Cedric the Entertainer
Acting
- Born:
- 1964-04-24
- Place of birth:
- Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Biography
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), known professionally as Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor and comedian. He is perhaps best known for his roles as Calvin Butler on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood, Mullins on The Last O.G., Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine on The Soul Man, co-starred as Cedric Jackie Robinson on the WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, Eddie in the Barbershop films, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy. He has starred as the lead in the films Johnson Family Vacation and Code Name: The Cleaner. His other films include First Reformed, Why Him?, A Haunted House 1 & 2, Larry Crowne, Cadillac Records, The Honeymooners (2005), Be Cool, Man of the House, A Series of Unfortunate Events, Intolerable Cruelty, Dr. Dolittle 2, and Big Momma's House. He has also done voice work for Ice Age, the Madagascar film series, Charlotte's Web (2006), Planes, and Planes: Fire & Rescue. He hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995 as well as the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2013–14. In 2019, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
Filmography
A Proud Family Wizmas
Swapped
Above the Line
Crutch
Celebrity Weakest Link
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
13 Days in Ferguson
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Unfrosted
Outlaw Posse
A Hip Hop Story
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
How I Learned to Fly
The Plus One
Kings of BBQ
Truth Be Told
Celebrity Jeopardy!
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Sherri
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
Black Karen
Protect or Neglect
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Friday Night Vibes
They're Trying To Kill Us
Son of the South
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
The Opening Act
The Drew Barrymore Show
Woke
She Ball
Poor Greg Drowning
The Greatest At Home Videos
Feeding America Comedy Festival
This Is Stand-Up
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Bob Hearts Abishola
#NoJoke
The Tamron Hall Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Masked Singer
The Neighborhood
Summer Camp Island
First Reformed
The Last O.G.
Drop the Mic
The Comedy Get Down
Def Comedy Jam 25
Steve
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Summer Camp Island
Nobodies
Dying Laughing
Why Him?
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
The $100,000 Pyramid
To Tell the Truth
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Master of None
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Another Period
Celebrity Family Feud
Cedric's Barber Battle
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Top Five
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
black-ish
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Power
A Haunted House 2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Planes
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Caught on Tape
Madly Madagascar
Real Husbands of Hollywood
A Haunted House
Gotham Comedy Live
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Steve Harvey
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Grassroots
The Soul Man
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Dance Fu
2 Broke Girls
It's Worth What?
Larry Crowne
Critics' Choice Television Awards
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Conan
Hot in Cleveland
The Marriage Ref
Merry Madagascar
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
All's Faire in Love
All Star Comedy Jam
Cadillac Records
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Street Kings
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Talk to Me
Code Name: The Cleaner
Charlotte's Web
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
Comics Unleashed
Earth to America
The Boondocks
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
The Honeymooners
Be Cool, Very Cool
Madagascar
Be Cool
Man of the House
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Johnson Family Vacation
Best Week Ever
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Intolerable Cruelty
Eve
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
VH1 Goes Inside
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
Serving Sara
The Anna Nicole Show
Barbershop
Ice Age
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Live from E!
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 8
Good Day Live
The Proud Family
Dr. Dolittle 2
BET Awards
Kingdom Come
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
The Original Kings of Comedy
Big Brother
Big Momma's House
Making the Video
Hollywood Squares
Ride
The View
The Chris Rock Show
The Steve Harvey Show
The Daily Show
MADtv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Raw
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Emmy Awards