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.
81 movies · 77 shows
Swapped
2026·8.9
Above the Line
2025·7.4
Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
2024·5.6
American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
2024·0.0
13 Days in Ferguson
2024·0.0
Unfrosted
2024·5.4
Outlaw Posse
2024·4.7
A Hip Hop Story
2024·8.5
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023·7.0
How I Learned to Fly
2023·3.5
The Plus One
2023·5.5
Truth Be Told
2023·0.0
Black Karen
2022·4.5
Protect or Neglect
2021·0.0
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021·5.0
They're Trying To Kill Us
2021·8.0
Son of the South
2021·6.5
The Opening Act
2020·5.2
She Ball
2020·6.4
Poor Greg Drowning
2020·3.6
Feeding America Comedy Festival
2020·5.8
This Is Stand-Up
2020·5.0
#NoJoke
2019·6.2
First Reformed
2018·7.0
Def Comedy Jam 25
2017·6.0
Summer Camp Island
2017·7.7
Dying Laughing
2017·6.4
Why Him?
2016·6.4
Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville
2016·5.7
Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016·6.3
Top Five
2014·6.1
Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
2014·6.1
Planes: Fire & Rescue: Dipper
2014·7.0
Planes: Fire & Rescue
2014·6.2
A Haunted House 2
2014·6.2
Planes
2013·5.9
Caught on Tape
2013·6.2
Madly Madagascar
2013·6.5
A Haunted House
2013·6.0
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
2012·7.7
Grassroots
2012·5.2
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012·6.6
Phunny Business: A Black Comedy
2012·7.0
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012·8.1
Dance Fu
2011·3.8
Larry Crowne
2011·6.0
Merry Madagascar
2009·6.5
All's Faire in Love
2009·5.9
All Star Comedy Jam
2009·6.3
Cadillac Records
2008·7.1
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008·6.5
Street Kings
2008·6.7
Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
2008·6.0
Talk to Me
2007·6.8
Code Name: The Cleaner
2007·5.1
Charlotte's Web
2006·6.2
We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story
2006·10.0
Cedric the Entertainer: Taking You Higher
2006·4.0
Earth to America
2005·7.7
The Honeymooners
2005·4.0
Be Cool, Very Cool
2005·0.0
Madagascar
2005·6.9
Be Cool
2005·5.5
Man of the House
2005·5.8
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004·6.8
Johnson Family Vacation
2004·5.5
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
2004·6.1
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003·7.8
Intolerable Cruelty
2003·6.0
Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup
2002·7.0
Serving Sara
2002·5.4
Barbershop
2002·6.5
Ice Age
2002·7.4
Platinum Comedy Series: Roasting Shaquille O'Neal
2002·5.5
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001·5.3
Kingdom Come
2001·6.5
The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner
2001·6.0
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
2000·8.7
The Original Kings of Comedy
2000·6.4
Big Momma's House
2000·5.8
Ride
1998·5.8