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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Daily Show
1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Raw
1993
Conan
2010
The View
1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
Filmography
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest · 2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest · 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self · 2015
The Daily Show
· 1996
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self · 2019
Raw
as Self · 1993
Conan
as Self · 2010
The View
as Self · 1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest · 2015
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self · 2005
Hollywood Squares
as Self - Panelist · 1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest · 2003
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest · 2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest · 2022
Big Brother
as Self - Guest · 2000
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest · 1993
2 Broke Girls
as Darius · 2011
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
· 1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self · 2003
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest · 2019
black-ish
as Smokey · 2014
Good Day Live
as Self · 2001
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self · 2020
The Masked Singer
as Self - Honey Pot · 2019
Hot in Cleveland
as Reverend Boyce · 2010
Summer Camp Island
as Moon (voice) · 2018
Summer Camp Island
as Additional Voices (voice) · 2018
The Neighborhood
as Calvin Butler · 2018
Swapped
as Caloo (voice) · 2026
Celebrity Family Feud
as Self · 2015
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self · 2013
The Boondocks
as Cousin Jericho Freeman (voice) · 2005
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
· 2005
Steve
as Self · 2017
The Steve Harvey Show
as Cedric Robinson · 1996
Power
as Croop · 2014
Steve Harvey
as Self · 2012
To Tell the Truth
as Self - Panelist · 2016
The Proud Family
as Bobby Proud (voice) · 2001
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
as Self · 2004
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self · 2017
Bob Hearts Abishola
as Calvin Butler · 2019
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self · 2012
Ice Age
as Rhino (voice) · 2002
Gotham Comedy Live
as Self - Host · 2012
Best Week Ever
· 2004
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Maurice (voice) · 2012
Live from E!
as Self · 2002
The Soul Man
as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine · 2012
Eve
as Self · 2003
Madagascar
as Maurice (voice) · 2005
The Last O.G.
as Mullins · 2018
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
as Self - Contestant · 2020
Drop the Mic
as Self · 2017
Another Period
as Scott Joplin · 2015
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Bobby (voice) · 2022
Master of None
as The Magnificent Kenny · 2015
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Maurice (voice) · 2008
Celebrity Jeopardy!
as Self - Contestant · 2022
The Chris Rock Show
· 1997
Why Him?
as Lou Dunne · 2016
Planes: Fire & Rescue
as Leadbottom (voice) · 2014
A Haunted House 2
as Father Williams · 2014
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
as Self · 2016
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Constable · 2004
Charlotte's Web
as Golly the Goose (voice) · 2006
The Marriage Ref
as Self - Panelist · 2010
Making the Video
· 1999
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
as Self · 2010
Real Husbands of Hollywood
as Self · 2013
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant · 2025
Big Momma's House
as Reverend · 2000
Street Kings
as Scribble · 2008
A Haunted House
as Father Williams · 2013
Planes
as Leadbottom (voice) · 2013
Woke
as Trash Can (voice) · 2020
Larry Crowne
as Lamar · 2011
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self · 2024
Intolerable Cruelty
as Gus Petch · 2003
Man of the House
as Percy Stevens · 2005
BET Awards
· 2001
The Emmy Awards
as Self - Host · 1949
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice) · 2001
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
· 2002
Unfrosted
as Stu Smiley · 2024
Be Cool
as Sin LaSalle · 2005
Merry Madagascar
as Maurice (voice) · 2009
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
as Clyde Stubb · 2008
Barbershop
as Eddie · 2002
Cadillac Records
as Willie Dixon · 2008
Barbershop: The Next Cut
as Eddie · 2016
Friday Night Vibes
as Self · 2021
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
as Self · 2022
First Reformed
as Pastor Joel Jeffers · 2018
Madly Madagascar
as Maurice (voice) · 2013
The Comedy Get Down
as Cedric the Entertainer · 2017
VH1 Goes Inside
· 2003
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
as Eddie · 2004
Top Five
as Jazzy Dee · 2014
Crutch
as Calvin Butler · 2025
Serving Sara
as Ray Harris · 2002
The Anna Nicole Show
· 2002
MADtv
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde · 1995
Comics Unleashed
as Self · 2006
Son of the South
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy · 2021
Johnson Family Vacation
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl · 2004
Code Name: The Cleaner
as Jake Rodgers · 2007
The Greatest At Home Videos
as Self - Host · 2020
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
· 2003
The Honeymooners
as Ralph Kramden · 2005
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self · 2024
This Is Stand-Up
as Self · 2020
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self · 2023
Kings of BBQ
as Self · 2023
Above the Line
as Tracy · 2025
Critics' Choice Television Awards
as Self - Host · 2011
How I Learned to Fly
as Louis · 2023
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
as Self · 2001
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self · 2021
All's Faire in Love
as Professor Shockworthy · 2009
Def Comedy Jam 25
as Self · 2017
Dying Laughing
as Self · 2017
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
as Maurice (voice) · 2012
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
· 2000
Earth to America
as Self · 2005
#NoJoke
as Self · 2019
The Original Kings of Comedy
as Self · 2000
Outlaw Posse
as Horatio · 2024
Kingdom Come
as Rev. Hooker · 2001
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
as Self · 2002
The Opening Act
as Billy G. · 2020
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
as Self · 2012
Feeding America Comedy Festival
as Self · 2020
A Hip Hop Story
as Notorious BAG · 2024
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
as Self · 2003
A Proud Family Wizmas
as Bobby (voice) · 2026
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
as Leadbottom (Voice) · 2014
It's Worth What?
as Host · 2011
Talk to Me
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry · 2007
Caught on Tape
as Maintenance Man · 2013
They're Trying To Kill Us
· 2021
All Star Comedy Jam
as Self · 2009
Black Karen
as Sergeant Warren · 2022
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
as Leadbottom · 2014
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
as Self · 2012
The Plus One
as Alfred Anders · 2023
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
as Himself · 2016
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
as Self · 2024
Dance Fu
as Detective · 2011
Poor Greg Drowning
· 2020
She Ball
as Councilmen · 2020
Ride
as Bo · 1998
Grassroots
as Richard McIver · 2012
Cedric's Barber Battle
as Herself - Host · 2015
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
as Himself · 2006
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
as Himself · 2006
Summer Camp Island
as Moon (voice) · 2017
Be Cool, Very Cool
as Self · 2005
Protect or Neglect
as Self · 2021
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
as Himself · 2002
Truth Be Told
· 2023
13 Days in Ferguson
· 2024