Acting · Jefferson City, Missouri, USA · Born April 24, 1964
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.
A Proud Family Wizmas
2026
as Bobby (voice)
MovieSwapped
2026
as Caloo (voice)
MovieAbove the Line
2025
as Tracy
TVCrutch
2025
as Calvin Butler
TVCelebrity Weakest Link
2025
as Self - Contestant
MovieJake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024
as Self
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024
as Self
Movie13 Days in Ferguson
2024
TVJohn Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024
as Self
MovieUnfrosted
2024
as Stu Smiley
MovieOutlaw Posse
2024
as Horatio
MovieA Hip Hop Story
2024
as Notorious BAG
MovieDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
as Self
MovieHow I Learned to Fly
2023
as Louis
MovieThe Plus One
2023
as Alfred Anders
TVKings of BBQ
2023
as Self
MovieTruth Be Told
2023
TVCelebrity Jeopardy!
2022
as Self - Contestant
TVThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
TVSherri
2022
as Self - Guest
TVThe Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Bobby (voice)
TVPhat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
2022
as Self
MovieBlack Karen
2022
as Sergeant Warren
MovieProtect or Neglect
2021
as Self
MovieToo Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
TVFriday Night Vibes
2021
as Self
MovieThey're Trying To Kill Us
2021
MovieSon of the South
2021
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
MovieThe Opening Act
2020
as Billy G.
TVThe Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
TVWoke
2020
as Trash Can (voice)
MovieShe Ball
2020
as Councilmen
MoviePoor Greg Drowning
2020
TVThe Greatest At Home Videos
2020
as Self - Host
MovieFeeding America Comedy Festival
2020
as Self
MovieThis Is Stand-Up
2020
as Self
TVWho Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020
as Self - Contestant
TVBob Hearts Abishola
2019
as Calvin Butler
Movie#NoJoke
2019
as Self
TVTamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
TVThe Masked Singer
2019
as Self - Honey Pot
TVThe Neighborhood
2018
as Calvin Butler
TVSummer Camp Island
2018
as Moon (voice)
MovieFirst Reformed
2018
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
TVThe Last O.G.
2018
as Mullins
TVDrop the Mic
2017
as Self
TVThe Comedy Get Down
2017
as Cedric the Entertainer
MovieDef Comedy Jam 25
2017
as Self
TVSteve
2017
as Self
TVCarpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
MovieSummer Camp Island
2017
as Moon (voice)
MovieDying Laughing
2017
as Self
MovieWhy Him?
2016
as Lou Dunne
TVMartha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
as Self
MovieCedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016
as Himself
TVTo Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
MovieBarbershop: The Next Cut
2016
as Eddie
TVMaster of None
2015
as The Magnificent Kenny
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
TVAnother Period
2015
as Scott Joplin
TVCelebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self
TVCedric's Barber Battle
2015
as Herself - Host
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
MovieTop Five
2014
as Jazzy Dee
MovieVitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014
as Leadbottom
MoviePlanes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014
as Leadbottom (Voice)
TVblack-ish
2014
as Smokey
MoviePlanes: Fire & Rescue
2014
as Leadbottom (voice)
TVPower
2014
as Croop
MovieA Haunted House 2
2014
as Father Williams
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
MoviePlanes
2013
as Leadbottom (voice)
TVWhose Line Is It Anyway?
2013
as Self
MovieCaught on Tape
2013
as Maintenance Man
MovieMadly Madagascar
2013
as Maurice (voice)
TVReal Husbands of Hollywood
2013
as Self
MovieA Haunted House
2013
as Father Williams
TVGotham Comedy Live
2012
as Self - Host
MovieDreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012
as Maurice (voice)
TVSteve Harvey
2012
as Self
TVComedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012
as Self
MovieGrassroots
2012
as Richard McIver
TVThe Soul Man
2012
as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
MovieMadagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
as Maurice (voice)
MoviePhunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012
as Self
MovieI Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
as Self
MovieDance Fu
2011
as Detective
TV2 Broke Girls
2011
as Darius
It's Worth What?
2011
as Host
MovieLarry Crowne
2011
as Lamar
Critics' Choice Television Awards
2011
as Self - Host
TVTake Two with Phineas and Ferb
2010
as Self
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Reverend Boyce
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
MovieMerry Madagascar
2009
as Maurice (voice)
TVWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
MovieAll's Faire in Love
2009
as Professor Shockworthy
MovieAll Star Comedy Jam
2009
as Self
MovieCadillac Records
2008
as Willie Dixon
MovieMadagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
as Maurice (voice)
MovieStreet Kings
2008
as Scribble
MovieWelcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008
as Clyde Stubb
MovieTalk to Me
2007
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
MovieCode Name: The Cleaner
2007
as Jake Rodgers
MovieCharlotte's Web
2006
as Golly the Goose (voice)
MovieWe Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006
as Himself
MovieCedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006
as Himself
TVComics Unleashed
2006
as Self
MovieEarth to America
2005
as Self
TVThe Boondocks
2005
TVNick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005
MovieThe Honeymooners
2005
as Ralph Kramden
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005
as Self
MovieMadagascar
2005
as Maurice (voice)
MovieBe Cool
2005
as Sin LaSalle
MovieMan of the House
2005
as Percy Stevens
TVThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
MovieLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as Constable
MovieJohnson Family Vacation
2004
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
TVBest Week Ever
2004
MovieBarbershop 2: Back in Business
2004
as Eddie
TVOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004
as Self
MovieRichard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
as Self
MovieIntolerable Cruelty
2003
as Gus Petch
TVEve
2003
as Self
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
VH1 Goes Inside
2003
TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieCedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002
as Himself
Cedric the Entertainer Presents
2002
MovieServing Sara
2002
as Ray Harris
TVThe Anna Nicole Show
2002
MovieBarbershop
2002
as Eddie
MovieIce Age
2002
as Rhino (voice)
MoviePlatinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002
as Self
TVLive from E!
2002
as Self
Good Day Live
2001
as Self
TVThe Proud Family
2001
as Bobby Proud (voice)
MovieDr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
TVBET Awards
2001
MovieKingdom Come
2001
as Rev. Hooker
MovieThe N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001
as Self
MovieDef Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000
MovieThe Original Kings of Comedy
2000
as Self
MovieBig Momma's House
2000
as Reverend
TVMaking the Video
1999
TVHollywood Squares
1998
as Self - Panelist
MovieRide
1998
as Bo
TVThe View
1997
as Self
TVThe Chris Rock Show
1997
TVThe Steve Harvey Show
1996
as Cedric Robinson
TVThe Daily Show
1996
TVMADtv
1995
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVRaw
1993
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self - Host
