
Cast
Cedric the Entertainer
Acting
Cast
Cedric the Entertainer
Known for
Acting
Born
1964-04-24
From
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Also known as Cedric, Cedric Antonio Kyles, Cedric Kyles
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 1993â1994 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 2013â14. In 2019, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Swapped
as Caloo (voice)

Ice Age
as Rhino (voice)

Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Maurice (voice)

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Maurice (voice)

A Haunted House 2
as Father Williams

A Haunted House
as Father Williams

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Constable

Big Momma's House
as Reverend

Planes
as Leadbottom (voice)

Street Kings
as Scribble

Be Cool
as Sin LaSalle

Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Leadbottom (voice)

Why Him?
as Lou Dunne

Charlotte's Web
as Golly the Goose (voice)

Barbershop
as Eddie

Larry Crowne
as Lamar

Madly Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)

Intolerable Cruelty
as Gus Petch

Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)

First Reformed
as Pastor Joel Jeffers

Cadillac Records
as Willie Dixon

Unfrosted
as Stu Smiley

Above the Line
as Tracy

Man of the House
as Percy Stevens

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Clyde Stubb

Serving Sara
as Ray Harris

Merry Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)

Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Eddie

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self

#NoJoke
as Self

Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Eddie

Johnson Family Vacation
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl

Ride
as Bo

Code Name: The Cleaner
as Jake Rodgers

Kingdom Come
as Rev. Hooker

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
as Self

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

Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self

Top Five
as Jazzy Dee

This Is Stand-Up
as Self

Earth to America
as Self

Talk to Me
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry

Son of the South
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy

The Honeymooners
as Ralph Kramden

Def Comedy Jam 25
as Self

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self

Outlaw Posse
as Horatio

She Ball
as Councilmen

Grassroots
as Richard McIver

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

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self

The Original Kings of Comedy
as Self

All's Faire in Love
as Professor Shockworthy

Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Maurice (voice)

The Plus One
as Alfred Anders

The Opening Act
as Billy G.

Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
as Leadbottom

Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
as Leadbottom (Voice)

Caught on Tape
as Maintenance Man

All Star Comedy Jam
as Self

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self

Dying Laughing
as Self

Summer Camp Island
as Moon (voice)

How I Learned to Fly
as Louis

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

Black Karen
as Sergeant Warren

Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
as Himself

A Fall from Grace
as Coroner Jake Miles

They're Trying To Kill Us

Poor Greg Drowning

A Hip Hop Story
as Notorious BAG

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self

Dance Fu
as Detective

Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
as Self

Truth Be Told

Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
as Himself

Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
as Himself

13 Days in Ferguson

Protect or Neglect
as Self