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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-04-24 (60 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

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

She Ball as Councilmen
The Opening Act as Billy G.
A Fall from Grace as Coroner Jake Miles
Woke as Trash Can (voice)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant

2019

#NoJoke as Self
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
Bob Hearts Abishola as Calvin Butler

2018

First Reformed as Pastor Joel Jeffers
The Last O.G. as Mullins
The Neighborhood as Calvin Butler
Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
Summer Camp Island as Additional Voices (voice)

2017

Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
Drop the Mic as Self
The Comedy Get Down as Cedric the Entertainer

2016

2015

2014

A Haunted House 2 as Father Williams
Planes: Fire & Rescue as Leadbottom (voice)
Top Five as Jazzy Dee
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper as Leadbottom (Voice)
Power as Croop
black-ish as Smokey

2013

Planes as Leadbottom (voice)
A Haunted House as Father Williams
Caught on Tape as Maintenance Man
Madly Madagascar as Maurice (voice)

2012

2011

Larry Crowne as Lamar
Dance Fu as Detective
2 Broke Girls as Darius

2010

The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
Hot in Cleveland as Reverend Boyce

2009

Merry Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
All's Faire in Love as Professor Shockworthy

2008

Street Kings as Scribble
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Maurice (voice)
Cadillac Records as Willie Dixon

2007

Talk to Me as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Code Name: The Cleaner as Jake Rodgers

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

Kingdom Come as Rev. Hooker
Dr. Dolittle 2 as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
The Proud Family as Bobby Proud (voice)

2000

1999

1998

Ride as Bo

1997

1996

1995

MADtv as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde

1993

1992

1949

The Emmy Awards as Self - Host

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Niềm Tin Lung Lay as Cedric the Entertainer

Production

2018

The Neighborhood as Executive Producer

2009

All Star Comedy Jam as Executive Producer

2007

2004

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Crutch as Executive Producer

Directing

2011

Dance Fu as Director

Creator

2012

The Soul Man as Creator