CUBA Gooding Jr. and Sara Kapfer were high school sweethearts who shared a decades-long relationship.
The pair enjoyed many years as a couple and started a family before going their separate ways.
Who is Cuba Gooding Jr.’s ex-wife, Sara Kapfer?
Sara Kapfer, 55, was born in 1969 in New York City.
She works as a school teacher, according to Us Weekly.
Kapfer was previously married to actor Cuba Gooding Jr.
When did Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sara Kapfer get married?
Per People, Gooding Jr. and Kapfer were high school sweethearts who wed on March 13, 1994, after dating for seven years.
According to Medium, they were both raised in California’s San Fernando Valley and met at North Hollywood High School, where they “hit it off right away.”
“Their affection bloomed during their adolescence, and they quickly became inseparable. They shared aspirations, ambitions, and unshakable love for one another,” the outlet further states.
TMZ reported that Kapfer filed for separation on April 22, 2014, in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
She cited irreconcilable differences, per the outlet.
In January 2017, People reported that Gooding Jr. filed for divorce from Kapfer.
According to documents obtained by the publication, the actor was “willing to pay spousal support” and requested “that he keep all of his earnings from the date Kapfer filed for separation.”
Do Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sara Kapfer have any children together?
Gooding Jr. and Kapfer have three kids together, including sons Spencer and Mason and daughter Piper.
At the time of their separation, TMZ reported that two of their children were minors, and Kapfer asked for joint legal and physical custody.
According to documents obtained by People at the time of their divorce, Gooding Jr. asked for joint legal custody and physical custody of then-10-year-old Piper.
