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Cedric the Entertainer
Known for acting
Born April 24, 1964 in 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.
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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.
Movies and TV shows
RawTV · 1993
Big BrotherTV · 2000
Hollywood SquaresTV · 1998
2 Broke GirlsTV · 2011
black-ishTV · 2014
Hot in ClevelandTV · 2010
The NeighborhoodTV · 2018
The Masked SingerTV · 2019
SwappedMovie · 2026
Summer Camp IslandTV · 2018
The BoondocksTV · 2005
PowerTV · 2014
Whose Line Is It Anyway?TV · 2013
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N OutTV · 2005
Celebrity Family FeudTV · 2015
Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesTV · 2017
Ice AgeMovie · 2002
Bob Hearts AbisholaTV · 2019
The Steve Harvey ShowTV · 1996
To Tell the TruthTV · 2016
The Proud FamilyTV · 2001
Who Wants to Be a MillionaireTV · 2020
Celebrity Wheel of FortuneTV · 2021
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most WantedMovie · 2012
MadagascarMovie · 2005
Gotham Comedy LiveTV · 2012
The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderTV · 2022
Madagascar: Escape 2 AfricaMovie · 2008
The Last O.G.TV · 2018
Celebrity Jeopardy!TV · 2022
Another PeriodTV · 2015
EveTV · 2003
The Soul ManTV · 2012
Master of NoneTV · 2015
Drop the MicTV · 2017
Street KingsMovie · 2008
The Chris Rock ShowTV · 1997
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsMovie · 2004
Real Husbands of HollywoodTV · 2013
Making the VideoTV · 1999
Celebrity Weakest LinkTV · 2025
Why Him?Movie · 2016
A Haunted House 2Movie · 2014
WokeTV · 2020
PlanesMovie · 2013
Planes: Fire & RescueMovie · 2014
Big Momma's HouseMovie · 2000
Merry MadagascarMovie · 2009
UnfrostedMovie · 2024
Charlotte's WebMovie · 2006
A Haunted HouseMovie · 2013
Dr. Dolittle 2Movie · 2001
First ReformedMovie · 2018
Larry CrowneMovie · 2011
Man of the HouseMovie · 2005
Cadillac RecordsMovie · 2008
Welcome Home Roscoe JenkinsMovie · 2008
Intolerable CrueltyMovie · 2003
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop ComedyTV · 2022
BET AwardsTV · 2001
Be CoolMovie · 2005
The Emmy AwardsTV · 1949
Barbershop: The Next CutMovie · 2016
Serving SaraMovie · 2002
BarbershopMovie · 2002
Kings of BBQTV · 2023
Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessMovie · 2004
Madly MadagascarMovie · 2013
The Anna Nicole ShowTV · 2002
MADtvTV · 1995
The Comedy Get DownTV · 2017
This Is Stand-UpMovie · 2020
CrutchTV · 2025
Code Name: The CleanerMovie · 2007
#NoJokeMovie · 2019
Son of the SouthMovie · 2021
Johnson Family VacationMovie · 2004
Top FiveMovie · 2014
Talk to MeMovie · 2007
All's Faire in LoveMovie · 2009
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air SpectacularMovie · 2014
The HoneymoonersMovie · 2005
Above the LineMovie · 2025
A Proud Family WizmasMovie · 2026
Jake Paul vs. Mike TysonMovie · 2024
Feeding America Comedy FestivalMovie · 2020
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'NealMovie · 2002
The Greatest At Home VideosTV · 2020
Dreamworks: Holiday ClassicsMovie · 2012
Black KarenMovie · 2022
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh HefnerMovie · 2001
Kingdom ComeMovie · 2001
How I Learned to FlyMovie · 2023
The Opening ActMovie · 2020
RideMovie · 1998
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of MagicMovie · 2023
Dying LaughingMovie · 2017
Planes: Fire & Rescue: DipperMovie · 2014
Outlaw PosseMovie · 2024
The Original Kings of ComedyMovie · 2000
She BallMovie · 2020
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie MacMovie · 2012
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11Movie · 2021
Def Comedy Jam 25Movie · 2017
A Hip Hop StoryMovie · 2024
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!Movie · 2003
Earth to AmericaMovie · 2005
Be Cool, Very CoolMovie · 2005
Cedric's Barber BattleTV · 2015
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the VilleMovie · 2016
All Star Comedy JamMovie · 2009
Caught on TapeMovie · 2013
Summer Camp IslandMovie · 2017
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7Movie · 2000
The Plus OneMovie · 2023
GrassrootsMovie · 2012
Dance FuMovie · 2011
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You HigherMovie · 2006
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris StoryMovie · 2006
Poor Greg DrowningMovie · 2020