Cedric the Entertainer
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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Films (83)
A Proud Family Wizmas
2026 · Bobby (voice)
Aventures croisées
2026 · Caloo (voice)
Above the Line
2025 · Tracy
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024 · Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024 · Self
13 Days in Ferguson
2024
Unfrosted : L'épopée de la Pop-Tart
2024 · Stu Smiley
Outlaw Posse
2024 · Horatio
A Hip Hop Story
2024 · Notorious BAG
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023 · Self
How I Learned to Fly
2023 · Louis
The Plus One
2023 · Alfred Anders
Truth Be Told
2023
Black Karen
2022 · Sergeant Warren
Protect or Neglect
2021 · Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021 · Self
They're Trying To Kill Us
2021
Un fils du sud
2021 · Reverend Ralph Abernathy
The Opening Act
2020 · Billy G.
She Ball
2020 · Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning
2020
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020 · Self
This Is Stand-Up
2020 · Self
#NoJoke
2019 · Self
Sur le chemin de la rédemption
2018 · Pastor Joel Jeffers
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017 · Self
Summer Camp Island
2017 · Moon (voice)
Dying Laughing
2017 · Self
The Boyfriend : Pourquoi lui ?
2016 · Lou Dunne
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016 · Himself, Writer
Barbershop: A Fresh Cut
2016 · Eddie
Top Five
2014 · Jazzy Dee
Planes - Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014 · Leadbottom
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014 · Leadbottom (Voice)
Planes 2
2014 · Leadbottom (voice)
Maison hantée 2
2014 · Father Williams
Les avions
2013 · Leadbottom (voice)
Caught on Tape
2013 · Maintenance Man
Madagascar en folie
2013 · Maurice (voice)
Ghost Bastards
2013 · Father Williams
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012 · Maurice (voice)
Grassroots
2012 · Richard McIver
Madagascar 3 : Bons baisers d'Europe
2012 · Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012 · Self
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012 · Self
Dance Fu
2011 · Detective, Director
Il n'est jamais trop tard
2011 · Lamar
Joyeux Noël Madagascar
2009 · Maurice (voice)
All's Faire in Love
2009 · Professor Shockworthy
All Star Comedy Jam
2009 · Self, Executive Producer
Cadillac Records
2008 · Willie Dixon
Madagascar 2
2008 · Maurice (voice)
Au bout de la nuit
2008 · Scribble
Le Retour de Roscoe Jenkins
2008 · Clyde Stubb
Talk to Me
2007 · 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Nom de code : Le nettoyeur
2007 · Jake Rodgers, Producer
Le Petit Monde de Charlotte
2006 · Golly the Goose (voice)
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006 · Himself
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006 · Himself, Writer
Earth to America
2005 · Self
Pour le meilleur et pour le pire
2005 · Ralph Kramden
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005 · Self
Madagascar
2005 · Maurice (voice)
Tómalo con calma
2005 · Sin LaSalle
Garde rapprochée
2005 · Percy Stevens
Les Désastreuses Aventures des orphelins Baudelaire
2004 · Constable
Les vacances de la famille Johnson
2004 · Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl, Producer
Barbershop 2
2004 · Eddie
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003 · Self
Intolérable cruauté
2003 · Gus Petch
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002 · Himself, Writer
Au service de Sara
2002 · Ray Harris
La barbería
2002 · Eddie
L'Âge de glace
2002 · Rhino (voice)
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002 · Self
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 8
2001 · Himself
Docteur Dolittle 2
2001 · Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
We Are Family
2001 · Rev. Hooker
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001 · Self
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000 · Self, Writer
Big Mamma
2000 · Reverend
Ride
1998 · Bo
Séries (82)
Crutch
2025 · Calvin Butler, Executive Producer
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025 · Self - Contestant
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
2024 · Self
Kings of BBQ
2023 · Self
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022 · Self - Contestant
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self - Guest
Sherri
2022 · Self - Guest
Cool Attitude : Encore plus cool
2022 · Bobby (voice)
Phat Tuesdays : L'ère de la comédie hip-hop
2022 · Self
Friday Night Vibes
2021 · Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021 · Self - Contestant
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · Self
Woke
2020 · Trash Can (voice)
The Greatest At Home Videos
2020 · Self - Host
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Self - Contestant
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019 · Calvin Butler
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Mask Singer (États-Unis)
2019 · Self
Voisins mais pas trop
2018 · Calvin Butler, Executive Producer
La Colo Magique
2018 · Moon (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
The Last Original Gangster
2018 · Mullins
Drop the Mic
2017 · Self
The Comedy Get Down
2017 · Cedric the Entertainer
Steve
2017 · Self
Carpool Karaoke : la série
2017 · Self
Nobodies
2017 · Cedric
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016 · Self
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016 · Self
To Tell the Truth
2016 · Self - Panelist
Master of None
2015 · The Magnificent Kenny
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Self - Guest, Self
Another Period
2015 · Scott Joplin
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self
Cedric's Barber Battle
2015 · Herself - Host
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
'black•ish
2014 · Smokey
Power
2014 · Croop
Le Tonight Show
2014 · Self, Self - Guest
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 · Self
Real Husbands of Hollywood
2013 · Self
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · Self - Host
Steve Harvey
2012 · Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
The Soul Man
2012 · Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine, Creator
2 Broke Girls
2011 · Darius
It's Worth What?
2011 · Host
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2011 · Self - Host
Toma Dos con Phineas y Ferb
2010 · Self
Conan
2010 · Self
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Reverend Boyce
The Marriage Ref
2010 · Self - Panelist
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
Comics Unleashed
2006 · Self
Les Boondocks
2005 · Cousin Jericho Freeman (voice)
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Best Week Ever
2004
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
Eve
2003 · Self
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
VH1 Goes Inside
2003
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
2002 · Creator
The Anna Nicole Show
2002
Le Tapis Rouge
2002 · Self
Good Day Live
2001 · Self
Cool Attitude
2001 · Bobby Proud (voice)
BET Awards
2001
Big Brother
2000 · Self - Guest
Making the Video
1999
Hollywood Squares
1998 · Self - Panelist
La Vue
1997 · Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997
The Steve Harvey Show
1996 · Cedric Robinson
Le Daily Show
1996
MADtv
1995 · Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
WWE Raw
1993 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Self - Host