Cedric the Entertainer

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.

Outlaw Posse
2024
Horatio
A Hip Hop Story
2024
Notorious BAG
Unfrosted
2024
Stu Smiley
13 Days in Ferguson
2024
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
Self
Truth Be Told
2023
How I Learned to Fly
2023
Louis
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
Self
The Plus One
2023
Alfred Anders
Black Karen
2022
Sergeant Warren
Protect or Neglect
2021
Self
Son of the South
2021
Reverend Ralph Abernathy
They're Trying To Kill Us
2021
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
Self
She Ball
2020
Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning
2020
The Opening Act
2020
Billy G.
This Is Stand-Up
2020
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
Self
A Fall from Grace
2020
Coroner Jake Miles
#NoJoke
2019
Self
First Reformed
2018
Pastor Joel Jeffers
Dying Laughing
2017
Self
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017
Self
Summer Camp Island
2017
Moon (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016
Writer
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016
Eddie
Why Him?
2016
Lou Dunne
A Haunted House 2
2014
Father Williams
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
Leadbottom (voice)
Top Five
2014
Jazzy Dee
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014
Leadbottom
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper
2014
Leadbottom (Voice)
Planes
2013
Leadbottom (voice)
A Haunted House
2013
Father Williams
Caught on Tape
2013
Maintenance Man
Madly Madagascar
2013
Maurice (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012
Self
Grassroots
2012
Richard McIver
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
Self
Dance Fu
2011
Director
Larry Crowne
2011
Lamar
All Star Comedy Jam
2009
Executive Producer
Merry Madagascar
2009
Maurice (voice)
All's Faire in Love
2009
Professor Shockworthy
Street Kings
2008
Scribble
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
Maurice (voice)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
Clyde Stubb
Cadillac Records
2008
Willie Dixon
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
Producer
Talk to Me
2007
'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006
Writer
Charlotte's Web
2006
Golly the Goose (voice)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006
Himself
Be Cool
2005
Sin LaSalle
The Honeymooners
2005
Ralph Kramden
Earth to America
2005
Self
Man of the House
2005
Percy Stevens
Madagascar
2005
Maurice (voice)
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
Producer
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
Eddie
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
Constable
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
Gus Petch
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
Self
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002
Writer
Ice Age
2002
Carl (voice)
Barbershop
2002
Eddie
Serving Sara
2002
Ray Harris
Kingdom Come
2001
Rev. Hooker
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
Niềm Tin Lung Lay

Cedric the Entertainer
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002
Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001
Self
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000
Writer
Big Momma's House
2000
Reverend
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000
Ride
1998
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