Cedric the Entertainer
Acting • Born 1964-04-24
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.
Filmography
158 credits
Ice Age
Movie • 2002
Carl (voice)
Street Kings
Movie • 2008
Scribble
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Movie • 2008
Maurice (voice)
Barbershop
Movie • 2002
Eddie
#NoJoke
Movie • 2019
Self
Be Cool
Movie • 2005
Sin LaSalle
The Honeymooners
Movie • 2005
Ralph Kramden
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Movie • 2004
Eddie
All Star Comedy Jam
Movie • 2009
Self
Talk to Me
Movie • 2007
'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Intolerable Cruelty
Movie • 2003
Gus Petch
The Original Kings of Comedy
Movie • 2000
Self
Merry Madagascar
Movie • 2009
Maurice (voice)
Serving Sara
Movie • 2002
Ray Harris
Earth to America
Movie • 2005
Self
Charlotte's Web
Movie • 2006
Golly the Goose (voice)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
Movie • 2003
Self
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
Movie • 2008
Clyde Stubb
Man of the House
Movie • 2005
Percy Stevens
Code Name: The Cleaner
Movie • 2007
Jake Rodgers
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
Movie • 2006
Himself
Cadillac Records
Movie • 2008
Willie Dixon
Protect or Neglect
Movie • 2021
Self
Planes
Movie • 2013
Leadbottom (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
Movie • 2002
Himself
Johnson Family Vacation
Movie • 2004
Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Movie • 2012
Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
Movie • 2012
Self
Larry Crowne
Movie • 2011
Lamar
Truth Be Told
Movie • 2023
Grassroots
Movie • 2012
Richard McIver
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Movie • 2012
Self
Outlaw Posse
Movie • 2024
Horatio
Dance Fu
Movie • 2011
Detective
A Haunted House
Movie • 2013
Father Williams
A Haunted House 2
Movie • 2014
Father Williams
Caught on Tape
Movie • 2013
Maintenance Man
How I Learned to Fly
Movie • 2023
Louis
Ride
Movie • 1998
Bo
Madagascar
Movie • 2005
Maurice (voice)
Kingdom Come
Movie • 2001
Rev. Hooker
Planes: Fire & Rescue
Movie • 2014
Leadbottom (voice)
Top Five
Movie • 2014
Jazzy Dee
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
Movie • 2014
Leadbottom
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Movie • 2023
Self
The Plus One
Movie • 2023
Alfred Anders
A Hip Hop Story
Movie • 2024
Notorious BAG
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Movie • 2016
Eddie
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie • 2001
Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
Movie • 2006
Himself
Unfrosted
Movie • 2024
Stu Smiley
Dying Laughing
Movie • 2017
Self
Black Karen
Movie • 2022
Sergeant Warren
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Movie • 2004
Constable
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
Movie • 2016
Himself
Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper
Movie • 2014
Leadbottom (Voice)
13 Days in Ferguson
Movie • 2024
Why Him?
Movie • 2016
Lou Dunne
Madly Madagascar
Movie • 2013
Maurice (voice)
First Reformed
Movie • 2018
Pastor Joel Jeffers
Def Comedy Jam 25
Movie • 2017
Self
Big Momma's House
Movie • 2000
Reverend
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
Movie • 2001
Self
Summer Camp Island
Movie • 2017
Moon (voice)
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
Movie • 2000
She Ball
Movie • 2020
Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning
Movie • 2020
The Opening Act
Movie • 2020
Billy G.
All's Faire in Love
Movie • 2009
Professor Shockworthy
This Is Stand-Up
Movie • 2020
Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
Movie • 2020
Self
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
Movie • 2002
Self
Son of the South
Movie • 2021
Reverend Ralph Abernathy
They're Trying To Kill Us
Movie • 2021
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Movie • 2021
Self
A Fall from Grace
Movie
Coroner Jake Miles
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2024
Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
Movie • 2024
Self
Above the Line
Movie • 2025
Tracy
Be Cool, Very Cool
Movie • 2005
Self
Swapped
Movie • 2026
Caloo (voice)
Best Week Ever
TV • 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
TV • 2005
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
The Boondocks
TV • 2005
The Steve Harvey Show
TV • 1996
Cedric Robinson
MADtv
TV • 1995
Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Making the Video
TV • 1999
The Anna Nicole Show
TV • 2002
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
TV • 2002
The Marriage Ref
TV • 2010
Self - Panelist
The Daily Show
TV • 1996
Friday Night Vibes
TV • 2021
Self
Good Day Live
TV • 2001
Self
VH1 Goes Inside
TV • 2003
The Soul Man
TV • 2012
Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
TV • 2003
Power
TV • 2014
Croop
BET Awards
TV • 2001
Another Period
TV • 2015
Scott Joplin
2 Broke Girls
TV • 2011
Darius
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Live from E!
TV • 2002
Self
Cedric's Barber Battle
TV • 2015
Herself - Host
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
TV • 2013
Self
Master of None
TV • 2015
The Magnificent Kenny
It's Worth What?
TV • 2011
Host
The Greatest At Home Videos
TV • 2020
Self - Host
Hot in Cleveland
TV • 2010
Reverend Boyce
The Chris Rock Show
TV • 1997
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Kings of BBQ
TV • 2023
Self
Gotham Comedy Live
TV • 2012
Self - Host
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
TV • 2022
Bobby (voice)
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV • 2020
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
Celebrity Jeopardy!
TV • 2022
Self
The Last O.G.
TV • 2018
Mullins
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
Drop the Mic
TV • 2017
Self
The Neighborhood
TV • 2018
Calvin Butler
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
TV • 2022
Self
Summer Camp Island
TV • 2018
Moon (voice)
Comics Unleashed
TV • 2006
Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
TV • 2016
Self
The Proud Family
TV • 2001
Bobby Proud (voice)
Summer Camp Island
TV • 2018
Additional Voices (voice)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV • 2012
Self
Bob Hearts Abishola
TV • 2019
Calvin Butler
Raw
TV • 1993
Self
To Tell the Truth
TV • 2016
Self - Panelist
black-ish
TV • 2014
Smokey
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
TV • 2004
Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
TV • 2024
Self
Woke
TV • 2020
Trash Can (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Comedy Get Down
TV • 2017
Cedric the Entertainer
Eve
TV • 2003
Self
Celebrity Family Feud
TV • 2015
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV • 2017
Self
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self - Host
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV • 2020
Self - Contestant
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
TV • 2010
Celebrity Weakest Link
TV • 2025
Self - Contestant
Sherri
TV • 2022
Self - Guest
Crutch
TV • 2025
Calvin Butler
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Self - Honey Pot
Critics' Choice Television Awards
TV • 2011
Self - Host
Real Husbands of Hollywood
TV • 2013
Self
Hollywood Squares
TV • 1998
Self - Panelist