man! I just recently watched the full episodes of Season 1 on KZbin on the channel that supplied the full episodes and I’m like damn they definitely dropped the bag on that one…. 😂

[@givenlife706]

It's because He's not a sell out hes not gon to wear a dress for these b******* to be happy

[@Leno323]

@@givenlife706 Idk why that was on your mind so hard but okay. 😂

[@givenlife706]

@Leno I've chilled with P O and he is a west coast men like me we don't play that shit

[@SheriL1]

Omar is so underrated.

[@glw5166]

For real. He really needs more roles thrown his way.

[@Redgal33]

So underrated!!!!! He’s Amazing!!!!!!

[@TheSeezMonroeShow]

Omar Gooding can't stop acting. He's literally acting in this interview 😂. Love comedy hype and everything you guys do. Omar is amazing!

[@annsmartbeautysupply4285]

Exactly 😅

[@LifeIsNotorious]

Great interview. Thank you for letting him talk unlike other interviewers who like to interrupt people like Oprah.

[@shan_maye8409]

Vlad

[@thadocctah7925]

And Nore on drink Champs 😅

[@JWill951]

​@Tha Docctah I can't watch Drink Champs b/c of Nore always interrupting his guests.

[@neforlife]

Angela Yee and DEFINITELY NORE

[@Mrfunnyhimself24]

Lol I love this guy…His energy, talent.

[@ramuroswain7164]

Definitely R.I.P. Merlin Santana 🙏🙏👊🏾👊🏾💯💯

[@devantejackson5085]

💯 he was my dawg on the Steve Harvey show 😞

[@cheetahgirlfan32]

Yes rest his soul, I'll always remember the day and I was so sad that he was unalived 😢

[@dariuschisholm7317]

Drive by shooting?

[@roselynholloway7863]

@@dariuschisholm7317 no target hit

[@dariuschisholm7317]

@@roselynholloway7863 huh

[@carebear67street3]

Great actor, great guy! His parents raised a solid, levelheaded human being 🥰

[@patrickh.copelin6235]

Excellent interview

[@carebear67street3]

@@patrickh.copelin6235 , indeed 👍🏽

[@rodneywilliams590]

I'm 55 years old and OG is dropping GEMS. Thank you younger Sir..

[@wofyisrael987]

Omar Gooding has always been a great actor. Glad he has a lot of love and respect for his craft.

[@TheDecafec4]

Welcome to the clown planet...

[@wofyisrael987]

Lol!!!!

[@simonandsimon2596]

I’m loving this interview. And your Dad was a REAL MAN i can tell by what you said he said when Cuba was telling him this is the way they do in Hollywood. This is why WE ALL NEED REAL DADDY’S in our lives. That’s what’s missing now a days.

[@thabiggestkilla]

his dad should never allow his boy in that industry

[@nickymills2494]

He is such a breath of fresh air and radiates positive energy ! God Bless him … I believe he will be exalted in due season 🙏🏾

[@kc-lq1fh]

He been doing it almost 30 years. Respect

[@taiperry3554]

I'm so into this because I grew up with him. I must say, he's aged well and looks better than ever and he's so together. I'm thankful. Ase

[@agood1186]

Been watching him since wild and crazy kids we need more interviews with him great interview

[@shaejae6252]

He's such a beautiful n well spoken black man

[@GinaJonesStillettoQueen]

He's even better in person

[@HoneyPot624]

Absolutely loved this. One of the most authentic interviews I think I’ve seen. I think Omar Gooding is so underrated. This man needs his flowers. Thank you so much for this interview and how you handled it.

[@darendee5682]

This dude is one cool brother. Very well spoken with a great personality.

[@bjackson1904]

I stumbled on this interview in my feed & figured I’d take a listen…Wow, what a great interview. Omar Gooding is very positive & wise. The interviewer asked some really good questions too which made the conversation awesome! Good job!

[@PT....]

He is a good storyteller!

[@tonyponds881]

Seriously underrated! This brother is the real deal.

[@BKEFilmsUS]

As one of those up-and-coming independent directors he spoke about, I reached out to his mom Shirley to try to get Omar in my project Coming to Africa back in 2019 and she was one of the nicest, sweetest people I could have met in that situation. She loved the concept of the movie, but Omar was just about to start shooting the new season of Family Time (91 episodes! lol) so he couldn't do it. But we had a long, great conversation and she gave me some advice and encouragement. I need to reach back out and let her see how it turned out. I know Omar would have killed the role.

