Cedric the Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer

1964-04-24 Jefferson City, Missouri, USA 89 Credits

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...

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Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson

2024

as Self

5.8
Acting

The Problem Child, Jake 'El Gallo' Paul, goes up against the Baddest Man on the Planet, Mike Tyson, live from the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Ka...

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special

2024

as Self

Acting

An evening celebrating half a century of groundbreaking music, iconic moments, unforgettable performances, and rich pop culture history.

13 Days in Ferguson

13 Days in Ferguson

2024

Acting

This powerful documentary takes a deep dive into the protests, riots, and the aftermath following the tragic police shooting of a young Black man in 2...

Unfrosted

Unfrosted

2024

as Stu Smiley

5.3
Acting

In a time when breakfast is ruled by milk and cereal, a fierce corporate battle begins over a revolutionary new pastry.

Outlaw Posse

Outlaw Posse

2024

as Horatio

5.3
Acting

1908. Chief returns from years of hiding in Mexico to claim stolen reparations gold hidden in the hills of Montana but is chased by Angel, whose ratio...

A Hip Hop Story

A Hip Hop Story

2024

as Notorious BAG

10.0
Acting

A yoga posing music mogul teams up with rap's biggest stars to go on a mission to save hip hop.

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

2023

as Self

7.4
Acting

CBS presents DICK VAN DYKE 98 YEARS OF MAGIC, an unforgettable special celebrating the legendary career of the iconic entertainer for his 98th birthda...

How I Learned to Fly

How I Learned to Fly

2023

as Louis

3.5
Acting

Two African-American teenage boys are suddenly and mysteriously abandoned by their parents. The two have to learn how to survive on their own. From th...

The Plus One

The Plus One

2023

as Alfred Anders

5.5
Acting

Lizzie only request of her "Male of Honor" Marshall is that he doesn't bring his hated ex Marie to her destination wedding. But lovesick Marshall brin...

Truth Be Told

Truth Be Told

2023

Acting

While an important cultural epicenter with a rich political history of antiracist organizing, the Black church has historically fallen short when it c...

Black Karen

Black Karen

2022

as Sergeant Warren

4.0
Acting

The story of one Black woman who, on the advice of a therapist to treat anxiety by thinking and behaving as happy people do, notices that white people...

Protect or Neglect

Protect or Neglect

2021

as Self

Acting

A candid, authentic and provocative conversation about race, bias, and policing in America.

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

2021

as Self

5.0
Acting

From the immediate aftermath of 9/11 to today stand-up comedians, talk-show hosts, sketch performers, television animators and other entertainers have...

They're Trying To Kill Us

They're Trying To Kill Us

2021

8.0
Acting

Eschewing the glaringly color-blind format of many other documentaries interested in advocating for plant-based living, They’re Trying to Kill Us util...

Son of the South

Son of the South

2021

as Reverend Ralph Abernathy

6.5
Acting

In civil rights era Montgomery, Alabama, Klansman's grandson Bob Zellner must choose which side of history to be on during the Movement. Defying his f...

The Opening Act

The Opening Act

2020

as Billy G.

5.2
Acting

The film follows Will Chu whose true life passion is to become a stand-up comedian. He is given the opportunity to emcee a comedy show, opening for hi...

She Ball

She Ball

2020

as Councilmen

6.0
Acting

On a mission to save his Inglewood community center, Avery Watts enlists a talented basketball player, Shelby, to help him win the grand prize in a st...

Poor Greg Drowning

Poor Greg Drowning

2020

3.8
Acting

Greg is a love addict whose girlfriend left him for their couples therapist. Depressed, heartbroken, and unemployed, Greg must find a roommate to help...

Feeding America Comedy Festival

Feeding America Comedy Festival

2020

as Self

6.8
Acting

All-star comics perform in support of Feeding America.

This Is Stand-Up

This Is Stand-Up

2020

as Self

5.0
Acting

An intimate and revealing insight into the work and lives of Stand-Up Comedians. Some of the biggest names in the game reveal what it's like to pursue...

A Fall from Grace

A Fall from Grace

2020

as Coroner Jake Miles

Acting

Detective Michael Tabb knows the city he protects inside and out. He has felt its true heart, as much as its dark underbelly: but he does not know who...

