Cedric the Entertainer turns 40 with regal party.(JET Goes To A Party)

Jet | May 24, 2004 | Copyright

There was only one way for actor-comedian Cedric the Entertainer, one of the original Kings of Comedy, to usher in his 40th birthday. He had an affair befitting royalty!

Hundreds of family members and friends from near and far packed Pearl Restaurant in West Hollywood to extend birthday greetings to one of America's most lovable performers.

"It was fun," Cedric tells JET. "Off the chain. It was truly a party fit for a king."

The low-key performer was at first reluctant to throw himself a big affair, but gentle persuasion from the queen of his ...

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