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