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.

Cast

Ice Age

(Carl (voice))

Street Kings

(Scribble)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

(Maurice (voice))

Barbershop

(Eddie)

#NoJoke

(Self)

Be Cool

(Sin LaSalle)

The Honeymooners

(Ralph Kramden)

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

(Eddie)

All Star Comedy Jam

(Himself)

Talk to Me

('Nighthawk' Bob Terry)

Intolerable Cruelty

(Gus Petch)

The Original Kings of Comedy

(Self)

Merry Madagascar

(Maurice (voice))

Serving Sara

(Ray Harris)

Earth to America

(Self)

Charlotte's Web

(Golly the Goose (voice))

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

(Self)

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

(Clyde Stubb)

Man of the House

(Percy Stevens)

Code Name: The Cleaner

(Jake Rodgers)

Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

(Himself)

Cadillac Records

(Willie Dixon)

Protect or Neglect

(Self)

Planes

(Leadbottom (voice))

Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup

(Himself)

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

(Maurice (voice))

Johnson Family Vacation

(Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl)

Phunny Business: A Black Comedy

(Self)

Larry Crowne

(Lamar)

Truth Be Told

Grassroots

(Richard McIver)

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

(Self)

Outlaw Posse

(Horatio)

Dance Fu

(Detective)

A Haunted House

(Father Williams)

A Haunted House 2

(Father Williams)

Caught on Tape

(Maintenance Man)

How I Learned to Fly

(Louis)

Ride

(Bo)

Madagascar

(Maurice (voice))

Kingdom Come

(Rev. Hooker)

Planes: Fire & Rescue

(Leadbottom (voice))

Top Five

(Jazzy Dee)

Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

(Leadbottom)

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

(Self)

The Plus One

(Alfred Anders)

A Hip Hop Story

(Notorious BAG)

Barbershop: The Next Cut

(Eddie)

Dr. Dolittle 2

(Zoo Bear #1 (voice))

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

(Himself)

Unfrosted

(Stu Smiley)

Dying Laughing

(Self)

Black Karen

(Sergeant Warren)

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

(Constable)

Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville

(Himself)

Niềm Tin Lung Lay

(Cedric the Entertainer)

Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper

(Leadbottom (Voice))

13 Days in Ferguson

Why Him?

(Lou Dunne)

Madly Madagascar

(Maurice (voice))

First Reformed

(Pastor Joel Jeffers)

Def Comedy Jam 25

(Self)

Big Momma's House

(Reverend)

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

(Self)

Summer Camp Island

(Moon (voice))

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

She Ball

(Councilmen)

Poor Greg Drowning

The Opening Act

(Billy G.)

All's Faire in Love

(Professor Shockworthy)

This Is Stand-Up

(Self)

Feeding America Comedy Festival

(Self)

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

(Self)

Son of the South

(Reverend Ralph Abernathy)

They're Trying To Kill Us

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

(Self)

A Fall from Grace

(Coroner Jake Miles)

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

(Himself)

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

(Self)

Best Week Ever

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

The View

(Self)

Tamron Hall

(Self - Guest)

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Boondocks

The Steve Harvey Show

(Cedric Robinson)

MADtv

(Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

(Self - Guest)

Making the Video

The Anna Nicole Show

Cedric the Entertainer Presents

The Marriage Ref

(Self - Panelist)

The Daily Show

Friday Night Vibes

(Self)

Good Day Live

(Self)

VH1 Goes Inside

The Soul Man

(Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine)

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV

Power

(Croop)

BET Awards

Another Period

(Scott Joplin)

2 Broke Girls

(Darius)

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

(Self)

E! Live from the Red Carpet

(Self)

Cedric's Barber Battle

(Herself - Host)

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

(Self)

Master of None

(The Magnificent Kenny)

It's Worth What?

(Host)

The Greatest At Home Videos

(Self - Host)

Hot in Cleveland

(Reverend Boyce)

The Chris Rock Show

The Late Late Show with James Corden

(Self - Guest)

Kings of BBQ

(Self)

Gotham Comedy Live

(Self - Host)

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

(Bobby (voice))

The Drew Barrymore Show

(Self)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

(Self - Guest)

Celebrity Jeopardy!

(Self)

The Last O.G.

(Mullins)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

(Self)

The Kelly Clarkson Show

(Self)

Drop the Mic

(Self)

The Neighborhood

(Calvin Butler)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

(Self)

Summer Camp Island

(Moon (voice))

Comics Unleashed

(Self)

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

(Self)

The Proud Family

(Bobby Proud (voice))

Summer Camp Island

(Additional Voices (voice))

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

(Self)

Bob Hearts Abishola

(Calvin Butler)

WWE Raw

To Tell the Truth

(Self - Panelist)

black-ish

(Smokey)

On Air with Ryan Seacrest

(Self)

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

(Self)

Woke

(Trash Can (voice))

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

(Self)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

(Self - Guest)

The Comedy Get Down

(Cedric the Entertainer)

Eve

(Self)

Celebrity Family Feud

(Self)

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

(Self)

The Emmy Awards

(Self - Host)

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

(Self - Contestant)