Cedric the Entertainer

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1964-04-24 (60 years old)

Place of Birth Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

Also Known As Cedric, Cedric Antonio Kyles, Cedric Kyles

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

Actor

Niềm Tin Lung Lay

as Cedric the Entertainer

A Fall from Grace

as Coroner Jake Miles

2024
Unfrosted

as Stu Smiley

2024
Outlaw Posse

as Horatio

2024
A Hip Hop Story

as Notorious BAG

2023
The Plus One

as Alfred Anders

2023
Kings of BBQ

as Self

2022
Black Karen

as Sergeant Warren

2021
2021
Son of the South

as Reverend Ralph Abernathy

2021
2020
The Opening Act

as Billy G.

2020
She Ball

as Councilmen

2020
2020
Woke

as Trash Can (voice)

2020
2019
#NoJoke

as Self

2019
Bob Hearts Abishola

as Calvin Butler

2019
Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

2018
First Reformed

as Pastor Joel Jeffers

2018
The Neighborhood

as Calvin Butler

2018
Summer Camp Island

as Moon (voice)

2018
Summer Camp Island

as Additional Voices (voice)

2018
The Last O.G.

as Mullins

2017
2017
Summer Camp Island

as Moon (voice)

2017
2017
Drop the Mic

as Self

2017
The Comedy Get Down

as Cedric the Entertainer

2016
Why Him?

as Lou Dunne

2016
To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

2015
Master of None

as The Magnificent Kenny

2015
Another Period

as Scott Joplin

2015
Cedric's Barber Battle

as Herself - Host

2014
Top Five

as Jazzy Dee

2014
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper

as Leadbottom (Voice)

2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue

as Leadbottom (voice)

2014
A Haunted House 2

as Father Doug

2014
black-ish

as Smokey

2014
Power

as Croop

2013
Planes

as Leadbottom (voice)

2013
Caught on Tape

as Maintenance Man

2013
Madly Madagascar

as Maurice (voice)

2013
A Haunted House

as Father Williams

2012
Dance Fu

as Detective

2012
Grassroots

as Richard McIver

2012
2012
Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Host

2012
The Soul Man

as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine

2011
Larry Crowne

as Lamar

2011
2 Broke Girls

as Darius

2011
2010
Hot in Cleveland

as Reverend Boyce

2010
The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

2009
Merry Madagascar

as Maurice (voice)

2009
All's Faire in Love

as Professor Shockworthy

2009
2008
Cadillac Records

as Willie Dixon

2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

as Maurice (voice)

2008
Street Kings

as Scribble

2008
2007
Talk to Me

as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry

2007
Code Name: The Cleaner

as Jake Rodgers

2006
Charlotte's Web

as Golly the Goose (voice)

2006
2005
2005
The Honeymooners

as Ralph Kramden

2005
Madagascar

as Maurice (voice)

2005
Be Cool

as Sin LaSalle

2005
Man of the House

as Percy Stevens

2004
Johnson Family Vacation

as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl

2003
Intolerable Cruelty

as Gus Petch

2003
Eve

as Self

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

2002
Serving Sara

as Ray Harris

2002
Barbershop

as Eddie

2002
Ice Age

as Carl (voice)

2001
Dr. Dolittle 2

as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)

2001
Kingdom Come

as Rev. Hooker

2001
2001
The Proud Family

as Bobby Proud (voice)

2000
Big Momma's House

as Reverend

1998
Ride

as Bo

1997
The View

as Self

1996
The Steve Harvey Show

as Cedric Robinson

1995
MADtv

as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

1993
1949
The Emmy Awards

as Self - Host

Producer

Crutch

as Executive Producer

2018
The Neighborhood

as Executive Producer

2009
All Star Comedy Jam

as Executive Producer

2007
2004

Creator

2012
The Soul Man

as Creator

Director

2012
Dance Fu

as Director