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 Cedric in 2023 | |
| Born | Cedric Antonio Kyles April 24, 1964 Jefferson City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Southeast Missouri State University (BA) |
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| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse |
Lorna Wells (m. 1999) |
| Children | 3 |
| Awards | Six NAACP Image Awards One Gotham Award Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame |
| Comedy career | |
| Genres | Observational comedy, blue comedy, surreal humour, insult comedy |
| Subject(s) | everyday life, pop culture, self-deprecation |
| Website | iamcedric |
Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American stand-up comedian, actor and television host. He hosted BET's ComicView during the 1993–1994 season and Def Comedy Jam in 1995. He is best known for co-starring with Steve Harvey on The WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show, as one of The Original Kings of Comedy, and for starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop. He hosted the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in 2013–14 and starred in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which aired from 2012 to 2016. He has also done voice work for Ice Age, the Madagascar film series, Charlotte's Web, Planes and Planes: Fire & Rescue. He currently stars on the CBS sitcom The Neighborhood. In 2019, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[1]
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 28, 2015). "'The Soul Man' Picked Up For Fifth & Final Season By TV Land". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 20, 2017.