[PAR] [TLE] Carl Brashear [SEP] Carl Maxie Brashear (January 19, 1931 – July 25, 2006) was a United States Navy sailor.  He was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver, rising to the position in 1970 despite also having an amputated left leg. [PAR] [TLE] Cuba Gooding Jr. [SEP] Cuba M. Gooding Jr. (born January 2, 1968) is an American actor.  He gained his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in "Boyz n the Hood" (1991); he appeared in "A Few Good Men" (1992), "The Tuskegee Airmen" (1995), "Outbreak" (1995) and "Jerry Maguire" (1996), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.  He gained later attention for his roles as Carl Brashear in "Men of Honor", and in Michael Bay's WWII epic "Pearl Harbor" (2001) as Doris Miller.  His other notable films include "As Good as It Gets" (1997), "American Gangster" (2007), "Lee Daniels' The Butler" (2013), and "Selma" (2014), playing civil rights attorney Fred Gray.  In 2016, he portrayed O.J. Simpson in the FX drama series "", and co-starred in the sixth season of the FX anthology series "American Horror Story", subtitled "".
[PAR] [TLE] Carl Brashear [ SEP ] Carl Maxie Brashear ( January 19 , 1931 – July 25 , 2006 ) was a United States Navy sailor . He was the first African American to become a U.S. Navy Master Diver , rising to the position in 1970 despite also having an amputated left leg . [PAR] [TLE] Cuba Gooding Jr. [ SEP ] Cuba M. Gooding Jr. ( born January 2 , 1968 ) is an American actor . He gained his breakthrough role as Tre Styles in " Boyz n the Hood " ( 1991 ) ; he appeared in " A Few Good Men " ( 1992 ) , " The Tuskegee Airmen " ( 1995 ) , " Outbreak " ( 1995 ) and " Jerry Maguire " ( 1996 ) , for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . He gained later attention for his roles as Carl Brashear in " Men of Honor " , and in Michael Bay 's WWII epic " Pearl Harbor " ( 2001 ) as Doris Miller . His other notable films include " As Good as It Gets " ( 1997 ) , " American Gangster " ( 2007 ) , " Lee Daniels ' The Butler " ( 2013 ) , and " Selma " ( 2014 ) , playing civil rights attorney Fred Gray . In 2016 , he portrayed O.J. Simpson in the FX drama series " " , and co - starred in the sixth season of the FX anthology series " American Horror Story " , subtitled " " .
What real-life Navy sailor with an amputated leg did Cuba Gooding Jr. star as?
What real - life Navy sailor with an amputated leg did Cuba Gooding Jr. star as ?
Carl Brashear
Carl Brashear