Cedric the Entertainer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- April 24, 1964 (age 62)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Swapped
Movie · as Caloo (voice)
A Proud Family Wizmas
Movie · as Bobby (voice)
Above the Line
Movie · as Tracy
Celebrity Weakest Link
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
Crutch
TV · as Calvin Butler · 2 eps
Outlaw Posse
Movie · as Horatio
A Hip Hop Story
Movie · as Notorious BAG
Unfrosted
Movie · as Stu Smiley
13 Days in Ferguson
Movie
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Movie · as Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Truth Be Told
Movie
How I Learned to Fly
Movie · as Louis
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Movie · as Self
The Plus One
Movie · as Alfred Anders
Kings of BBQ
TV · as Self · 10 eps
Black Karen
Movie · as Sergeant Warren
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV · as Bobby (voice) · 2 eps
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 6 eps
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Protect or Neglect
Movie · as Self
Son of the South
Movie · as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
They're Trying To Kill Us
Movie
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Movie · as Self
Friday Night Vibes
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
She Ball
Movie · as Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning
Movie
The Opening Act
Movie · as Billy G.
This Is Stand-Up
Movie · as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie · as Self
The Greatest At Home Videos
TV · as Self - Host · 27 eps
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Woke
TV · as Trash Can (voice) · 4 eps
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep
#NoJoke
Movie · as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Bob Hearts Abishola
TV · as Calvin Butler · 1 ep
The Masked Singer
TV · as Self · 1 ep
First Reformed
Movie · as Pastor Joel Jeffers
The Last O.G.
TV · as Mullins · 14 eps
The Neighborhood
TV · as Calvin Butler · 155 eps
Summer Camp Island
TV · as Moon (voice), Additional Voices (voice) · 10 eps
Dying Laughing
Movie · as Self
Def Comedy Jam 25
Movie · as Self
Summer Camp Island
Movie · as Moon (voice)
Drop the Mic
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Comedy Get Down
TV · as Cedric the Entertainer · 10 eps
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Steve
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Nobodies
TV · as Cedric · 2 eps
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Movie · as Eddie
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
Movie · as Himself
Why Him?
Movie · as Lou Dunne
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
TV · as Self · 1 ep
To Tell the Truth
TV · as Self - Panelist · 7 eps
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Another Period
TV · as Scott Joplin · 1 ep
Cedric's Barber Battle
TV · as Herself - Host · 8 eps
Master of None
TV · as The Magnificent Kenny · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Celebrity Family Feud
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Haunted House 2
Movie · as Father Williams
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Movie · as Leadbottom (voice)
Top Five
Movie · as Jazzy Dee
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
Movie · as Leadbottom
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
Movie · as Leadbottom (Voice)
Power
TV · as Croop · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
black-ish
TV · as Smokey · 2 eps
Planes
Movie · as Leadbottom (voice)
A Haunted House
Movie · as Father Williams
Caught on Tape
Movie · as Maintenance Man
Madly Madagascar
Movie · as Maurice (voice)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Real Husbands of Hollywood
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie · as Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
Movie · as Self
Grassroots
Movie · as Richard McIver
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Movie · as Self
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Movie · as Maurice (voice)
The Soul Man
TV · as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine · 54 eps
Gotham Comedy Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Steve Harvey
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Larry Crowne
Movie · as Lamar
Dance Fu
Movie · as Detective
2 Broke Girls
TV · as Darius · 1 ep
It's Worth What?
TV · as Host · 9 eps
Critics' Choice Television Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
The Marriage Ref
TV · as Self - Panelist · 2 eps
Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Reverend Boyce · 2 eps
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self · 1 ep
All Star Comedy Jam
Movie · as Self
Merry Madagascar
Movie · as Maurice (voice)
All's Faire in Love
Movie · as Professor Shockworthy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Street Kings
Movie · as Scribble
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie · as Maurice (voice)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Movie · as Clyde Stubb
Cadillac Records
Movie · as Willie Dixon
Talk to Me
Movie · as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Code Name: The Cleaner
Movie · as Jake Rodgers
Charlotte's Web
Movie · as Golly the Goose (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
Movie · as Himself
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
Movie · as Himself
Comics Unleashed
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Be Cool
Movie · as Sin LaSalle
The Honeymooners
Movie · as Ralph Kramden
Earth to America
Movie · as Self
Man of the House
Movie · as Percy Stevens
Madagascar
Movie · as Maurice (voice)
Be Cool, Very Cool
Movie · as Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
TV · 1 ep
The Boondocks
TV · as Cousin Jericho Freeman (voice) · 1 ep
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Movie · as Eddie
Johnson Family Vacation
Movie · as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Movie · as Constable
Best Week Ever
TV · 1 ep
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Intolerable Cruelty
Movie · as Gus Petch
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Movie · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
VH1 Goes Inside
TV · 1 ep
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
TV · 1 ep
Eve
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Ice Age
Movie · as Rhino (voice)
Barbershop
Movie · as Eddie
Serving Sara
Movie · as Ray Harris
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
Movie · as Himself
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Movie · as Self
The Anna Nicole Show
TV · 1 ep
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
TV · 22 eps
Live from E!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Kingdom Come
Movie · as Rev. Hooker
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie · as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
Movie · as Self
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 8
Movie · as Himself
Good Day Live
TV · as Self · 1 ep
BET Awards
TV · 1 ep
The Proud Family
TV · as Bobby Proud (voice) · 9 eps
The Original Kings of Comedy
Movie · as Self
Big Momma's House
Movie · as Reverend
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
Movie
Big Brother
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Making the Video
TV · 1 ep
Ride
Movie · as Bo
Hollywood Squares
TV · as Self - Panelist · 5 eps
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Chris Rock Show
TV · 1 ep
The Steve Harvey Show
TV · as Cedric Robinson · 122 eps
The Daily Show
TV · 1 ep
MADtv
TV · as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Raw
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 7 eps
The Emmy Awards
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep