Cedric the Entertainer
Birthplace: Jefferson City
Born: 1964-04-24
Occupations recorded in source
actor; film actor; film director; screenwriter; television actor; voice actor
Biography from Wikipedia
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, producer, and television host. Beginning in the 1990s, he built a successful career in stand-up comedy, as well as in film, television, and voice acting, earning recognition for his contributions to American comedy and entertainment.
He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, as one of The Original Kings of Comedy, for starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop and for voicing Maurice in the Madagascar film series. He hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He starred in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which aired from 2012–16 and hosted the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire from 2013–14 . He has also done voice work for Ice Age, Charlotte's Web, Planes and Planes: Fire & Rescue. From 2018 to 2026, he starred on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood. In 2019, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Sources & attribution
Wikidata · revision
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Films in Cinema Hound
Acting
- Swapped (2026) — Caloo
- Outlaw Posse (2024)
- Son of the South (2020) — Ralph Abernathy
- The Opening Act (2020)
- First Reformed (2017) — Pastor Jeffers
- Barbershop: The Next Cut (2016) — Eddie
- Why Him? (2016) — Lou Dunne
- A Haunted House 2 (2014) — Father Williams
- Top Five (2014) — Jazzy Dee
- A Haunted House (2013) — Father Williams
- Grassroots (2012)
- Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012) — Maurice
- Larry Crowne (2011) — Lamar
- All's Faire in Love (2009)
- Merry Madagascar (2009) — Maurice
- Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) — Maurice
- Street Kings (2008) — Scribble
- Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008) — Clyde
- Code Name: The Cleaner (2007) — Jake Rodgers
- Talk to Me (2007) — 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
- Charlotte's Web (2006) — Golly the Goose
- Be Cool (2005) — Sin LaSalle
- Madagascar (2005) — Maurice
- Man of the House (2005) — Percy Stevens
- The Honeymooners (2005) — Ralph Kramden
- BarberShop II - Back In Business (2004) — Eddie
- Johnson Family Vacation (2004) — Johnson / Onkel Earl
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) — Constable
- Intolerable Cruelty (2003) — Gus Petch
- BarberShop (2002) — Eddie
- Ice Age (2002) — Carl
- Serving Sara (2002) — Ray Harris
- Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) — Zoo Bear #1
- All Jokes Aside (2000)
- Big Momma's House (2000) — Reverend
- The Original Kings of Comedy (2000)
- Ride (1998) — Bo
Directing
Frequent collaborators
Shared films in this catalogue.
- Andy Richter · 5 films
- Chris Rock · 5 films
- Affion Crockett · 4 films
- Ben Stiller · 4 films
- David Schwimmer · 4 films
- Jada Pinkett Smith · 4 films
Catalogue credits: Wikidata and Open Media Database. Sources & licences.