Cedric the Entertainer
Actor
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.
As Director
Filmography
Ice Age
as Carl (voice) 2002
Madagascar
as Maurice (voice) 2005
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Maurice (voice) 2008
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Maurice (voice) 2012
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Constable 2004
Why Him?
as Lou Dunne 2016
Big Momma's House
as Reverend 2000
A Haunted House
as Father Williams 2013
Planes
as Leadbottom (voice) 2013
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice) 2001
Street Kings
as Scribble 2008
Intolerable Cruelty
as Gus Petch 2003
A Haunted House 2
as Father Williams 2014
Charlotte's Web
as Golly the Goose (voice) 2006
First Reformed
as Pastor Joel Jeffers 2018
Larry Crowne
as Lamar 2011
Be Cool
as Sin LaSalle 2005