Cedric the Entertainer

American comedian and actor

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2025 Competed on season thirteen of The Masked Singer as 'Honey Pot', becoming the first elimination in the season premiere.
2025 Competed on season thirteen of The Masked Singer as 'Honey Pot', becoming the first elimination in the season premiere.
2024 Appeared in 'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA' as himself
2024 Scheduled to appear in multiple upcoming films: Outlaw Posse as Horatio, A Hip-Hop Story as The Notorious B.I.G., and Unfrosted as Stu Smiley
2024 Appeared in 'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA' as himself
2024 Scheduled to appear in multiple upcoming films: Outlaw Posse as Horatio, A Hip-Hop Story as The Notorious B.I.G., and Unfrosted as Stu Smiley
April 5 2023 Appeared as a guest on 'The Daily Show'
April 5 2023 Appeared as a guest on 'The Daily Show'
2022 Starred in the short film The Black Karen as Sergeant Warren
2022 Starred in the short film The Black Karen as Sergeant Warren
2021 Hosted the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards television special
2021 Hosted the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards television special
2020 Appeared in multiple films including Son of the South as Reverend Ralph Abernathy and The Opening Act as Billy 'Billy G'
2020 Appeared in multiple films including Son of the South as Reverend Ralph Abernathy and The Opening Act as Billy 'Billy G'
2019 Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognizing his contributions to entertainment.
2019 Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, recognizing his contributions to entertainment.
2018 Began playing Calvin Butler in the television sitcom The Neighborhood.
2018 St. Louis honored Cedric by renaming the street in front of the Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni House to 'Cedric The Entertainer Way'.
2018 Began main role in 'The Last O.G.' and 'The Neighborhood', also became executive producer of 'The Neighborhood'
2018 Began main role in 'The Last O.G.' and 'The Neighborhood', also became executive producer of 'The Neighborhood'
2018 St. Louis honored Cedric by renaming the street in front of the Kappa Alpha Psi Alumni House to 'Cedric The Entertainer Way'.
2018 Began playing Calvin Butler in the television sitcom The Neighborhood.
2017 Appeared in First Reformed as Pastor Joel Jeffers, credited under his birth name Cedric Kyles
2017 Starred in 'The Comedy Get Down' and appeared in multiple TV shows including 'Drop the Mic' and 'Master of None'
2017 Starred in 'The Comedy Get Down' and appeared in multiple TV shows including 'Drop the Mic' and 'Master of None'
2017 Appeared in First Reformed as Pastor Joel Jeffers, credited under his birth name Cedric Kyles
2016 Returned to the Barbershop franchise, starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop: The Next Cut
2016 Returned to the Barbershop franchise, starring as Eddie Walker in Barbershop: The Next Cut
2015 Hosted 'Cedric's Barber Battle' TV series
2015 Hosted 'Cedric's Barber Battle' TV series
May 2015 Awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts and humanities by Lincoln University of Missouri, his parents' alma mater.
May 2015 Awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts and humanities by Lincoln University of Missouri, his parents' alma mater.
April 30 2014 Announced his departure from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire after the 2013-14 season.
April 30 2014 Announced his departure from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire after the 2013-14 season.
2013 Starred in A Haunted House as Father Doug Williams
2013 Starred in A Haunted House as Father Doug Williams
September 2 2013 Began hosting the 12th season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in national syndication.
September 2 2013 Began hosting the 12th season of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in national syndication.
2012 Voiced the character Maurice in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 Began starring in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which ran until 2016.
2012 Began hosting the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, continuing until 2014.
2012 Began hosting the 12th season of the daytime version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, continuing until 2014.
2012 Voiced the character Maurice in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012 Began starring in the TV Land original series The Soul Man, which ran until 2016.
2011 Appeared in the film Larry Crowne as the character Lamar
2011 Cedric the Entertainer starred in and executive produced the film Dance Fu
2011 Cedric the Entertainer starred in and executive produced the film Dance Fu
2011 Appeared in the film Larry Crowne as the character Lamar
June 21 2011 Announced his reality game show It's Worth What? would air on NBC, with the premiere delayed to July 19.
June 21 2011 Announced his reality game show It's Worth What? would air on NBC, with the premiere delayed to July 19.

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