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Cedric the Entertainer
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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.
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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.
Known For
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Raw
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Celebrity Family Feud
black-ish
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Master of None
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Summer Camp Island
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The Emmy Awards
MADtv
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The Chris Rock Show
Bob Hearts Abishola
Celebrity Jeopardy!
Another Period
The Marriage Ref
2 Broke Girls
The Proud Family
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Power
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Woke
The Boondocks
Hot in Cleveland
The Anna Nicole Show
Dr. Dolittle 2
Planes
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
Unfrosted
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
A Haunted House 2
Planes: Fire & Rescue
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Why Him?
Top Five
Madagascar
Street Kings
Ice Age
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Charlotte's Web
Madly Madagascar
A Haunted House
Intolerable Cruelty
Be Cool
Larry Crowne
Barbershop
First Reformed
The Original Kings of Comedy
A Hip Hop Story
The Steve Harvey Show
Man of the House
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
The Honeymooners
Cedric's Barber Battle
The Neighborhood
It's Worth What?
The Greatest At Home Videos
Production Credits
The Original Kings of Comedy
The Neighborhood
Crutch
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