Cedric the Entertainer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

151

Gender

Male

Birthday

1964-04-24 (61 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

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Raw

    Raw

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • The Jennifer Hudson Show

    The Jennifer Hudson Show

  • 2 Broke Girls

    2 Broke Girls

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • The View

    The View

  • The Neighborhood

    The Neighborhood

  • The Boondocks

    The Boondocks

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • black-ish

    black-ish

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Power

    Power

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Ice Age

    Ice Age

  • Bob Hearts Abishola

    Bob Hearts Abishola

  • Madagascar

    Madagascar

  • The Steve Harvey Show

    The Steve Harvey Show

  • On Air with Ryan Seacrest

    On Air with Ryan Seacrest

  • Whose Line Is It Anyway?

    Whose Line Is It Anyway?

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

  • Celebrity Family Feud

    Celebrity Family Feud

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Gotham Comedy Live

    Gotham Comedy Live

  • A Haunted House 2

    A Haunted House 2

  • The Proud Family

    The Proud Family

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • A Haunted House

    A Haunted House

  • To Tell the Truth

    To Tell the Truth

  • Best Week Ever

    Best Week Ever

  • Master of None

    Master of None

  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

  • Street Kings

    Street Kings

  • Eve

    Eve

  • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

    Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

  • The Last O.G.

    The Last O.G.

  • Woke

    Woke

  • Another Period

    Another Period

  • The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

    The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

  • Drop the Mic

    Drop the Mic

  • Planes

    Planes

  • Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

    Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

  • Dr. Dolittle 2

    Dr. Dolittle 2

  • Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

    Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

  • The Chris Rock Show

    The Chris Rock Show

  • Charlotte's Web

    Charlotte's Web

  • Barbershop 2: Back in Business

    Barbershop 2: Back in Business

  • Planes: Fire & Rescue

    Planes: Fire & Rescue

  • Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup

    Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup

  • The Soul Man

    The Soul Man

  • Larry Crowne

    Larry Crowne

  • E! Live from the Red Carpet

    E! Live from the Red Carpet

  • Celebrity Jeopardy!

    Celebrity Jeopardy!

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

    Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

  • Madly Madagascar

    Madly Madagascar

  • Barbershop

    Barbershop

  • Big Momma's House

    Big Momma's House

  • Grassroots

    Grassroots

  • All Star Comedy Jam

    All Star Comedy Jam

  • Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

    Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

  • Serving Sara

    Serving Sara

  • Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

  • The Marriage Ref

    The Marriage Ref

  • Why Him?

    Why Him?

  • Intolerable Cruelty

    Intolerable Cruelty

  • Earth to America

    Earth to America

  • Man of the House

    Man of the House

  • We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story

    We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story

  • BET Awards

    BET Awards

  • Merry Madagascar

    Merry Madagascar

  • Cadillac Records

    Cadillac Records

  • Top Five

    Top Five

  • Making the Video

    Making the Video

  • John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

    John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

  • Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

    Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

  • Barbershop: The Next Cut

    Barbershop: The Next Cut

  • The Emmy Awards

    The Emmy Awards

  • Be Cool

    Be Cool

  • Unfrosted

    Unfrosted

  • Cedric the Entertainer Presents

    Cedric the Entertainer Presents

  • The Honeymooners

    The Honeymooners

  • The Original Kings of Comedy

    The Original Kings of Comedy

  • Ride

    Ride

  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

    Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

  • Son of the South

    Son of the South

  • Kingdom Come

    Kingdom Come

  • Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

    Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

  • Johnson Family Vacation

    Johnson Family Vacation

  • Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

    Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

  • 13 Days in Ferguson

    13 Days in Ferguson

  • Summer Camp Island

    Summer Camp Island

  • Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

    Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

  • Truth Be Told

    Truth Be Told

  • Caught on Tape

    Caught on Tape

  • First Reformed

    First Reformed

  • VH1 Goes Inside

    VH1 Goes Inside

  • Comics Unleashed

    Comics Unleashed

  • Code Name: The Cleaner

    Code Name: The Cleaner

  • Celebrity Weakest Link

    Celebrity Weakest Link

  • The Anna Nicole Show

    The Anna Nicole Show

  • She Ball

    She Ball

  • Outlaw Posse

    Outlaw Posse

  • Feeding America Comedy Festival

    Feeding America Comedy Festival

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

    Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

  • They're Trying To Kill Us

    They're Trying To Kill Us

  • Dance Fu

    Dance Fu

  • The Comedy Get Down

    The Comedy Get Down

  • TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

    TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

  • American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

    American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

  • Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

    Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

  • #NoJoke

    #NoJoke

  • Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

    Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

  • This Is Stand-Up

    This Is Stand-Up

  • A Fall from Grace

    A Fall from Grace

  • Dying Laughing

    Dying Laughing

  • Friday Night Vibes

    Friday Night Vibes

  • Phunny Business: A Black Comedy

    Phunny Business: A Black Comedy

  • I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

    I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

  • Kings of BBQ

    Kings of BBQ

  • Black Karen

    Black Karen

  • All's Faire in Love

    All's Faire in Love

  • Above the Line

    Above the Line

  • The Greatest At Home Videos

    The Greatest At Home Videos

  • Def Comedy Jam 25

    Def Comedy Jam 25

  • Be Cool, Very Cool

    Be Cool, Very Cool

  • Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

    Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

  • Protect or Neglect

    Protect or Neglect

  • Cedric's Barber Battle

    Cedric's Barber Battle

  • It's Worth What?

    It's Worth What?

  • How I Learned to Fly

    How I Learned to Fly

  • A Hip Hop Story

    A Hip Hop Story

  • The Plus One

    The Plus One

  • Poor Greg Drowning

    Poor Greg Drowning

  • The Opening Act

    The Opening Act

  • Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper

    Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper

  • Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville

    Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville

  • The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

    The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

  • Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

    Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal