Swapped
2026 · Movie
as Caloo (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer
1964-04-24
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Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
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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
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A Proud Family Wizmas
2026 · Movie
as Bobby (voice)
Above the Line
2025 · Movie
as Tracy
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
Crutch
2025 · TV Show
as Calvin Butler
Outlaw Posse
2024 · Movie
as Horatio
A Hip Hop Story
2024 · Movie
as Notorious BAG
Unfrosted
2024 · Movie
as Stu Smiley
13 Days in Ferguson
2024 · Movie
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American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024 · Movie
as Self
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024 · Movie
as Self
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
2024 · TV Show
as Self
Truth Be Told
2023 · Movie
How I Learned to Fly
2023 · Movie
as Louis
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023 · Movie
as Self
The Plus One
2023 · Movie
as Alfred Anders
Kings of BBQ
2023 · TV Show
as Self
Black Karen
2022 · Movie
as Sergeant Warren
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 · TV Show
as Bobby (voice)
Celebrity Jeopardy!
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
2022 · TV Show
as Self
Sherri
2022 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Protect or Neglect
2021 · Movie
as Self
Son of the South
2021 · Movie
as Reverend Ralph Abernathy
They're Trying To Kill Us
2021 · Movie
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021 · Movie
as Self
Friday Night Vibes
2021 · TV Show
as Self
She Ball
2020 · Movie
as Councilmen
Poor Greg Drowning
2020 · Movie
The Opening Act
2020 · Movie
as Billy G.
This Is Stand-Up
2020 · Movie
as Self
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020 · Movie
as Self
The Greatest At Home Videos
2020 · TV Show
as Self - Host
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · TV Show
as Self
Woke
2020 · TV Show
as Trash Can (voice)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · TV Show
as Self - Contestant
#NoJoke
2019 · Movie
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Bob Hearts Abishola
2019 · TV Show
as Calvin Butler
The Masked Singer
2019 · TV Show
as Self - Honey Pot
First Reformed
2018 · Movie
as Pastor Joel Jeffers
The Last O.G.
2018 · TV Show
as Mullins
The Neighborhood
2018 · TV Show
as Calvin Butler
Summer Camp Island
2018 · TV Show
as Moon (voice), Additional Voices (voice)
Dying Laughing
2017 · Movie
as Self
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017 · Movie
as Self
Summer Camp Island
2017 · Movie
as Moon (voice)
Drop the Mic
2017 · TV Show
as Self
The Comedy Get Down
2017 · TV Show
as Cedric the Entertainer
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV Show
as Self
Steve
2017 · TV Show
as Self
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016 · Movie
as Eddie
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016 · Movie
as Himself
Why Him?
2016 · Movie
as Lou Dunne
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016 · TV Show
as Self
To Tell the Truth
2016 · TV Show
as Self - Panelist
Another Period
2015 · TV Show
as Scott Joplin
Cedric's Barber Battle
2015 · TV Show
as Herself - Host
Master of None
2015 · TV Show
as The Magnificent Kenny
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest, Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · TV Show
as Self
A Haunted House 2
2014 · Movie
as Father Williams
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014 · Movie
as Leadbottom (voice)
Top Five
2014 · Movie
as Jazzy Dee
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014 · Movie
as Leadbottom
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014 · Movie
as Leadbottom (Voice)
Power
2014 · TV Show
as Croop
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
black-ish
2014 · TV Show
as Smokey
Planes
2013 · Movie
as Leadbottom (voice)
A Haunted House
2013 · Movie
as Father Williams
Caught on Tape
2013 · Movie
as Maintenance Man
Madly Madagascar
2013 · Movie
as Maurice (voice)
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Real Husbands of Hollywood
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 · Movie
as Maurice (voice)
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012 · Movie
as Self
Grassroots
2012 · Movie
as Richard McIver
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012 · Movie
as Self
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012 · Movie
as Maurice (voice)
The Soul Man
2012 · TV Show
as Reverend Boyce 'The Voice' Ballentine
Gotham Comedy Live
2012 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Steve Harvey
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Larry Crowne
2011 · Movie
as Lamar
Dance Fu
2011 · Movie
as Detective
2 Broke Girls
2011 · TV Show
as Darius
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It's Worth What?
