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.
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Full Filmography
All Credits (155)
Above the Line
as Tracy
Crutch
as Calvin Butler
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self
13 Days in Ferguson
as Unknown
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self
Unfrosted
as Stu Smiley
Outlaw Posse
as Horatio
A Hip Hop Story
as Notorious BAG
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
How I Learned to Fly
as Louis
The Plus One
as Alfred Anders
Kings of BBQ
as Self
Truth Be Told
as Unknown
Celebrity Jeopardy!
as Self - Contestant
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
Sherri
as Self - Guest
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Bobby (voice)
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
as Self
Black Karen
as Sergeant Warren
Protect or Neglect
as Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
Friday Night Vibes
as Self
They're Trying To Kill Us
as Unknown
Son of the South
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
The Opening Act
as Billy G.
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self
Woke
as Trash Can (voice)
She Ball
as Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning
as Unknown
The Greatest At Home Videos
as Self - Host
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self
This Is Stand-Up
as Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant
Bob Hearts Abishola
as Calvin Butler
#NoJoke
as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
The Masked Singer
as Self - Honey Pot
The Neighborhood
as Calvin Butler
Summer Camp Island
as Moon (voice)
Summer Camp Island
as Additional Voices (voice)
First Reformed
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
The Last O.G.
as Mullins
Drop the Mic
as Self
The Comedy Get Down
as Cedric the Entertainer
Def Comedy Jam 25
as Self
Steve
as Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
Summer Camp Island
as Moon (voice)
Dying Laughing
as Self
Why Him?
as Lou Dunne
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
as Self
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
as Himself
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Eddie
Master of None
as The Magnificent Kenny
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Another Period
as Scott Joplin
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self
Cedric's Barber Battle
as Herself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Top Five
as Jazzy Dee
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
as Leadbottom
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
as Leadbottom (Voice)
black-ish
as Smokey
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Leadbottom (voice)
Power
as Croop
A Haunted House 2
as Father Williams
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Planes
as Leadbottom (voice)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
Caught on Tape
as Maintenance Man
Madly Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
Real Husbands of Hollywood
as Self
A Haunted House
as Father Williams
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Maurice (voice)
Steve Harvey
as Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
Grassroots
as Richard McIver
The Soul Man
as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
as Self
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
as Self
Dance Fu
as Detective
2 Broke Girls
as Darius
Larry Crowne
as Lamar
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
as Self
Conan
as Self
Hot in Cleveland
as Reverend Boyce
Merry Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
All's Faire in Love
as Professor Shockworthy
All Star Comedy Jam
as Self
Cadillac Records
as Willie Dixon
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Maurice (voice)
Street Kings
as Scribble
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Clyde Stubb
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Jake Rodgers
Charlotte's Web
as Golly the Goose (voice)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
as Himself
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
as Himself
Comics Unleashed
as Self
Earth to America
as Self
The Boondocks
as Cousin Jericho Freeman (voice)
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
as Unknown
The Honeymooners
as Ralph Kramden
Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self
Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
Be Cool
as Sin LaSalle
Man of the House
as Percy Stevens
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Constable
Johnson Family Vacation
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Best Week Ever
as Unknown
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Eddie
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self
Intolerable Cruelty
as Gus Petch
Eve
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
VH1 Goes Inside
as Unknown
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
as Himself
Serving Sara
as Ray Harris
The Anna Nicole Show
as Unknown
Barbershop
as Eddie
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self
Live from E!
as Self
Good Day Live
as Self
The Proud Family
as Bobby Proud (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
BET Awards
as Unknown
Kingdom Come
as Rev. Hooker
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
as Self
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
as Unknown
The Original Kings of Comedy
as Self
Big Brother
as Self - Guest
Big Momma's House
as Reverend
Making the Video
as Unknown
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist
Ride
as Bo
The View
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
as Unknown
The Steve Harvey Show
as Cedric Robinson
The Daily Show
as Unknown
MADtv
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Raw
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Unknown
The Emmy Awards
as Self - Host