Cedric the Entertainer (American Comedian) Biography

Quick Info

Profession	Comedian, Actor, Producer, Television Host
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	24/04/1964
Age	61 years
Birthplace	Jefferson City, Missouri

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Full Name	Cedric Antonio Kyles
Nickname	Cedric the Entertainer

Charitable Foundation	Cedric the Entertainer Charitable Foundation, Inc. (founded 1995)

Marital Status	Married

Parents	Father: Kittrell Kyles Mother: Rosetta Boyce Kyles
Siblings	Sister (co-founder of charitable foundation)

Key Roles and Achievements	Hosted BET's ComicView (1993-1994) and Def Comedy Jam (1995) Richard Pryor Comic of the Year Award (1994) 4 consecutive NAACP Image Awards for The Steve Harvey Show Starred in Barbershop, Be Cool, Madagascar, Johnson Family Vacation (star/producer), The Original Kings of Comedy Fox series: Cedric the Entertainer Presents… (AFTRA Award) Currently stars in and executive produces The Neighborhood (CBS), Kings of BBQ (Hulu, 2023), AC Barbeque brand (opened 2025) Books: Grown-Ass Man (2002), Flipping Boxcars (novelist debut)

Key Roles and Achievements

Hosted BET's ComicView (1993-1994) and Def Comedy Jam (1995)
Richard Pryor Comic of the Year Award (1994)
4 consecutive NAACP Image Awards for The Steve Harvey Show
Starred in Barbershop, Be Cool, Madagascar, Johnson Family Vacation (star/producer), The Original Kings of Comedy
Fox series: Cedric the Entertainer Presents… (AFTRA Award)
Currently stars in and executive produces The Neighborhood (CBS), Kings of BBQ (Hulu, 2023), AC Barbeque brand (opened 2025)
Books: Grown-Ass Man (2002), Flipping Boxcars (novelist debut)

1. Started charitable foundation with sister in 1995 in St. Louis