Cedric The Entertainer Biography (1964?-)

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. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, producer, writer
Birth Details: April 24, 1964?; Missouri, United States

Famous Works

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 DR2and 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 SearchlightPictures, 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
Miniseries
(In archive footage) Himself, Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004
Movies
Voice of Bobby Proud, The Proud Family Movie (animated), The Disney Channel, 2005
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
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
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), InternationalChannel, 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; appearedas 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.
Pilots
Cedric Hubbard, Cedric the Coach, The WB, 2002
Television Work
Series
Creator and executive producer, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, Fox, 2002-2003
Specials
Executive producer, Cedric the Entertainer: Starting Lineup, 2002
RECORDINGS
Videos
The Original Kings of Comedy, Paramount, 2000
A Look inside "Intolerable Cruelty," Universal Studios Home Video,2004
Music Videos
Nelly, "Hot in Herre," 2002
Mary J. Blige featuring Eve, "Not Today," 2003
Albums with the Original Kings of Comedy
The Original Kings of Comedy, Universal, 2000
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
Cedric the Entertainer Presents, Fox, 2002-2003
Videos with the Original Kings of Comedy
The Original Kings of Comedy, Paramount, 2000
Albums with the Original Kings of Comedy
The Original Kings of Comedy, Universal, 2000
Essay Collections
Grown-A$$ Man, Ballantine, 2002

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, February 20, 2004, p. 38; August 13, 2004, p. 96; December 20, 2004, pp. 38-39
Jet, March 12, 2001, p. 58; December 22, 2003, p. 18; May 24, 2004, pp. 62-64
Newsweek, September 23, 2002, p. 79
People Weekly, September 30, 2002, p. 99; August 16, 2004, p. 26
TV Guide, May 19, 2001; December 28, 2002, pp. 28-29; July 19, 2003, pp. 32-34

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