1964-04-24 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.
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13 Days in Ferguson | 2024-08-09 | |
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A Hip Hop Story | Notorious BAG | 2024-02-23 |
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Outlaw Posse | Horatio | 2024-03-01 |
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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson | Self | 2024-11-15 |
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American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special | Self | 2024-10-06 |
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Unfrosted | Stu Smiley | 2024-04-30 |
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How I Learned to Fly | Louis | 2023-11-15 |
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic | Self | 2023-12-21 |
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Truth Be Told | 2023-07-20 | |
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The Plus One | Alfred Anders | 2023-09-29 |
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Black Karen | Sergeant Warren | 2022-01-23 |
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Protect or Neglect | Self | 2021-10-27 |
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Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 | Self | 2021-09-11 |
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They're Trying To Kill Us | 2021-06-19 | |
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Son of the South | Reverend Ralph Abernathy | 2021-02-05 |
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This Is Stand-Up | Self | 2020-04-12 |
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Feeding America Comedy Festival | Self | 2020-05-10 |
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The Opening Act | Billy G. | 2020-10-16 |
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Poor Greg Drowning | 2020-08-11 | |
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She Ball | Councilmen | 2020-08-21 |
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#NoJoke | Self | 2019-09-09 |
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First Reformed | Pastor Joel Jeffers | 2018-05-18 |
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Summer Camp Island | Moon (voice) | 2017-04-16 |
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Def Comedy Jam 25 | Self | 2017-09-26 |
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Dying Laughing | Self | 2017-02-24 |
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Why Him? | Lou Dunne | 2016-12-22 |
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Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville | Himself | 2016-09-16 |
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Barbershop: The Next Cut | Eddie | 2016-04-15 |
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Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper | Leadbottom (Voice) | 2014-11-04 |
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Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular | Leadbottom | 2014-11-04 |
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Top Five | Jazzy Dee | 2014-12-12 |
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Planes: Fire & Rescue | Leadbottom (voice) | 2014-07-17 |
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A Haunted House 2 | Father Williams | 2014-04-17 |
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Caught on Tape | Maintenance Man | 2013-02-05 |
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Planes | Leadbottom (voice) | 2013-08-09 |
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A Haunted House | Father Williams | 2013-01-11 |
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Madly Madagascar | Maurice (voice) | 2013-01-29 |
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | Maurice (voice) | 2012-06-06 |
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Phunny Business: A Black Comedy | Self | 2012-04-25 |
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Grassroots | Richard McIver | 2012-06-22 |
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I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac | Self | 2012-02-19 |
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Larry Crowne | Lamar | 2011-06-30 |
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Dance Fu | Detective | 2011-10-04 |
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All Star Comedy Jam | Self | 2009-02-01 |
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Merry Madagascar | Maurice (voice) | 2009-11-16 |
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All's Faire in Love | Professor Shockworthy | 2009-05-15 |
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Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins | Clyde Stubb | 2008-02-08 |
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Street Kings | Scribble | 2008-04-10 |
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Cadillac Records | Willie Dixon | 2008-12-05 |
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | Maurice (voice) | 2008-10-30 |
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Talk to Me | 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry | 2007-07-13 |
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Code Name: The Cleaner | Jake Rodgers | 2007-01-05 |
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Charlotte's Web | Golly the Goose (voice) | 2006-12-07 |
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Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher | Himself | 2006-10-03 |
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We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story | Himself | 2006-10-17 |
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Be Cool, Very Cool | Self | 2005-06-07 |
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The Honeymooners | Ralph Kramden | 2005-06-10 |
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Be Cool | Sin LaSalle | 2005-03-04 |
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Man of the House | Percy Stevens | 2005-02-25 |
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Madagascar | Maurice (voice) | 2005-05-25 |
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Earth to America | Self | 2005-11-20 |
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Johnson Family Vacation | Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl | 2004-04-07 |
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | Constable | 2004-12-16 |
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Barbershop 2: Back in Business | Eddie | 2004-01-20 |
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Intolerable Cruelty | Gus Petch | 2003-10-10 |
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Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! | Self | 2003-01-01 |
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Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal | Self | 2002-01-29 |
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Ice Age | Carl (voice) | 2002-03-14 |
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Barbershop | Eddie | 2002-04-01 |
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Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup | Himself | 2002-10-01 |
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Serving Sara | Ray Harris | 2002-08-23 |
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Kingdom Come | Rev. Hooker | 2001-04-11 |
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The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner | Self | 2001-03-11 |
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Dr. Dolittle 2 | Zoo Bear #1 (voice) | 2001-06-22 |
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Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 | 2000-11-28 | |
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The Original Kings of Comedy | Self | 2000-08-18 |
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Big Momma's House | Reverend | 2000-05-31 |
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Ride | Bo | 1998-03-27 |
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Swapped | Caloo (voice) | |
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A Fall from Grace | Coroner Jake Miles | |
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Above the Line | Tracy |