Cedric the Entertainer

Birthday:

04/24/1964

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.



Credits

Outlaw Posse (2024)
Horatio
A Hip Hop Story (2024)
Notorious BAG
Planes: Back to School (2024)
Leadbottom
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
Self
How I Learned to Fly (2023)
Louis
The Plus One (2023)
Alfred Anders
Truth Be Told (2023)
Protect or Neglect (2021)
Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 (2021)
Self
They're Trying To Kill Us (2021)
Son of the South (2021)
Reverend Ralph Abernathy
The Opening Act (2020)
Billy G.
She Ball (2020)
Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning (2020)
Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020)
Self
This Is Stand-Up (2020)
Self
#NoJoke (2019)
Self
First Reformed (2018)
Pastor Joel Jeffers
Def Comedy Jam 25 (2017)
Self
Summer Camp Island (2017)
Moon (voice)
Dying Laughing (2017)
Himself
Why Him? (2016)
Lou Dunne
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville (2016)
Himself
Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016)
Eddie
Top Five (2014)
Jazzy Dee
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper (2014)
Leadbottom (Voice)
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular (2014)
Leadbottom
Planes: Fire & Rescue (2014)
Leadbottom (voice)
A Haunted House 2 (2014)
Father Doug
Planes (2013)
Leadbottom (voice)
Caught on Tape (2013)
Maintenance Man
Madly Madagascar (2013)
Maurice (voice)
A Haunted House (2013)
Father Williams
Dance Fu (2012)
Detective
Grassroots (2012)
Richard McIver
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy (2012)
Self
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2012)
Self
Larry Crowne (2011)
Lamar
Merry Madagascar (2009)
Maurice (voice)
All's Faire in Love (2009)
Professor Shockworthy
All Star Comedy Jam (2009)
Himself
Cadillac Records (2008)
Willie Dixon
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Maurice (voice)
Street Kings (2008)
Scribble
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins (2008)
Clyde Stubb
Talk to Me (2007)
'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Code Name: The Cleaner (2007)
Jake Rodgers
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Golly the Goose (voice)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story (2006)
Himself
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher (2006)
Himself
Earth to America (2005)
Self
The Honeymooners (2005)
Ralph Kramden
Madagascar (2005)
Maurice (voice)
Be Cool (2005)
Sin LaSalle
Man of the House (2005)
Percy Stevens
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Constable
Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004)
Eddie
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Gus Petch
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
Self
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup (2002)
Himself
Serving Sara (2002)
Ray Harris
Barbershop (2002)
Eddie
Ice Age (2002)
Carl (voice)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal (2002)
Self
Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001)
Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
Kingdom Come (2001)
Rev. Hooker
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner (2001)
Self
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 (2000)
The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
Self
Big Momma's House (2000)
Reverend
Ride (1998)
Bo
A Fall from Grace ()
Jake Miles