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. 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

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Raw

The Kelly Clarkson Show

All Movies (83)

• A Proud Family Wizmas2026 · as Bobby (voice)
• Swapped2026 · as Caloo (voice)
• Above the Line2025 · as Tracy
• Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson2024 · as Self
• American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special2024 · as Self
• 13 Days in Ferguson2024
• Unfrosted2024 · as Stu Smiley
• Outlaw Posse2024 · as Horatio
• A Hip Hop Story2024 · as Notorious BAG
• Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic2023 · as Self
• How I Learned to Fly2023 · as Louis
• The Plus One2023 · as Alfred Anders
• Truth Be Told2023
• Black Karen2022 · as Sergeant Warren
• Protect or Neglect2021 · as Self
• Too Soon: Comedy After 9/112021 · as Self
• They're Trying To Kill Us2021
• Son of the South2021 · as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
• The Opening Act2020 · as Billy G.
• She Ball2020 · as Councilmen
• Poor Greg Drowning2020
• Feeding America Comedy Festival2020 · as Self
• This Is Stand-Up2020 · as Self
• #NoJoke2019 · as Self
• First Reformed2018 · as Pastor Joel Jeffers
• Def Comedy Jam 252017 · as Self
• Summer Camp Island2017 · as Moon (voice)
• Dying Laughing2017 · as Self
• Why Him?2016 · as Lou Dunne
• Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville2016 · as Himself
• Barbershop: The Next Cut2016 · as Eddie
• Top Five2014 · as Jazzy Dee
• Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular2014 · as Leadbottom
• Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper2014 · as Leadbottom (Voice)
• Planes: Fire & Rescue2014 · as Leadbottom (voice)
• A Haunted House 22014 · as Father Williams
• Planes2013 · as Leadbottom (voice)
• Caught on Tape2013 · as Maintenance Man
• Madly Madagascar2013 · as Maurice (voice)
• A Haunted House2013 · as Father Williams
• Dreamworks: Holiday Classics2012 · as Maurice (voice)
• Grassroots2012 · as Richard McIver
• Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted2012 · as Maurice (voice)
• Phunny Business: A Black Comedy2012 · as Self
• I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac2012 · as Self
• Dance Fu2011 · as Detective
• Larry Crowne2011 · as Lamar
• Merry Madagascar2009 · as Maurice (voice)
• All's Faire in Love2009 · as Professor Shockworthy
• All Star Comedy Jam2009 · as Self
• Cadillac Records2008 · as Willie Dixon
• Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa2008 · as Maurice (voice)
• Street Kings2008 · as Scribble
• Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins2008 · as Clyde Stubb
• Talk to Me2007 · as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
• Code Name: The Cleaner2007 · as Jake Rodgers
• Charlotte's Web2006 · as Golly the Goose (voice)
• We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story2006 · as Himself
• Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher2006 · as Himself
• Earth to America2005 · as Self
• The Honeymooners2005 · as Ralph Kramden
• Be Cool, Very Cool2005 · as Self
• Madagascar2005 · as Maurice (voice)
• Be Cool2005 · as Sin LaSalle
• Man of the House2005 · as Percy Stevens
• Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events2004 · as Constable
• Johnson Family Vacation2004 · as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
• Barbershop 2: Back in Business2004 · as Eddie
• Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!2003 · as Self
• Intolerable Cruelty2003 · as Gus Petch
• Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup2002 · as Himself
• Serving Sara2002 · as Ray Harris
• Barbershop2002 · as Eddie
• Ice Age2002 · as Rhino (voice)
• Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal2002 · as Self
• Dr. Dolittle 22001 · as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
• Kingdom Come2001 · as Rev. Hooker
• The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner2001 · as Self
• Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 72000
• The Original Kings of Comedy2000 · as Self
• Big Momma's House2000 · as Reverend
• Ride1998 · as Bo
• A Fall from Grace— · as Coroner Jake Miles

All TV Shows (79)

• Crutch2025 · as Calvin Butler
• Celebrity Weakest Link2025 · as Self - Contestant
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.2024 · as Self
• Kings of BBQ2023 · as Self
• Celebrity Jeopardy!2022 · as Self - Contestant
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder2022 · as Bobby (voice)
• Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy2022 · as Self
• Friday Night Vibes2021 · as Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show2020 · as Self
• Woke2020 · as Trash Can (voice)
• The Greatest At Home Videos2020 · as Self - Host
• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire2020 · as Self - Contestant
• Bob Hearts Abishola2019 · as Calvin Butler
• Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Self - Honey Pot
• The Neighborhood2018 · as Calvin Butler
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Moon (voice)
• Summer Camp Island2018 · as Additional Voices (voice)
• The Last O.G.2018 · as Mullins
• Drop the Mic2017 · as Self
• The Comedy Get Down2017 · as Cedric the Entertainer
• Steve2017 · as Self
• Carpool Karaoke: The Series2017 · as Self
• Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party2016 · as Self
• To Tell the Truth2016 · as Self - Panelist
• Master of None2015 · as The Magnificent Kenny
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Another Period2015 · as Scott Joplin
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• Cedric's Barber Battle2015 · as Herself - Host
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• black-ish2014 · as Smokey
• Power2014 · as Croop
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self - Guest
• Whose Line Is It Anyway?2013 · as Self
• Real Husbands of Hollywood2013 · as Self
• Gotham Comedy Live2012 · as Self - Host
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee2012 · as Self
• The Soul Man2012 · as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
• 2 Broke Girls2011 · as Darius
• It's Worth What?2011 · as Host
• Critics' Choice Television Awards2011 · as Self - Host
• Take Two with Phineas and Ferb2010 · as Self
• Hot in Cleveland2010 · as Reverend Boyce
• The Marriage Ref2010 · as Self - Panelist
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Comics Unleashed2006 · as Self
• The Boondocks2005
• Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out2005
• The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson2005 · as Self
• Best Week Ever2004
• On Air with Ryan Seacrest2004 · as Self
• Eve2003 · as Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show2003 · as Self
• VH1 Goes Inside2003
• TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV2003
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• Cedric the Entertainer Presents2002
• The Anna Nicole Show2002
• Live from E!2002 · as Self
• Good Day Live2001 · as Self
• The Proud Family2001 · as Bobby Proud (voice)
• BET Awards2001
• Making the Video1999
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• The View1997 · as Self
• The Chris Rock Show1997
• The Steve Harvey Show1996 · as Cedric Robinson
• The Daily Show1996
• MADtv1995 · as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Raw1993 · as Self
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self - Host