#NoJoke

#NoJoke

2019

as Self

6.2
Acting

A musician's journey to create a song with some of the biggest stars in the industry. Along the way, he faces up to his painful past, while giving vie...

First Reformed

First Reformed

2018

as Pastor Joel Jeffers

7.0
Acting

A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist ...

Def Comedy Jam 25

Def Comedy Jam 25

2017

as Self

5.9
Acting

In this special live event, giants of stand-up come together to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Russell Simmons's groundbreaking "Def Comedy Jam."

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

2017

as Moon (voice)

7.7
Acting

Oscar has to accept that his totally normal sleepover with Hedgehog isn't going to be totally normal. Short created as part of Cartoon Network's Shor...

Dying Laughing

Dying Laughing

2017

as Self

6.3
Acting

The craft, creative process and complicated lives of Stand-up Comedians.

Why Him?

Why Him?

2016

as Lou Dunne

6.4
Acting

A dad forms a bitter rivalry with his daughter's young rich boyfriend.

Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville

Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville

2016

as Himself

5.8
Acting

Donning his signature suit and fedora, the dapper comic offers a unique spin on getting old, the presidential election and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk."

Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville

Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville

2016

Writer

5.8
Writing

Donning his signature suit and fedora, the dapper comic offers a unique spin on getting old, the presidential election and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk."

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Barbershop: The Next Cut

2016

as Eddie

6.3
Acting

To survive harsh economic times, Calvin and Angie have merged the barbershop and beauty salon into one business. The days of male bonding are gone as ...

Top Five

Top Five

2014

as Jazzy Dee

6.1
Acting

Though he began in stand-up comedy, Andre Allen hit the big-time as the star of a trilogy of action-comedies about a talking bear but now he wants to ...

Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular

2014

as Leadbottom

6.1
Acting

It's Leadbottom's big day—the day of the flashy air show to promote Vitaminamulch fertilizer—and Dusty Crophopper and all his friends are there to sup...

Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper

Planes Fire and Rescue: Dipper

2014

as Leadbottom (Voice)

7.0
Acting

Dipper tries her hand at internet dating.

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Planes: Fire & Rescue

2014

as Leadbottom (voice)

6.2
Acting

When world-famous air racer Dusty learns that his engine is damaged and he may never race again, he must shift gears and is launched into the world of...

A Haunted House 2

A Haunted House 2

2014

as Father Williams

6.2
Acting

After exorcising the demons of his ex, Malcolm starts afresh with his new girlfriend and her two children. After moving into their dream home, Malcolm...

Planes

Planes

2013

as Leadbottom (voice)

5.9
Acting

Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is hopelessly afraid of heights. With the support of his...

Caught on Tape

Caught on Tape

2013

as Maintenance Man

6.2
Acting

A young boy uses his video camera that he got for his birthday to spy on his mother's boyfriend, who's plotting a crime. Mix in a nosy neighbor, jealo...

Madly Madagascar

Madly Madagascar

2013

as Maurice (voice)

6.5
Acting

Your favorite Madagascar pals are back in an all-new adventure! Alex's favorite holiday, Valentine's Day, brings hilarious surprises and excitement fo...

A Haunted House

A Haunted House

2013

as Father Williams

5.9
Acting

Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm - determined to keep hi...

Grassroots

Grassroots

2012

as Richard McIver

5.1
Acting

Grant Cogswell, a liberal music critic decides to run for city council against a popular black incumbent and is assisted by a reporter who recently lo...

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

2012

as Maurice (voice)

6.6
Acting

Animal pals Alex, Marty, Melman, and Gloria are still trying to make it back to New York's Central Park Zoo. They are forced to take a detour to Europ...

Phunny Business: A Black Comedy

Phunny Business: A Black Comedy

2012

as Self

7.0
Acting

A bittersweet valentine to All Jokes Aside, a little known, but extremely influential, black-owned Comedy Club. Comedy, race and Chicago politics coll...

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

2012

as Self

8.1
Acting

I AIN'T SCARED OF YOU is a documentary tribute to Bernie Mac (1957-2008). From his stand-up in underground Chicago comedy clubs to the Big Screen in H...

