Celebrity | Cuba Gooding Jr. Cuba Gooding Jr., Wife Separating Sara Kapfer has been married to actor since 1994 By Evann Gastaldo Posted Apr 23, 2014 8:15 AM CDT Copied In this Feb. 22, 2009 file photo, Cuba Gooding Jr. and wife Sara arrive at the 81st Academy Awards, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, file) Well, this is sad: Cuba Gooding Jr. and his wife appear to be kaput after 20 years of marriage. Gooding and Sara Kapfer were high school sweethearts who wed in 1994 and had three children together, but now Kapfer has filed for separation, TMZ reports. She cited irreconcilable differences. The New York Post has your requisite Jerry Maguire reference: "Cuba Gooding Jr.’s wife, Sara Kapfer, may soon be shouting 'Show me the money.'" (Click for six celebs who are still with their high school sweethearts.) Read These Next NC mom missing for 24 years doesn't want to be found. FBI chief Kash Patel showed up in the Team USA hockey locker room. Jack Smith's report won't ever see the light of day. Deepak Chopra to Jeffrey Epstein: 'Bring your girls.' Report an error