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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
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Raw
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Celebrity Family Feud
black-ish
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Master of None
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
E! Live from the Red Carpet
Power
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
Woke
Hot in Cleveland
The Boondocks
The Anna Nicole Show
Summer Camp Island
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
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
Why Him?
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Top Five
Street Kings
Ice Age
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar
Charlotte's Web
Madly Madagascar
Be Cool
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
Intolerable Cruelty
Larry Crowne
A Haunted House
A Hip Hop Story
Barbershop
The Original Kings of Comedy
First Reformed
Man of the House
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Steve Harvey Show
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
It's Worth What?
Cedric's Barber Battle
The Honeymooners
The Greatest At Home Videos
The Neighborhood
Production Credits
The Original Kings of Comedy
Crutch
The Neighborhood
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