Cedric the Entertainer
Born: 1964-04-24 in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- Swapped as Caloo (voice)
2025
- Celebrity Weakest Link as Self - Contestant
- Crutch as Calvin Butler
- Above the Line as Tracy
2024
- John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A. as Self
- Unfrosted as Stu Smiley
- Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson as Self
- Outlaw Posse as Horatio
- A Hip Hop Story as Notorious BAG
- American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special as Self
- 13 Days in Ferguson
2023
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- Kings of BBQ as Self
- The Plus One as Alfred Anders
- How I Learned to Fly as Louis
- Truth Be Told
2022
- The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self - Guest
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder as Bobby (voice)
- Celebrity Jeopardy! as Self - Contestant
- Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy as Self
- Black Karen as Sergeant Warren
2021
- Son of the South as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
- Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
- Friday Night Vibes as Self
- They're Trying To Kill Us
- Protect or Neglect as Self
2020
- The Drew Barrymore Show as Self
- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- Woke as Trash Can (voice)
- She Ball as Councilmen
- Feeding America Comedy Festival as Self
- The Opening Act as Billy G.
- This Is Stand-Up as Self
- Poor Greg Drowning
- The Greatest At Home Videos as Self - Host
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- The Masked Singer as Self - Honey Pot
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Bob Hearts Abishola as Calvin Butler
- #NoJoke as Self
2018
- Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
- The Neighborhood as Calvin Butler
- The Last O.G. as Mullins
- First Reformed as Pastor Joel Jeffers
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- Drop the Mic as Self
- Steve as Self
- The Comedy Get Down as Cedric the Entertainer
- Dying Laughing as Self
- Def Comedy Jam 25 as Self
- Summer Camp Island as Moon (voice)
2016
- To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist
- Why Him? as Lou Dunne
- Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party as Self
- Barbershop: The Next Cut as Eddie
- Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville as Himself
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest
- The Late Late Show with James Corden as Self - Guest
- Celebrity Family Feud as Self
- Master of None as The Magnificent Kenny
- Another Period as Scott Joplin
- Cedric's Barber Battle as Herself - Host
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Power as Croop
- black-ish as Smokey
- A Haunted House 2 as Father Williams
- Planes: Fire & Rescue as Leadbottom (voice)
- Top Five as Jazzy Dee
- Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular as Leadbottom
- Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper as Leadbottom (Voice)
2013
- Whose Line Is It Anyway? as Self
- A Haunted House as Father Williams
- Planes as Leadbottom (voice)
- Madly Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- Real Husbands of Hollywood as Self
- Caught on Tape as Maintenance Man
2012
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted as Maurice (voice)
- Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- The Soul Man as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
- Gotham Comedy Live as Self - Host
- Dreamworks: Holiday Classics as Maurice (voice)
- I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Self
- Grassroots as Richard McIver
- Phunny Business: A Black Comedy as Self
2011
- 2 Broke Girls as Darius
- Larry Crowne as Lamar
- Dance Fu as Detective
- It's Worth What? as Host
- Critics' Choice Television Awards as Self - Host
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Reverend Boyce
- The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
- Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Merry Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- All's Faire in Love as Professor Shockworthy
- All Star Comedy Jam as Self
2008
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as Maurice (voice)
- Street Kings as Scribble
- Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins as Clyde Stubb
- Cadillac Records as Willie Dixon
2007
- Code Name: The Cleaner as Jake Rodgers
- Talk to Me as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
2006
- Charlotte's Web as Golly the Goose (voice)
- Comics Unleashed as Self
- Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher as Himself
- We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story as Himself
2005
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson as Self
- The Boondocks
- Madagascar as Maurice (voice)
- Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
- Be Cool as Sin LaSalle
- Man of the House as Percy Stevens
- Earth to America as Self
- The Honeymooners as Ralph Kramden
- Be Cool, Very Cool as Self
2004
- Best Week Ever
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as Constable
- On Air with Ryan Seacrest as Self
- Johnson Family Vacation as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
- Barbershop 2: Back in Business as Eddie
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- Eve as Self
- Intolerable Cruelty as Gus Petch
- VH1 Goes Inside
- TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
- Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! as Self
2002
- Ice Age as Rhino (voice)
- Live from E! as Self
- Barbershop as Eddie
- Cedric the Entertainer Presents
- The Anna Nicole Show
- Serving Sara as Ray Harris
- Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal as Self
- Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup as Himself
2001
- Good Day Live as Self
- The Proud Family as Bobby Proud (voice)
- Dr. Dolittle 2 as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
- BET Awards
- Kingdom Come as Rev. Hooker
- The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner as Self
2000
- Big Momma's House as Reverend
- The Original Kings of Comedy as Self
- Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
1999
1998
- Hollywood Squares as Self - Panelist
- Ride as Bo
1997
- The View as Self
- The Chris Rock Show
1996
- The Daily Show
- The Steve Harvey Show as Cedric Robinson
1995
- MADtv as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
1993
- Raw as Self
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1949
- The Emmy Awards as Self - Host