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.
Filmography
all 144
Movies 83
TV Shows 61
self 58
Voice 13
Narrator 1
Producer 1
Writer 1
Outlaw Posse (2024)
A Hip Hop Story (2024)
Planes: Back to School (2024)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
How I Learned to Fly (2023)
The Plus One (2023)
Kings of BBQ (2023)
Rewind The '90s (2023)
Truth Be Told (2023)
Black Pop (2023)
Celebrity Jeopardy! (2022)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy (2022)
Black Karen (2022)
Protect or Neglect (2021)
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 (2021)
History of the Sitcom (2021)
Friday Night Vibes (2021)
They're Trying To Kill Us (2021)
Son of the South (2021)
The Opening Act (2020)
The Drew Barrymore Show (2020)
She Ball (2020)
Poor Greg Drowning (2020)
The Greatest At Home Videos (2020)
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
This Is Stand-Up (2020)
Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
#NoJoke (2019)
The Neighborhood (2018)
Summer Camp Island (2018)
First Reformed (2018)
The Last O.G. (2018)
George Lopez: The Wall (2017)
Drop the Mic (2017)
The Comedy Get Down (2017)
Def Comedy Jam 25 (2017)
Summer Camp Island (2017)
All Jokes Aside (2017)
Dying Laughing (2017)
Why Him? (2016)
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (2016)
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville (2016)
To Tell the Truth (2016)
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Master of None (2015)
Another Period (2015)
Celebrity Family Feud (2015)
Cedric's Barber Battle (2015)
The Late Late Show with James Corden (2015)
Top Five (2014)
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular (2014)
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper (2014)
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Power (2014)
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Planes (2013)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (2013)
Caught on Tape (2013)
Madly Madagascar (2013)
A Haunted House (2013)
Gotham Comedy Live (2012)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012)
Dance Fu (2012)
Grassroots (2012)
The Soul Man (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy (2012)
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2012)
2 Broke Girls (2011)
It's Worth What? (2011)
Larry Crowne (2011)
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
The Marriage Ref (2010)
Merry Madagascar (2009)
All Star Comedy Jam: Live from South Beach (2009)
All's Faire in Love (2009)
All Star Comedy Jam (2009)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Battleground Earth (2008)
Street Kings (2008)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Talk to Me (2007)
Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
Charlotte's Web (2006)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story (2006)
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher (2006)
Comics Unleashed (2006)
Laffapalooza! #8 (2006)
Earth to America (2005)
The Boondocks (2005)
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out (2005)
The Honeymooners (2005)
Rockin' The Corps (2005)
Madagascar (2005)
Dreamworks Happy Holidays from Madagascar (2005)
Be Cool (2005)
Man of the House (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Il Maestro: Ennio Morricone and 'the Good, the Bad and the Ugly' (2004)
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
Best Week Ever (2004)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
On Air with Ryan Seacrest (2004)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
VH1 Goes Inside (2003)
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
Hollywood Celebrates Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute (2003)
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup (2002)
Cedric the Entertainer Presents (2002)
Serving Sara (2002)
The Anna Nicole Show (2002)
Barbershop (2002)
Ice Age (2002)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal (2002)
E! Live from the Red Carpet (2002)
American Rap Stars (2002)
Good Day Live (2001)
The Proud Family (2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
BET Awards (2001)
Kingdom Come (2001)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner (2001)
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
Big Momma's House (2000)
Making the Video (1999)
Ride (1998)
The View (1997)
The Chris Rock Show (1997)
The Steve Harvey Show (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
MADtv (1995)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
WWE Raw (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
A Fall from Grace
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1964-04-24 (59 years old)
Birth NameCedric Antonio Kyles
Birth PlaceJefferson City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsCedric, Cedric Antonio Kyles, Cedric Kyles
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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