Dance Fu

Dance Fu

2011

as Detective

3.4
Acting

A young championship dancer seeking fortune and fame is forced to avenge the death of his uncle.

Dance Fu

Dance Fu

2011

Director

3.4
Directing

A young championship dancer seeking fortune and fame is forced to avenge the death of his uncle.

Larry Crowne

Larry Crowne

2011

as Lamar

6.0
Acting

When he suddenly finds himself without his long-standing blue-collar job, Larry Crowne enrolls at his local college to start over. There, he becomes p...

Merry Madagascar

Merry Madagascar

2009

as Maurice (voice)

6.5
Acting

While trapped on the island of Madagascar, the Central Park Zoo escapees receive a visit from Santa--crash landing on their territory and getting amne...

All's Faire in Love

All's Faire in Love

2009

as Professor Shockworthy

5.6
Acting

Two rival medieval families compete for power and love in the fairytale world of the Renaissance. Will is a student who was sent by his professor to w...

All Star Comedy Jam

All Star Comedy Jam

2009

as Self

6.3
Acting

Cedric delivers on stage and has hand-picked some of the industry s most talented and sought after comedians, Kevin Hart, Tommy Davidson, Aries Spears...

All Star Comedy Jam

All Star Comedy Jam

2009

Executive Producer

6.3
Producing

Cedric delivers on stage and has hand-picked some of the industry s most talented and sought after comedians, Kevin Hart, Tommy Davidson, Aries Spears...

Cadillac Records

Cadillac Records

2008

as Willie Dixon

7.1
Acting

The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, includ...

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

2008

as Maurice (voice)

6.5
Acting

Alex, Marty, and other zoo animals find a way to escape from Madagascar when the penguins reassemble a wrecked airplane. The precariously repaired cra...

Street Kings

Street Kings

2008

as Scribble

6.6
Acting

Tom Ludlow is a disillusioned L.A. Police Officer, rarely playing by the rules and haunted by the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in t...

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins

2008

as Clyde Stubb

6.0
Acting

When a celebrated TV show host returns to his hometown in the South, his family is there to remind him that going home is no vacation!

Talk to Me

Talk to Me

2007

as 'Nighthawk' Bob Terry

6.9
Acting

The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the 1960s...

Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner

2007

as Jake Rodgers

5.2
Acting

Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he f...

Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner

2007

Producer

5.2
Producing

Cedric the Entertainer plays Jake, a seemingly regular guy who has no idea who he is after being hit over the head by mysterious assailants. When he f...

Charlotte's Web

Charlotte's Web

2006

as Golly the Goose (voice)

6.2
Acting

Wilbur the pig is scared of the end of the season, because he knows that come that time, he will end up on the dinner table. He hatches a plan with Ch...

We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story

We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story

2006

as Himself

10.0
Acting

Featuring hysterical performance footage and insightful interviews, this affectionate documentary profiles Robin Harris, one of the most respected bla...

Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

2006

as Himself

4.0
Acting

Red-hot actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer stars in his first solo HBO special, a no-holds-barred 60-minute routine performed in front of a live au...

Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher

2006

Writer

4.0
Writing

Red-hot actor/comedian Cedric the Entertainer stars in his first solo HBO special, a no-holds-barred 60-minute routine performed in front of a live au...

Earth to America

Earth to America

2005

as Self

8.0
Acting

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

The Honeymooners

The Honeymooners

2005

as Ralph Kramden

4.0
Acting

Working class New York bus driver Ralph Kramden is always coming up with get-rich-quick schemes for him and his best friend, Ed Norton, who's always a...

Be Cool, Very Cool

2005

as Self

Acting

Documentary on the making of 'Be Cool' (2005).

Madagascar

Madagascar

2005

as Maurice (voice)

6.9
Acting

Four animal friends get a taste of the wild life when they break out of captivity at the Central Park Zoo and wash ashore on the island of Madagascar.

Be Cool

Be Cool

2005

as Sin LaSalle

5.5
Acting

Disenchanted with the movie industry, Chili Palmer tries the music industry, meeting and romancing a widow of a music executive along the way.

