cedric antonio kyles better known by his stage name cedric the entertainer is an american actor
stand-up comedian screenwriter producer director voice actor and game show host he's 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 cedric the entertainer hosted bet's
comic view during the 1993-94 season and deaf comedy jam in 1995. he hosted the 12th season
of the daytime version of who wants to be a millionaire in 2013-2014 and starred in the
tv land original series the soul man which aired from 2012 to 2016. he's also done voice work for
ice age the madagascar film series charlotte's web planes and planes fire and rescue he currently
stars on the cbs sitcom the neighborhood in 2019 he received a star on the hollywood walk of fame
cedric the entertainer has an estimated net worth of 26 million us dollars
about cedric the entertainer's early life cedric antonio kyles was born on april 24 1964 in
jefferson city missouri he's the son of rosetta boyce a school teacher and kittrell kyles an
employee of the missouri pacific railroad cedric the entertainer has a younger sister
sharita kyles wilson a communications professor at pepperdine university in malibu california
cedric the entertainer was raised in crothersville missouri but after junior high school he moved to
berkeley missouri a northern suburb of st louis he's a graduate of berkeley high school he earned
a degree in communications from southeast missouri state university cedric the entertainer is 5 foot
6 inches tall or 1.68 meters tall about cedric the entertainer's personal life in 1999 cedric
the entertainer married lorna wells they have two children kroy kyles who was born in 2000
and lucky rose kyles who was born in 2003 he also has a daughter tiara kyles who was born in 1990
from a previous relationship cedric the entertainer continues his involvement with
his high school by awarding a scholarship each year to a graduating senior through the cedric
the entertainer charitable foundation whose motto is reaching out giving back he majored
in mass communication at southeast missouri state university and worked as a state farm insurance
claims adjuster and substitute high school teacher before becoming a full-time comedian he's a member
of kappa alpha psi in may 2015 he was awarded an honorary doctorate in fine arts and humanities
by lincoln university of missouri his parents alma mater in 2018 st louis honored him by renaming the
street in front of the kappa alpha psi alumni house cedric the entertainer way about cedric
the entertainer's career in 1995 cedric the entertainer moved into acting auditioning for
and receiving his first ever role as the cowardly lion in the 1995 apollo theater revival of the wiz
he expanded his career by playing steve harvey's friend cedric jackie robinson on the steve harvey
show he then began appearing in films including barbershop barbershop 2 back in business ride
serving sarah johnson family vacation intolerable cruelty man of the house lemony snickets a series
of unfortunate events madagascar madagascar escape to africa madagascar 3 europe's most wanted and
be cool in madagascar he voiced maurice the ii in october 2005 he joined the champ car auto racing
series as a part owner he appeared in the movie charlotte's web as the voice of golly the gander
while his acting career grew cedric the entertainer continued to do stand
up and travel the country as one of the kings of comedy headliners with steve harvey dl hugley
and bernie mac the act was later made into a spikely film the original kings of comedy
cedric the entertainer had his own sketch comedy show cedric the entertainer presents
but after being renewed for a second season it was cancelled by fox before the season began
he took that time to write a book he then appeared in the 2003 video game tiger woods pga tour 2004
his most recent hbo comedy special was cedric the entertainer taking you hire
he also recorded comedic interludes on two multi-platinum selling albums nelly's country
grammar in 2000 and jay-z's the black album in 2003. in the 2007 comedy film codename the cleaner
cedric plays jake a janitor with amnesia who may be a secret undercover government agent
involved in an illegal arms conspiracy he also starred in the 2008 film's welcome home roscoe
jenkins and street kings cedric the entertainer appeared as the lead comedian at the white house
correspondents dinner but jokingly remarked that he was unprepared because he thought that he would
follow a humorous speech by president george w bush he instead followed first lady laura bush
who called him hilarious and probably the funniest person she had ever met on september 21st 2009 he
was a special guest host for wwe raw in little rock arkansas during the show he participated
in a wrestling match defeating chavo guerrero by pinfall the match also features santino marella
as a guest referee cedric the entertainer also got help from an unknown wrestler dubbed the
sledgehammer played by imani lee and hornswoggle in march 2010 cedric the entertainer made his
directorial debut with dance food produced and funded independently by his company bird and a
bear entertainment with producer eric cirone it starred comedian kell mitchell he made a cameo
appearance in the film as a homicide detective it was released straight to dvd on october 4th 2011.
starting in 2012 he played the main character in the tv land original series the soul man featuring
niecy nash the series ran for five seasons and ended in 2016. cedric the entertainer was the
host of the classic american tv show who wants to be a millionaire beginning with its 12th season
in national syndication which premiered on september 2nd 2013. on april 30th 2014 cedric
announced that he was leaving who wants to be a millionaire after the 2013-2014 season to focus on
his busy schedule terry crews took over as host on september 8th 2014. cedric the entertainer
has won many awards beginning with 500 in the johnny walker national comedy contest in 1990
and coming in first in the miller genuine draft comedy contest in 1993 b-e-t named him richard
pryor comic of the year he has also won four naacp awards he was inducted to the st louis
walk of fame on june 7 2008 his star is at 6166 del mar about cedric the entertainer's real estate
cedric the entertainer owns a beautiful house in florescent missouri the home features five full
bathrooms four bedrooms a formal living room swimming pool and spa among other amenities in
february 2004 cedric the entertainer purchased a five bed seven bath 9727 square foot home
in chatsworth california for 2.95 million dollars about cedric the entertainer's car collection
cedric the entertainer owns or has owned a matte black gmc denali a rolls-royce phantom and a
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