Complex sentence: Gooding was born on January 2,1968 in The Bronx, New York City, the son of Shirley Gooding (née Sullivan), a singer with the Sweethearts, and Cuba Gooding, Sr., a lead vocalist of the soul group The Main Ingredient.
Split into simpler sentences: Gooding was born on January 2,1968 in The Bronx, New York City. His mother, Shirley Gooding (née Sullivan), is a singer with the Sweethearts, and his father, Cuba Gooding, Sr., is a lead vocalist of the soul group The Main Ingredient.