Cedric the Entertainer
Acting
Born April 24, 1964 · Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
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.
Directed (1)
Acting (80)
Swapped
2026
Above the Line
2025
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
13 Days in Ferguson
2024
Unfrosted
2024
Outlaw Posse
2024
A Hip Hop Story
2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
How I Learned to Fly
2023
The Plus One
2023
Truth Be Told
2023
Black Karen
2022
Protect or Neglect
2021
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
They're Trying To Kill Us
2021
Son of the South
2021
The Opening Act
2020
She Ball
2020
Poor Greg Drowning
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
This Is Stand-Up
2020
#NoJoke
2019
First Reformed
2018
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017
Summer Camp Island
2017
Dying Laughing
2017
Why Him?
2016
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016
Top Five
2014
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper
2014
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
A Haunted House 2
2014
Planes
2013
Caught on Tape
2013
Madly Madagascar
2013
A Haunted House
2013
Grassroots
2012
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
Dance Fu
2011
Larry Crowne
2011
Merry Madagascar
2009
All's Faire in Love
2009
All Star Comedy Jam
2009
Cadillac Records
2008
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
Street Kings
2008
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
Talk to Me
2007
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
Charlotte's Web
2006
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006
Earth to America
2005
The Honeymooners
2005
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
Madagascar
2005
Be Cool
2005
Man of the House
2005
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002
Serving Sara
2002
Barbershop
2002
Ice Age
2002
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
Kingdom Come
2001
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000
Big Momma's House
2000
Ride
1998