[@amiewells8959]

He's FUNNY!!! I really enjoyed this interview, he was so genuine, authentic, real and relatable.

[@andersoncorey523]

I was a wild and crazy kid...much love to Omar he raised me 💯

[@TheDecafec4]

Welcome to the clown planet...

[@andrewashford5617]

Starring Christopher🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@davesims4590]

Bro is so underrated and Humble man!!!

[@RR-sp2op]

Bravo, this man’s spirit and morals is on point. His reasonings and patience is to be applauded. U can tell mama praying spirit guides him.

[@jeannetteduette6704]

His Daddy had a magnanimous personality! He was agreat singer and when the Main Ingredient would perform, you could not keep your eyes off him. He commanded the audience's attention.

[@RR-sp2op]

@@jeannetteduette6704 my grandmother told me stories and I met Cuba yrs ago and he too is quite the charmer😊

[@nitab5734]

I really like Omar, and he keeps it real

[@alita6696]

Omar is so talented, hopefully he gets more quality roles. I loved his character in baby boy

[@foyoGames]

Shout out to all the Wild N Crazy Kids 🤪!

[@Roundthewayrose]

Great interview, he’s definitely legendary & hearing him speak highly of, gush over & give his brother his accolades & admiration makes my heart smile. I know their parents are beyond proud. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@SPSax4]

Very intelligent and wise brother. I really enjoyed this interview. He has a great head on his shoulders and a good heart. I was able to gain alot from the interview, I have a similar religious background and relationship with my mother and grandmother similar to his mom and witnessing the presence and actions of God. I am an educator so hearing him talk about the mindset of these young actors and how they end up[ in trouble was very insightful. Gave a little bit of perspective on how the "suburban" wanna be thug/wanna fit in kid thinks.

[@TheDecafec4]

Welcome to the clown planet...

[@charlita25]

Very talented family. I had the pleasure of seeing their dad perform live in Philadelphia before he past away. 🙏🏾💐🕊

[@robertclarko78]

Terrific interview! Well damn done

[@YouTube_Disciple_YTD_Demon]

I knew Omar Gooding interview was gonna be 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Every interview I seen OG do was lit especially the Vladtv interview where he tells that Ving Rhymes/Baby Boy story where they were "fake fighting" lol that story is pure gold.

[@MsJobs-fc9jp]

His pops, Cuba Gooding Sr, was lead singer for the Main Ingredient and he could blow. Not surprised Omar and Cuba Jr are talented.

[@trenee4371]

This was a great interview!

[@devaughnj510]

Great interview!!!

[@resah18]

This was a GREAT interview! Who was the interviewer? The questions were perfect. The rapport between the two of you made everything flow.

[@dominiquerichardson4250]

Excited to watch this interview, I've been a fan since his days on Nickelodeon's Wild and Crazy Kids... I wanted so badly to be on that show.

[@CHIEFROCKANDACROWNCHAKRA]

Really good interview. Excellent actually

[@teshanneemoye7989]

This was a great interview! Truly enjoyed the conversation and learning about Omar Gooding, the man behind the roles he has played.

[@daniellehoward7161]

I'm so happy to know more about his background, projects, and his outlook on life. I was surprised by some topics and appreciative of the stories.

[@aqueenceereid4249]

My first time seeing him was in Ghost Dad with Bill Cosby. I loved him in Baby Boy. He's great.

[@Traveler89_89]

Don’t forget Smart Guy.

[@nephewsnoop]

This is a great interview. I hope to see em in more movies after this interview

[@msmaxisings]

An amazing interview!

[@justaskmissdee5645]

I love Omar, he's immensely underrated

[@trinabellz1985]

We love you Omar 👏

[@mustafaallah7052]

Salute Omar bra💯👌🏿🐐🙏🏾He is definitely a super legend that is very underrated and like he said is someone amongst other childhood actors that raised my generation..I’m 46 too💯Salute that man bra..Great interview

[@simonandsimon2596]

This was a great interview I can’t believe I listened to it in its entirety.

[@JWAmarie]

"Few? Did he say few questions?" Lol! 1:05:54 He was very generous with his time. Great interview!

[@TheGangstaz3000]

I loved you on smart guy and baby boy. Would love to see you and Jason Weaver in a comedy or whatever.

[@dariuschisholm7317]

You mean marcus

[@1MsBeauty1]

Loved this interview! He’s a great actor and storyteller!

