Cuba Gooding Jr. calls Tom Cruise `real salt of the Earth`

Washington: Broadway star Cuba Gooding thinks that Tom Cruise is a real salt of the earth person that God has blessed.The 45-year-old star revealed to Us Weekly that he tells Cruise everyday that God loves him and this can be seen through the blessings that he keeps showering down. Gooding Jr. admitted that he loves the ` Oblivion ` star to death and revealed that the actor has been very supportive to his career. The Jerry Maguire co-stars recently reunited on April 16 when Cruise visited Gooding Jr. at his Broadway play, The Trip to Bountiful, in NYC. Gooding Jr., 45, told the magazine he "absolutely" has kept in touch with Cruise since they worked together in 1996. He added that Cruise surprises him by showing up unannounced at his plays. ANI