 
    Cedric the Entertainer
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            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.
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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                        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
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Raw
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Late Late Show with James Corden
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Late Night with Conan O'Brien
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Celebrity Family Feud
                    
                
                    
                         
                        black-ish
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Kelly Clarkson Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Master of None
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Carpool Karaoke: The Series
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Emmy Awards
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Eve
                    
                
                    
                         
                        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
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Celebrity Weakest Link
                    
                
                    
                         
                        John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Woke
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Boondocks
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hot in Cleveland
                    
                
                    
                         
                        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
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Why Him?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Top Five
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Ice Age
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madagascar
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Charlotte's Web
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Street Kings
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Madly Madagascar
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A Haunted House
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Be Cool
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Larry Crowne
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Intolerable Cruelty
                    
                
                    
                         
                        I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Barbershop
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A Hip Hop Story
                    
                
                    
                         
                        First Reformed
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Original Kings of Comedy
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Steve Harvey Show
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Man of the House
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Barbershop 2: Back in Business
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Vitaminamulch: Air Spectacular
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Barbershop: The Next Cut
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Cedric's Barber Battle
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Honeymooners
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Neighborhood
                    
                
                    
                         
                        It's Worth What?
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Greatest At Home Videos
                    
                
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