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