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Director
Cedric the Entertainer
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 11
TMDB ID: 5726
IMDb ID: nm0147825
Known for: Acting
Born: April 24, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1949 - 2025
Years active: 77
Average TMDB rating: 6.43
Wikidata: Q492327
Also known as
Cedric • Cedric Antonio Kyles • Cedric Kyles • سدریک د اینترتینر
Frequent jobs
Director (1)Writer (4)Executive Producer (3)Producer (2)Creator (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Cedric the Entertainer.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Cedric the Entertainer.
7.4
Ice Age
as Carl (voice)
2002 Movie
7.1
Cadillac Records
as Willie Dixon
2008 Movie
7.0
First Reformed
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
2018 Movie
6.9
Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
2005 Movie
6.8
Talk to Me
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
2007 Movie
6.8
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as Constable
2004 Movie
6.6
Street Kings
as Scribble
2008 Movie
6.6
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
as Maurice (voice)
2012 Movie
6.5
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
as Maurice (voice)
2008 Movie
6.5
Madly Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
2013 Movie
6.5
Merry Madagascar
as Maurice (voice)
2009 Movie
6.5
Son of the South
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
2021 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Cedric the Entertainer.
8.2
The Boondocks
1 eps
2005 Series
7.7
The Proud Family
as Bobby Proud (voice) • 9 eps
2001 Series
7.7
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self • 2 eps
2013 Series
7.7
Power
as Croop • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.6
The Masked Singer
as Self - Honey Pot • 1 eps
2019 Series
7.6
The Neighborhood
Executive Producer • 65 eps
2018 Series
7.4
Master of None
as The Magnificent Kenny • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.3
Hot in Cleveland
as Reverend Boyce • 2 eps
2010 Series
7.2
2 Broke Girls
as Darius • 1 eps
2011 Series
7.2
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
1993 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Smokey • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.1
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Cedric the Entertainer.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Cedric the Entertainer.
6.8
Raw
as Self • 1 eps
1993 Series
5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2009 Series
5.9
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
6.4
The Daily Show
1 eps
1996 Series
6.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self • 2 eps
2019 Series
7.2
2 Broke Girls
as Darius • 1 eps
2011 Series
6.7
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self • 2 eps
2005 Series
4.3
The View
as Self • 2 eps
1997 Series
5.3
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2015 Series
7.1
black-ish
as Smokey • 2 eps
2014 Series
7.7
Power
as Croop • 1 eps
2014 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Cedric the Entertainer.
5.8
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
Writer
2016 Movie
6.3
All Star Comedy Jam
Executive Producer
2009 Movie
5.2
Code Name: The Cleaner
Producer
2007 Movie
4.0
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
Writer
2006 Movie
5.5
Johnson Family Vacation
Producer
2004 Movie
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
Writer
2002 Movie
6.4
The Original Kings of Comedy
Writer
2000 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for Cedric the Entertainer.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Cedric the Entertainer.
Above the Line
as Tracy
2025 Movie
5.6
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
as Self
2024 Movie
13 Days in Ferguson
2024 Movie
5.3
Unfrosted
as Stu Smiley
2024 Movie
4.5
Outlaw Posse
as Horatio
2024 Movie
10.0
A Hip Hop Story
as Notorious BAG
2024 Movie
7.8
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
2023 Movie
3.5
How I Learned to Fly
as Louis
2023 Movie
5.5
The Plus One
as Alfred Anders
2023 Movie
Truth Be Told
2023 Movie
4.5
Black Karen
as Sergeant Warren
2022 Movie
Protect or Neglect
as Self
2021 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Cedric the Entertainer.
4.9
Crutch
as Calvin Butler • 2 eps
2025 Series
4.0
Celebrity Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant • 1 eps
2025 Series
5.8
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
as Self • 1 eps
2024 Series
Kings of BBQ
as Self • 10 eps
2023 Series
6.3
Celebrity Jeopardy!
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self • 5 eps
2022 Series
2.7
Sherri
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
5.6
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Bobby (voice) • 2 eps
2022 Series
6.0
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
as Self • 3 eps
2022 Series
Friday Night Vibes
as Self • 1 eps
2021 Series
6.1
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
5.2
Woke
as Trash Can (voice) • 4 eps
2020 Series