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