Cedric the Entertainer
ActingAlso Known As
Cedric, Cedric Antonio Kyles, Cedric Kyles, سدریک د اینترتینر
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.
Movies
(82 total)
Ice Age
as Carl (voice)
Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Maurice (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Maurice (voice)
Why Him?
as Lou Dunne
Big Momma's House
as Reverend
A Haunted House
as Father Williams
Planes
as Leadbottom (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
Street Kings
as Scribble
Intolerable Cruelty
as Gus Petch
A Haunted House 2
as Father Williams
Charlotte's Web
as Golly the Goose (voice)
First Reformed
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
Larry Crowne
as Lamar
Be Cool
as Sin LaSalle
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Leadbottom (voice)
Barbershop
as Eddie
Man of the House
as Percy Stevens
TV Shows
(77 total)
2 Broke Girls
as Darius
Power
as Croop
Master of None
as The Magnificent Kenny
Raw
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
black-ish
as Smokey
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
The Neighborhood
as Calvin Butler
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
The Proud Family
as Bobby Proud (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
MADtv
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Hot in Cleveland
as Reverend Boyce
The Masked Singer
as Self - Honey Pot