Cedric the Entertainer
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
Credits
- 2024 · Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson as Self
- 2024 · John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
- 2024 · Outlaw Posse as Horatio
- 2022 · Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self
- 2022 · Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy as Self
- 2021 · Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
- 2021 · Son of the South as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
- 2020 · Woke as Trash Can (voice)
- 2020 · She Ball as Councilmen
- 2020 · Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- 2020 · A Fall from Grace as Coroner Jake Miles
- 2016 · Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party as Self
- 2016 · Barbershop: The Next Cut as Eddie
- 2014 · Top Five as Jazzy Dee
- 2014 · Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular as Leadbottom
- 2010 · Take Two with Phineas and Ferb as
- 2009 · Merry Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- 2009 · All's Faire in Love as Professor Shockworthy
- 2009 · All Star Comedy Jam as Self
- 2008 · Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Clyde Stubb
- 2007 · Code Name: The Cleaner as Jake Rodgers
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2005 · The Honeymooners as Ralph Kramden
- 2005 · Man of the House as Percy Stevens
- 2004 · Johnson Family Vacation as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
- 2003 · VH1 Goes Inside as
- 2003 · Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
- 2002 · Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup as Himself
- 2002 · E! Live from the Red Carpet as Self
- 2001 · BET Awards as
- 2001 · Kingdom Come as Rev. Hooker
- 2000 · Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 as
- 2000 · The Original Kings of Comedy as Self
- 1999 · Making the Video as
- 1998 · Ride as Bo
- 1997 · The Chris Rock Show as
- 1949 · The Emmy Awards as Self - Host
- Future · Niềm Tin Lung Lay as Cedric the Entertainer
- 2024 · American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2024 · 13 Days in Ferguson as
- 2024 · Unfrosted as Stu Smiley
- 2024 · A Hip Hop Story as Notorious BAG
- 2023 · Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- 2023 · How I Learned to Fly as Louis
- 2023 · The Plus One as Alfred Anders
- 2023 · Kings of BBQ as Self
- 2023 · Truth Be Told as
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Bobby (voice)
- 2022 · Black Karen as Sergeant Warren
- 2021 · Protect or Neglect as Self
- 2021 · Friday Night Vibes as Self
- 2021 · They're Trying To Kill Us as
- 2020 · The Opening Act as Billy G.
- 2020 · The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- 2020 · Poor Greg Drowning as
- 2020 · The Greatest At Home Videos as Self - Host
- 2020 · This Is Stand-Up as Self
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- 2019 · Bob Hearts Abishola as Calvin Butler
- 2019 · The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · #NoJoke as Self
- 2018 · The Neighborhood as Calvin Butler
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
- 2018 · Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)
- 2018 · First Reformed as Pastor Joel Jeffers
- 2018 · The Last O.G. as Mullins
- 2017 · Drop the Mic as Self
- 2017 · The Comedy Get Down as Cedric the Entertainer
- 2017 · Def Comedy Jam 25 as Self
- 2017 · Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- 2017 · Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
- 2017 · Dying Laughing as Self
- 2016 · Why Him? as Lou Dunne
- 2016 · Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville as Himself
- 2016 · To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- 2015 · Master of None as The Magnificent Kenny
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · Another Period as Scott Joplin
- 2015 · Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- 2015 · Cedric's Barber Battle as Herself - Host
- 2015 · The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper as Leadbottom (Voice)
- 2014 · black-ish as Smokey
- 2014 · Planes: Fire & Rescue as Leadbottom (voice)
- 2014 · Power as Croop
- 2014 · A Haunted House 2 as Father Williams
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · Planes as Leadbottom (voice)
- 2013 · Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- 2013 · Caught on Tape as Maintenance Man
- 2013 · Madly Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- 2013 · A Haunted House as Father Williams
- 2012 · Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- 2012 · Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- 2012 · Grassroots as Richard McIver
- 2012 · The Soul Man as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
- 2012 · Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Maurice (voice)
- 2012 · Phunny Business: A Black Comedy as Self
- 2012 · I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
- 2011 · Dance Fu as Detective
- 2011 · 2 Broke Girls as Darius
- 2011 · It's Worth What? as Host
- 2011 · Larry Crowne as Lamar
- 2010 · Hot in Cleveland as Reverend Boyce
- 2010 · The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Cadillac Records as Willie Dixon
- 2008 · Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Maurice (voice)
- 2008 · Street Kings as Scribble
- 2007 · Talk to Me as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
- 2006 · Charlotte's Web as Golly the Goose (voice)
- 2006 · We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story as Himself
- 2006 · Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher as Himself
- 2006 · Comics Unleashed as Self
- 2005 · The Boondocks as
- 2005 · Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out as
- 2005 · Be Cool, Very Cool as Self
- 2005 · Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- 2005 · Be Cool as Sin LaSalle
- 2005 · The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- 2004 · Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Constable
- 2004 · Best Week Ever as
- 2004 · Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Eddie
- 2004 · On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- 2003 · Intolerable Cruelty as Gus Petch
- 2003 · Eve as Self
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV as
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- 2002 · Cedric the Entertainer Presents as
- 2002 · Serving Sara as Ray Harris
- 2002 · The Anna Nicole Show as
- 2002 · Barbershop as Eddie
- 2002 · Ice Age as Carl (voice)
- 2002 · Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal as Self
- 2001 · Good Day Live as Self
- 2001 · The Proud Family as Bobby Proud (voice)
- 2001 · Dr. Dolittle 2 as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
- 2001 · The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner as Self
- 2000 · Big Momma's House as Reverend
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Steve Harvey Show as Cedric Robinson
- 1996 · The Daily Show as
- 1995 · MADtv as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Raw as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- Future · Above the Line as Tracy