Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1964-04-24 (Age: 62)
Place of Birth
Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
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.
Filmography (81)
Swapped
2026
Above the Line
2025
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
13 Days in Ferguson
2024
Unfrosted
2024
Outlaw Posse
2024
A Hip Hop Story
2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
How I Learned to Fly
2023
The Plus One
2023
Truth Be Told
2023
Black Karen
2022
Protect or Neglect
2021