Man of the House

Man of the House

2005

as Percy Stevens

5.8
Acting

Texas Ranger Roland Sharp is assigned to protect the only witnesses to the murder of a key figure in the prosecution of a drug kingpin -- a group of U...

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004

as Constable

6.8
Acting

Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and se...

Johnson Family Vacation

Johnson Family Vacation

2004

as Nate Johnson / Uncle Earl

5.5
Acting

Nate Johnson, a Los Angeles man estranged from his wife and three children, decides to reconnect with his family by taking them with him on a road tri...

Johnson Family Vacation

Johnson Family Vacation

2004

Producer

5.5
Producing

Nate Johnson, a Los Angeles man estranged from his wife and three children, decides to reconnect with his family by taking them with him on a road tri...

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

as Eddie

6.0
Acting

The continuing adventures of the barbers at Calvin's Barbershop. Gina, a stylist at the beauty shop next door, is now trying to cut in on his business...

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

as Gus Petch

5.9
Acting

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

2003

as Self

8.0
Acting

This documentary praises comedian Richard Pryor by showing fragments of various shows Pryor made and having famous comedians talk about the importance...

Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup

Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup

2002

as Himself

Acting

Comedian Cedric the Entertainer uses his considerable appeal to introduce some up-and-coming young stand-up comedians. Cedric himself takes on topics ...

Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup

Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup

2002

Writer

Writing

Comedian Cedric the Entertainer uses his considerable appeal to introduce some up-and-coming young stand-up comedians. Cedric himself takes on topics ...

Serving Sara

Serving Sara

2002

as Ray Harris

5.4
Acting

When Sara is served divorce papers while she is in New York, she is stunned. Not about to lose the fortune she amassed with her self-serving Texan hus...

Barbershop

Barbershop

2002

as Eddie

6.4
Acting

A day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. Calvin, who inherited the struggling business from his deceased father, views the shop...

Ice Age

Ice Age

2002

as Carl (voice)

7.4
Acting

With the impending ice age almost upon them, a mismatched trio of prehistoric critters – Manny the woolly mammoth, Diego the saber-toothed tiger and S...

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal

2002

as Self

7.0
Acting

The Shaquille O'Neal Celebrity Roast is a unique urban comedy special that combines the world of sports and entertainment. In an unconventional format...

Dr. Dolittle 2

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001

as Zoo Bear #1 (voice)

5.3
Acting

A group of beavers ask Dr. Dolittle to save their habitat from loggers. The only hope is to get the forest preserved because it's the home of a protec...

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

2001

as Rev. Hooker

6.6
Acting

When her husband keels over from a stroke, Raynelle Slocumb calls the entire clan together to remember their dearly departed. Family tensions reach a ...

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner

2001

as Self

6.0
Acting

The Comedy Central Roasts are a series of celebrity roast specials which air on the Comedy Central cable network. This one is for Hugh Hefner.

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

2000

8.7
Acting

Def Comedy Jam played host to some of the greatest comedians of the 1990s, many of whom went on to greater fame, due in part to the exposure they rece...

The Original Kings of Comedy

The Original Kings of Comedy

2000

as Self

6.3
Acting

The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer...

The Original Kings of Comedy

The Original Kings of Comedy

2000

Writer

6.3
Writing

The house is rockin' and the laughs are rollin' as comedians Steve Harvey (The Steve Harvey Show), D.L. Hughley (The Hughleys), Cedric The Entertainer...

Big Momma's House

Big Momma's House

2000

as Reverend

5.8
Acting

When a street-smart FBI agent is sent to Georgia to protect a beautiful single mother and her son from an escaped convict, he is forced to impersonate...

Ride

Ride

1998

as Bo

5.6
Acting

A group of young people leave Harlem for a bus trip down to Miami. The voyage starts off with problems, but it ends up becoming a learning experience,...

Niềm Tin Lung Lay

Niềm Tin Lung Lay

N/A

as Cedric the Entertainer

Acting

A pastor of a small church in upstate New York starts to spiral out of control after a soul-shaking encounter with an unstable environmental activist ...

Above the Line

N/A

as Tracy

Acting

Described as combining the world of Swingers with the sensibility of Pulp Fiction, the L.A.-based comedy follows six Hollywood hopefuls who are roped ...