[@charlita25]

I like 👍🏾 his attitude towards the industry. He was made for it. I couldn’t handle all the highs and lows

[@cheechee4548]

Been liking Omar Gooding since his Nickelodeon days. I knew his career would take off because he has that great personality. He also was just as funny as the main characters on the sitcoms he starred in i.e Mark Curry, Taj Mowry. Although in this interview Omar done said "ya know what I mean" throughout this whole thing. I'm like 🤨😒😛

[@jlionmenelik77]

I like how he said his faith and spirituality help him in life. Also he understands how you can get caught up in Hollywood. Hanging with Mr hangin' with mr. cooper was my favorite show growing up.

[@roz.b.7512]

OMAR IS MY FAVORITE OF THE GOODING BROTHERS. LOVED HIM IN THE SMART GUY, BABY BOY, AND HIM AND ANGEL CROMWELL WORK VERY WELL TOGETHER 👍❤️💖👍.

[@kozidoesit]

He was an original Nickelodeon child actor with Wild and Crazy kids

[@AvenueD417]

Family Time was a great show, but you had to lose your cable to watch it, I found out about that show because the tv we had at the job had no cable. We had to buy those square antennas from cvs and we got extra channels I never heard of, besides the network channels, (abc, cbs, nbc, fox). We got Bounce, Heroes, ION. I work highway maintenance for the state of New York so when we deal with snow and ice, we basically dorm at the job site, we don’t go home. The job doesn’t allow cable so we make do with regular channels where we have access to the news for weather updates. But we got tired of that shit so I bought the antenna and randomly looked through channels til I came upon Omar Goodings sitcom, which also stars the stunningly beautiful Angell Conwell❤

[@leslieholton-mumenthaler9424]

This Was a Great Interview 👍 I Always Admired Omar ! It was Great To Hear His Truth and Knowledge of The Acting Business. Look Forward To The Disney Show and Now I'm Going To Watch " Family Time " which I Never Heard of .

[@TheDecafec4]

Welcome to the clown planet...

[@mariejae]

I first saw him at 5 years old on Wild&Crazy Kids 😂 His face will always be familiar with great memories. I loved that show, mostly because he was the host ❤

[@IamFirstToArrive]

Looooved hearing Omar speaking about his career life and family from his point of view. Smart guy was my dad’s favorite show because he was that single father raising 3 kids.

[@InfamousBiggz]

Great actor like his Brother. I'd like to see more from him himself!

[@LifeIsNotorious]

A lot of people didn’t know that Merlin Santana was living that life outside of the clean cut Romeo Santana, but what happened to him shouldn’t have happened. He still was a hard working talented young man who met some low life hood rat and we know the rest. R.I.P

[@johnbrown577]

For me, this confirms what William Lee Scott aka Bullethead was talking about.❤

[@powerbadpowerbad]

I didn't know,but-RIP:Merlin Santana.

[@LifeIsNotorious]

@@johnbrown577 Exactly I noticed some people were hard on him when he was talking about Merlin, but now we have another source confirming the same thing.

[@classicstorm]

@@LifeIsNotorious I was shocked that he said that but I remember people were hard on him because the guy was set up and he didn't die because he was out in the streets acting crazy...

[@devantejackson5085]

I always looked up to Merlin since Moesha as 'Ohaji' and 'Romeo' in The Steve Harvey show I miss my dawg 😞

[@jasminelaflor9773]

He’s such an amazing orator!

[@illmaticnj1991]

First time I ever seen Omar was on double dare on Nickelodeon *wild and crazy kids

[@glw5166]

I loved Omar's performance in Baby Boy but, seeing this interview, really confirms his acting chops. He is the exact opposite of Sweet Pea so my appreciation of that performance is heightened. I can also tell that he must be a very giving scene partner and great to work with because he's so giving and real in this interview. I hope to see more of Omar. He really is brilliant in any role that he does. And his mother has mastered the Law of Attraction and manifestation. She knows the importance of thanking God for the blessing before it happens.

[@deigamohamed707]

Great conversation 👏🏾❤️❤️

[@D33Beloved]

Finally snippets were not enough

[@joywebb6964]

Wow didnt know that was his dad. I really enjoyed this interview and how humble he is. Always been a fan of his. Grew up watching him 🤓

[@MzCrayKray]

His story also also really shows you that as a man it is important to have some male role models that you can learn from and be inspired by from different walks of life. He had different men with positive intentions in his life with different views.

