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Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

Birthday: 1964-04-24 | Place of Birth: 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. 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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Above the Line

as    Tracy

2024
Planes: Back to School

as    Leadbottom

2024
A Hip Hop Story

as    Notorious BAG

2023
The Plus One

as    Alfred Anders

2023
How I Learned to Fly

as    Louis

2023
Kings of BBQ

as    Self

2022
Black Karen

as    Sergeant Warren

2021
Son of the South

as    Reverend Ralph Abernathy

2021
2020
The Opening Act

as    Billy G.

2020
She Ball

as    Councilmen

2020
This Is Stand-Up

as    Self

2020
The Greatest At Home Videos

as    Self - Host

2018
The Neighborhood

as    Calvin Butler

2018
First Reformed

as    Pastor Joel Jeffers

2017
The Comedy Get Down

as    Cedric the Entertainer

2017
Summer Camp Island

as    Moon (voice)

2017
Def Comedy Jam 25

as    Self

2016
Barbershop: The Next Cut

as    Eddie

2016
Why Him?

as    Lou Dunne