Cedric the Entertainer, 1964(?)–

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CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER, 1964(?)–

(Cedric "The Entertainer")

PERSONAL

Full name, Cedric Antonio Kyles; born April 24, 1964 (some sources cite 1965), in Jefferson City (some sources cite St. Louis), MO; son of Kitrell (an employee for AT&T) and Rosetta Kyles (a reading specialist); married Lorna R. Wells (a wardrobe stylist), September 3, 1999; children: Tiara; (with Wells) Croix Alexander, Lucky Rose. Education: Southeast Missouri State University, B.S., 1987.

Addresses:

Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212–1825.

Career:

Actor, comedian, producer, and writer. Bird and a Bear Productions, chief executive officer; stand–up comedian, beginning in the 1980s; Kings of Comedy Tour, performer with Steve Harvey, D. L. Hughley, and Bernie Mac, 1997–2000; Bud Light Cedric "The Entertainer" Comedy Revue, touring performer, 2001; financier for films. Appeared in commercials. State Farm insurance company, worked as claims adjuster. Cedric the Entertainer Charitable Foundation, founder (with Sharita Kyles Wilson), 1995.

Member:

Kappa Alpha Psi.

Awards, Honors:

Winner of a comedy competition, St. Louis, MO; Richard Pryor Comedian of the Year Award, Black Entertainment Television, 1994, for BET's Comicview; Image awards, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, all for The Steve Harvey Show; Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, 2002, for Kingdom Come; Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture, Black Reel Award nomination, best theatrical supporting actor, and MTV Movie Award nomination, best comedic performance, all 2003, for Barbershop; Image Award, outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series, 2003, for The Proud Family; Image Award nomination, outstanding actor in a comedy series, and Teen Choice Award nomination, choice male television breakout star, both 2003, for Cedric the Entertainer Presents; named one of the "100 greatest stand–ups of all time," Comedy Central, 2004; Grammy Award nomination (with others), National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, best spoken comedy album, for The Original Kings of Comedy.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bo, Ride, Miramax/Dimension Films, 1998.

Himself, All Jokes Aside, 2000.

Reverend, Big Momma's House (also known as Big Mama's Haus), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2000.

The Original Kings of Comedy (documentary), Paramount, 2000.

The Smoker, 2000.

Reverend Beverly H. Hooker, Kingdom Come, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Voice of first zoo bear, Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR2 and DR.2), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Carl the rhino, Ice Age, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2002.

Eddie, Barbershop, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Ray Harris, Serving Sara (also known as Mann umstaendehalber abzugeben! oder: Scheiden ist suess and Scheiden ist suess), Paramount, 2002.

Gus Petch, Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, 2003.

The detective, Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" (also known as Lemony Snicket), Paramount, 2004.

Eddie, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2004.

Nate Johnson/Uncle Earl, Johnson Family Vacation, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004.

Percy Stevens, Man of the House, Columbia, 2005.

Ralph Kramden, The Honeymooners, Paramount, 2005.

Sinclair "Sin" Russell (some sources cite Sin LaSalle), Be Cool, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2005.

Voice of Maurice, Madagascar (animated; also known as Wild Life), DreamWorks, 2005.

Coach Levels, Flash, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2006.

Malcolm Crowley, Mr. Lucky, Revolution Studios, 2006.

Voice of Golly, Charlotte's Web, Paramount, 2006.

Back to School, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2006.

Film Executive Producer:

The Honeymooners, Paramount, 2005.

Film Producer:

Johnson Family Vacation, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2004.

Back to School, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2006.

Flash, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2006.

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, BET's Comicview, Black Entertainment Television, c. 1993–94.

Cedric Jackie Robinson, The Steve Harvey Show, The WB, 1996–2002.

Voice of Bobby Proud, The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2001–2002.

Host, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, Fox, 2002–2003.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(In archive footage) Himself, Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand–Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Voice of Bobby Proud, The Proud Family Movie (animated), The Disney Channel, 2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Def Comedy Jam: Prime Time, Fox, 1995.

Himself, Canned Ham: The Original Kings of Comedy, Comedy Central, 2000.

All New Bloopers No. 4, ABC, 2001.

Comedy Central Presents the New York Friars Club Roast of Hugh M. Hefner, Comedy Central, 2001.

Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry, HBO, 2001.

Himself, Heroes of Black Comedy, Comedy Central, 2002.

Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup, 2002.

Himself, Playa's Guide to Scarface, VH1, 2003.

The Disco Ball … A 30–Year Celebration, ABC, 2003.

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, "*%$" @!! (also known as Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, "*%$" @!!—Uncensored), Comedy Central, 2003.

Host, Motown 45, ABC, 2004.

Comedy Central's Bar Mitzvah Bash!, Comedy Central, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The Sixth Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards, syndicated, 2000.

The 31st NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2000.

Host, The First Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2001.

The 14th Annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards, Nickelodeon, 2001.

The Kennedy Center: Mark Twain Prize—Celebrating Whoopi Goldberg, PBS, 2001.

The Teen Choice Awards 2001, Fox, 2001.

The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001.

The 2001 Essence Awards, Fox, 2001.

Cohost, The Second Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2002.

Host, The 2002 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2002.

Presenter, The 29th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2002.

Host, The 34th Annual NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003.

Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards, Spike TV, 2003.

The Third Annual BET Awards, Black Entertainment Television, 2003.

Presenter, The 35th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards, Bravo, 2004.

The 35th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2004.

The 2004 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 2004.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

It's Showtime at the Apollo, 1992.

Host, Soul Train, syndicated, 1997.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005.

"Hot in Here," Making the Video, MTV, 2002.

Listen Up! Charles Barkley with Ernie Johnson (also known as Listen Up!), TNT, 2002.

The View, ABC, 2002.

Sergeant Snelly, "Pulp Boot Camp," The Proud Family (animated), The Disney Channel, 2003.

"Barbershop," VH1 Goes Inside, VH1, 2003.

"Not Today," Making the Video, MTV, 2003.

"Shrew's the Boss," The Anna Nicole Show, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Mad TV, Fox, 2003.

The Sharon Osbourne Show (also known as Sharon), syndicated, 2003.

Tinseltown TV (also known as Tinseltown.TV), International Channel, 2003.

Himself, "Porn Free," Eve, UPN, 2004.

Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, Mad TV, Fox, 2004.

Inside Edition, syndicated, 2004.

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2004.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2004.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2004.

The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2004.

On–Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004.

Tavis Smiley, PBS, 2004.

Coming Attractions, E! Entertainment Television, 2004, 2005.

Judge, Steve Harvey's "Big Time Challenge" (also known as Big Time and Steve Harvey's "Big Time"), The WB, 2005.

Frequent guest on Russell Simmons' "Def Comedy Jam," HBO; appeared as Grandma Puddin in an episode of The Steve Harvey Show, The WB; also appeared in episodes of The Chris Rock Show, HBO; Hollywood Squares; The List, VH1; Movie House (also known as MTV's "Movie House"), MTV; Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central and ABC; and Ride with Funkmaster Flex, Spike TV.