2011 · TV Show
as Host
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Critics' Choice Television Awards
2011 · TV Show
as Self - Host
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The Marriage Ref
2010 · TV Show
as Self - Panelist
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · TV Show
as Reverend Boyce
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
2010 · TV Show
as Self
All Star Comedy Jam
2009 · Movie
as Self
Merry Madagascar
2009 · Movie
as Maurice (voice)
All's Faire in Love
2009 · Movie
as Professor Shockworthy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Street Kings
2008 · Movie
as Scribble
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008 · Movie
as Maurice (voice)
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008 · Movie
as Clyde Stubb
Cadillac Records
2008 · Movie
as Willie Dixon
Talk to Me
2007 · Movie
as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007 · Movie
as Jake Rodgers
Charlotte's Web
2006 · Movie
as Golly the Goose (voice)
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006 · Movie
as Himself
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006 · Movie
as Himself
Comics Unleashed
2006 · TV Show
as Self
Be Cool
2005 · Movie
as Sin LaSalle
The Honeymooners
2005 · Movie
as Ralph Kramden
Earth to America
2005 · Movie
as Self
Man of the House
2005 · Movie
as Percy Stevens
Madagascar
2005 · Movie
as Maurice (voice)
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Be Cool, Very Cool
2005 · Movie
as Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
2005 · TV Show
The Boondocks
2005 · TV Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · TV Show
as Self
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004 · Movie
as Eddie
Johnson Family Vacation
2004 · Movie
as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 · Movie
as Constable
Best Week Ever
2004 · TV Show
On Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · TV Show
as Self
Intolerable Cruelty
2003 · Movie
as Gus Petch
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003 · Movie
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
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VH1 Goes Inside
2003 · TV Show
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TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV
2003 · TV Show
Eve
2003 · TV Show
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Ice Age
2002 · Movie
as Rhino (voice)
Barbershop
2002 · Movie
as Eddie
Serving Sara
2002 · Movie
as Ray Harris
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002 · Movie
as Himself
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002 · Movie
as Self
The Anna Nicole Show
2002 · TV Show
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Cedric the Entertainer Presents
2002 · TV Show
Live from E!
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Kingdom Come
2001 · Movie
as Rev. Hooker
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Movie
as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001 · Movie
as Self
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Good Day Live
2001 · TV Show
as Self
BET Awards
2001 · TV Show
The Proud Family
2001 · TV Show
as Bobby Proud (voice)
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000 · Movie
as Self
Big Momma's House
2000 · Movie
as Reverend
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000 · Movie
Making the Video
1999 · TV Show
Ride
1998 · Movie
as Bo
Hollywood Squares
1998 · TV Show
as Self - Panelist
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
The Chris Rock Show
1997 · TV Show
The Steve Harvey Show
1996 · TV Show
as Cedric Robinson
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
MADtv
1995 · TV Show
as Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Raw
1993 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
The Emmy Awards
1949 · TV Show
as Self - Host
Crew Credits
Crutch
2025 · TV Show
Executive Producer
The Neighborhood
2018 · TV Show
Executive Producer
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016 · Movie
Writer
The Soul Man
2012 · TV Show
Creator
Dance Fu
2011 · Movie
Director
All Star Comedy Jam
2009 · Movie
Executive Producer
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007 · Movie
Producer
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006 · Movie
Writer
Johnson Family Vacation
2004 · Movie
Producer
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002 · Movie
Writer
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Cedric the Entertainer Presents
2002 · TV Show
Creator
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000 · Movie
Writer
