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.
Acted in
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
as Self
13 Days in Ferguson
2024
Unfrosted
2024
as Stu Smiley
Outlaw Posse
2024
as Horatio
A Hip Hop Story
2024
as Notorious BAG
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
How I Learned to Fly
2023
as Louis
The Plus One
2023
as Alfred Anders
Kings of BBQ
2023
as Self
Truth Be Told
2023
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
as Self
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Bobby (voice)
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
2022
as Self
Black Karen
2022
as Sergeant Warren
Protect or Neglect
2021
as Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
They're Trying To Kill Us
2021
Son of the South
2021
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
The Opening Act
2020
as Billy G.
Woke
2020
as Trash Can (voice)
She Ball
2020
as Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning
2020
The Greatest At Home Videos
2020
as Self - Host
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
This Is Stand-Up
2020
as Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Contestant
A Fall from Grace
2020
as Coroner Jake Miles
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
as Calvin Butler
#NoJoke
2019
as Self
The Neighborhood
2018
as Calvin Butler
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Moon (voice)
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Additional Voices (voice)
First Reformed
2018
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
The Last O.G.
2018
as Mullins
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
The Comedy Get Down
2017
as Cedric the Entertainer
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017
as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Summer Camp Island
2017
as Moon (voice)
Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
Why Him?
2016
as Lou Dunne
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016
as Himself
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016
as Eddie
Master of None
2015
as The Magnificent Kenny
Another Period
2015
as Scott Joplin
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Cedric's Barber Battle
2015
as Herself - Host
Top Five
2014
as Jazzy Dee
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014
as Leadbottom
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper
2014
as Leadbottom (Voice)
black-ish
2014
as Smokey
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Leadbottom (voice)
Power
2014
as Croop
A Haunted House 2
2014
as Father Williams
Planes
2013
as Leadbottom (voice)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
Caught on Tape
2013
as Maintenance Man
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Maurice (voice)
A Haunted House
2013
as Father Williams
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
Grassroots
2012
as Richard McIver
The Soul Man
2012
as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012
as Self
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
as Self
Dance Fu
2011
as Detective
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Darius
It's Worth What?
2011
as Host
Larry Crowne
2011
as Lamar
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Reverend Boyce
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
Merry Madagascar
2009
as Maurice (voice)
All's Faire in Love
2009
as Professor Shockworthy
All Star Comedy Jam
2009
as Himself
Cadillac Records
2008
as Willie Dixon
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Maurice (voice)
Street Kings
2008
as Scribble
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
as Clyde Stubb
Talk to Me
2007
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
as Jake Rodgers
Charlotte's Web
2006
as Golly the Goose (voice)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006
as Himself
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006
as Himself
Earth to America
2005
as Self
The Boondocks
2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
The Honeymooners
2005
as Ralph Kramden
Madagascar
2005
as Maurice (voice)
Be Cool
2005
as Sin LaSalle
Man of the House
2005
as Percy Stevens
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as Constable
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Eddie
Eve
2003
as Self
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Gus Petch
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002
as Himself
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
2002
Serving Sara
2002
as Ray Harris
The Anna Nicole Show
2002
Barbershop
2002
as Eddie
Ice Age
2002
as Carl (voice)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002
as Self
The Proud Family
2001
as Bobby Proud (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
BET Awards
2001
Kingdom Come
2001
as Rev. Hooker
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001
as Self
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000
as Self
Big Momma's House
2000
as Reverend
Making the Video
1999
Ride
1998
as Bo
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Cedric Robinson
MADtv
1995
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Raw
1993
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Host
Niềm Tin Lung Lay
as Cedric the Entertainer
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self