- Born
- Birth nameCedric Antonio Kyles
- Height1.71 m
- Cedric the Entertainer is an African-American comedian and actor known for being one of the Original Kings of Comedy. He is also known for his roles in the Barbershop trilogy, the Madagascar trilogy, The Steve Harvey Show, Ice Age, Planes, The Soul Man and The Neighborhood. He has had three children with Lorna Wells.- IMDb mini biography by: Christian Frates
- SpouseLorna Wells(September 3, 1999 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenChildCroixLucky RoseTiara
- ParentsRosetta Boyce KylesKittrell Kyles
- Stylish hats
- Deep baritone voice
- Often plays elders
- Cedric was the subject of controversy when his opinionated character in the film Barbershop (2002) made unsavory remarks regarding Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. These comments were spoken in character, were part of the screenplay, and he has never apologized for them.
- Worked at State Farm Insurance before becoming successful in comedy. Majored in mass communication at Southeast Missouri State University.
- Attended Berkeley High School in Ferguson Florissant School District. Each year, he gives out a scholarship to a graduating senior through the Cedric the Entertainer Charitable Foundation, Inc. The motto is, "Reaching Out...Giving Back".
- Is one of the Original Kings of Comedy.
- Appeared as the lead comedian at the White House Correspondence Dinner but jokingly remarked that he was unprepared because he thought that he would follow a humorous speech by President George W. Bush, but instead followed First Lady Laura Bush, who he commented was very funny.
- We as comics do want an immediate response from the audience. It's really quiet on the set, and there are only the producers, and the director, so a comic is looking for someone to give a reaction, even if it is the camera guy.
- I want to be a little more dramatic nowadays. I definitely want something big and funny, but I look for things that can just have people see me in a different light and let me mature as both an entertainer and an actor and a comedian.
- Politics move, as fast as Twitter, and for everyone to think that in four years America was going to be perfect is ridiculous.
- It is a big world that we live in, and people have a choice to love who they love.
- I love stand up and it keeps me grounded, to say the stuff I have been thinking without anyone changing it.
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