Cedric the Entertainer
Known for Acting · 159 credits
- Born
- 1964-04-24 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Cedric · Cedric Antonio Kyles · Cedric Kyles
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.
Known For
TV Shows (77)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Raw
1993
as Self
Steve
2017
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
2 Broke Girls
2011
as Darius
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Power
2014
as Croop
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
Hollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
black-ish
2014
as Smokey
The Neighborhood
2018
as Calvin Butler
Summer Camp Island
2018
as Moon (voice) / Additional Voices (voice)
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Reverend Boyce
The Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Honey Pot
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
The Boondocks
2005
The Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Cedric Robinson
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
Master of None
2015
as The Magnificent Kenny
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019
as Calvin Butler
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
The Proud Family
2001
as Bobby Proud (voice)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
Best Week Ever
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Contestant
Live from E!
2002
as Self
The Last O.G.
2018
as Mullins
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Bobby (voice)
Another Period
2015
as Scott Joplin
Eve
2003
as Self
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
The Soul Man
2012
as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
Woke
2020
as Trash Can (voice)
The Chris Rock Show
1997
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022
as Self - Contestant
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
2010
as Self
Making the Video
1999
Steve Harvey
2012
as Self
Real Husbands of Hollywood
2013
as Self
BET Awards
2001
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
as Self - Contestant
Movies (82)
Swapped
2026
as Caloo (voice)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Maurice (voice)
Madagascar
2005
as Maurice (voice)
Ice Age
2002
as Rhino (voice)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Maurice (voice)
A Haunted House 2
2014
as Father Williams
A Haunted House
2013
as Father Williams
Planes
2013
as Leadbottom (voice)
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Leadbottom (voice)
Charlotte's Web
2006
as Golly the Goose (voice)
First Reformed
2018
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
Street Kings
2008
as Scribble
Why Him?
2016
as Lou Dunne
Larry Crowne
2011
as Lamar
Big Momma's House
2000
as Reverend
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as Constable
Madly Madagascar
2013
as Maurice (voice)
Merry Madagascar
2009
as Maurice (voice)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
as Clyde Stubb
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002
as Self
Intolerable Cruelty
2003
as Gus Petch
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
Cadillac Records
2008
as Willie Dixon
Be Cool
2005
as Sin LaSalle
Top Five
2014
as Jazzy Dee
Black Karen
2022
as Sergeant Warren
Above the Line
2025
as Tracy
Barbershop
2002
as Eddie
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016
as Eddie
Man of the House
2005
as Percy Stevens
Son of the South
2021
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007
as Jake Rodgers
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Eddie
Summer Camp Island
2017
as Moon (voice)
Johnson Family Vacation
2004
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
All's Faire in Love
2009
as Professor Shockworthy
This Is Stand-Up
2020
as Self
#NoJoke
2019
as Self
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
Unfrosted
2024
as Stu Smiley
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
as Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
as Self
The Opening Act
2020
as Billy G.
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012
as Maurice (voice)
A Hip Hop Story
2024
as Notorious BAG
Serving Sara
2002
as Ray Harris
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016
as Himself
A Proud Family Wizmas
2026
as Bobby (voice)
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
Dying Laughing
2017
as Self
Ride
1998
as Bo
She Ball
2020
as Councilmen
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014
as Leadbottom (Voice)
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017
as Self
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000
The Honeymooners
2005
as Ralph Kramden
Kingdom Come
2001
as Rev. Hooker
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
as Self
Talk to Me
2007
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Poor Greg Drowning
2020
Grassroots
2012
as Richard McIver
Protect or Neglect
2021
as Self
Earth to America
2005
as Self
Caught on Tape
2013
as Maintenance Man
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000
as Self
Dance Fu
2011
as Detective
13 Days in Ferguson
2024
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014
as Leadbottom
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012
as Self
Outlaw Posse
2024
as Horatio
The Plus One
2023
as Alfred Anders
How I Learned to Fly
2023
as Louis
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self
All Star Comedy Jam
2009
as Self
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001
as Self
They're Trying To Kill Us
2021
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
Truth Be Told
2023
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006
as Himself
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006
as Himself
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002
as Himself
About 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… With 159 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Cedric the Entertainer has appeared in 82 films and 77 TV shows.
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- Swapped (2026) — as Caloo (voice)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) — as Maurice (voice)
- Madagascar (2005) — as Maurice (voice)
- Ice Age (2002) — as Rhino (voice)
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) — as Maurice (voice)
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