Actor
Cedric the Entertainer
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 ...

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