[@charlita25]

Yes 🙌🏾 Mark Curry is extremely underrated

[@AldermanFredCDavis]

Love thoughtful, "thinking" type people. Perfect example, most people watching this are not professional actors. I have heard the term, "syndication", but never knew what it meant. Omar was like, ".......the show went into syndication, which means 100 episodes........." Most people would not have explained it. Would love to see more of him in the future.

[@repshowhost]

Appreciate this interview. Incredible story about the work. Great storyteller.

[@sophiapitt1488]

Just the mere mention of Playmakers the sports TV show brings tears to my eyes...I loved that show and still haven't forgiven ESPN behind the show being canceled.

[@LightUpDaBomb1]

AGREED

[@hopeleflore343]

Been a fan and watching him as a teenager for years!!!

[@rashonagethers7111]

I’ve always loved this dude. He definitely need to be in more shows and movies. I got chills hearing him talk about his mom and how she would speak things into existence. It was the same way growing with my mother who is a prophet of God, she would always sing to my siblings and I about how things weren’t always going to be the way they were, and she was right. 🥰🥰🥰

[@caligirlNita94803]

I got much respect for Omar and Cuba ❤️❤️

[@devantejackson5085]

Omar always been cooler funnier and talented than Cuba to me

[@GoddesssofMind]

Such a good soul. ❤

[@carolynmcwilson497]

Great Actor! Knowledge is power in the words spoken! Love this actor ! Great interview!

[@shastaparker8705]

I GREW UP WATCHING OMAR SINCE HE WAS KID EVERY MOVIE AND SHOWS ❤ NEVER CHANGE YOUR SELF FOR ANYONE GLAD YOU RESPECT SELF WORTH AND DIGNITY

[@swizzylifestyle5660]

I can honestly say- as a 90s kid watching him in Smart Guy and THENNN to grow up as a teen & watch him in the movie Baby Boy.... I was always captured by how versatile of a character he can play. One of the greats if you ask me🤷🏾‍♀

[@87babywest35]

My guy great actor

[@tdrisker2]

Very smart man. He's a truth teller and very intelligent.I hope this interview helps others, not just artists but everyone. We need to listen as he does. We have to listen and apply what we learn from what we listen to always. This interview is way deeper than some may realize, I'm talking about everything from the beginning to the end. Listen and apply, please, EVERYTHING, like " walk away ", " m9mmk

[@rochellelove3785]

He dropped nuggets if people were listening. His character is amazing in real life, not just playing a character on film. The financial breakdown that he listed...master class. This interview was a lesson of what to do in the business for longevity, peace, and order. He stated the good and the bad in a positive way and didn't degrade or throw anyone under the bus. It's like he gave a class on how to interview with the press. Answer the questions, but keep it classy and moving.

[@chbaker3592]

"You ain't gotta do nothi'". This man is severely underrated. His children are fortunate to have him as their father.

[@charlesxkelly7909]

I must honestly say, that this one of a very FEW interviews that I wholeheartedly believed EVERY response! Much love & respect Mr. Omar Gooding!!!!!

[@cupid4040]

I remember him. He was the " little brother". ☺️. I started liking him after Baby Boy. He did the damn thing, playing that to me 😂🤣

[@lynwilson9259]

So great to see him in good spirits! Always been an exceptional talent. Still funny as hell. Love him!!

[@K5Kreations]

Ok, I’m gonna go out on a limb before I finish this video and say, I love this guy!

[@julie-annharris8677]

What a refreshing interview Omar was so real in his responses. Love it 😊

[@heatherr0104]

Omar you are so humble, thank you for entertaining my childhood.

[@Themessenger402]

Great interview.

[@henrygreen584]

Omarr is really great. Love to see him act. Keep up the great work.

[@Eshaper]

All of his facial expressions remind me of his brother for real.

[@ungoyone]

Watch their dad's performances... they got it from him for real for real.

[@roz.b.7512]

OH YEAH, FAMILY TIME WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOWS AS WELL AND MR.COOPER.

[@donovanbrown7993]

41:30 he starts talking about Orlando brown and merlin Santana

[@blackwolverine1]

Thank you DB.

[@donovanbrown7993]

@@blackwolverine1 no problem

[@devantejackson5085]

💯 preciate it fam that's what I came for fr

[@viralbuthow000]

Thank you bro.

[@roselynholloway7863]

@@donovanbrown7993 we’re you a fan of merlin

[@RealmOfFireFitness]

You are a legend sir

[@gdlywom]

Omar Gooding is sooooooooo FINE. My favorite Gooding brother!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Eyesis_1]

This was a great interview. Thank you for sharing it.