Cedric the Entertainer
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1964-04-24 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Cedric the Entertainer
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
Acting
Niềm Tin Lung Lay
as Cedric the Entertainer
Above the Line
as Tracy
(2024)
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self
(2024)
Unfrosted
as Stu Smiley
(2024)
(2024)
Outlaw Posse
as Horatio
(2024)
A Hip Hop Story
as Notorious BAG
(2024)
(2023)
The Plus One
as Alfred Anders
(2023)
(2023)
How I Learned to Fly
as Louis
(2023)
(2022)
Black Karen
as Sergeant Warren
(2021)
Son of the South
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
(2021)
(2021)
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
(2021)
Protect or Neglect
as Self
(2020)
She Ball
as Councilmen
(2020)
(2020)
This Is Stand-Up
as Self
(2020)
The Opening Act
as Billy G.
(2020)
A Fall from Grace
as Coroner Jake Miles
(2020)
(2019)
#NoJoke
as Self
(2018)
First Reformed
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
(2017)
Dying Laughing
as Self
(2017)
Def Comedy Jam 25
as Self
(2017)
Summer Camp Island
as Moon (voice)
(2016)
Why Him?
as Lou Dunne
(2016)
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Eddie
(2016)
(2014)
A Haunted House 2
as Father Williams
(2014)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Leadbottom (voice)
(2014)
Top Five
as Jazzy Dee
(2014)
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
as Leadbottom
(2014)
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper
as Leadbottom (Voice)
(2013)
A Haunted House
as Father Williams
(2013)
Planes
as Leadbottom (voice)
(2013)
Madly Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
(2013)
Caught on Tape
as Maintenance Man
(2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Maurice (voice)
(2012)
Grassroots
as Richard McIver
(2012)
(2012)
(2011)
Larry Crowne
as Lamar
(2011)
Dance Fu
as Detective
(2009)
Merry Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
(2009)
All's Faire in Love
as Professor Shockworthy
(2009)
All Star Comedy Jam
as Himself
(2008)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Maurice (voice)
(2008)
Street Kings
as Scribble
(2008)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Clyde Stubb
(2008)
Cadillac Records
as Willie Dixon
(2007)
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Jake Rodgers
(2007)
Talk to Me
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
(2006)
Charlotte's Web
as Golly the Goose (voice)
(2006)
(2006)
(2005)
Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
(2005)
Be Cool
as Sin LaSalle
(2005)
Man of the House
as Percy Stevens
(2005)
The Honeymooners
as Ralph Kramden
(2005)
Earth to America
as Self
(2005)
Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self
(2004)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Constable
(2004)
Johnson Family Vacation
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
(2004)
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Eddie
(2003)
Intolerable Cruelty
as Gus Petch
(2003)
(2002)
Ice Age
as Carl (voice)
(2002)
Barbershop
as Eddie
(2002)
Serving Sara
as Ray Harris
(2002)
(2002)
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
as Himself
(2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
(2001)
Kingdom Come
as Rev. Hooker
(2001)
(2000)
Big Momma's House
as Reverend
(2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy
as Self
(2000)
(1998)
Ride
as Bo
Crew
(2016)
(2011)
Dance Fu
Director
(2009)
All Star Comedy Jam
Executive Producer
(2007)
Code Name: The Cleaner
Producer
(2006)
(2004)
Johnson Family Vacation
Producer
(2002)
(2000)