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BLP sources|date=March 2010Infobox comedian|name=Cedric the Entertainer|image=CedricEntertainerMarch04.jpg|caption=Cedric at the Johnson Family Vacation premiere in March 2004|birth_name=Cedric Antonio Kyles|birth_date=birth date and age|mf=yes|1964|4|24|birth_place= Jefferson City, Missouri , United States|U.S. |medium= Film , television , Stand-up comedy|stand-up |nationality=|active=1987–present|genre= Comedy |spouse=Lorna Wells (m. 1999; 2 children)|othername=Cedric "The Entertainer" Kyles|website= http://www.ceddybear.com/ www.ceddybear.com Cedric Antonio Kyles (born April 24, 1964), known professionally by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an United States|American actor , comedian and director. He is perhaps best known as the co-star of the The WB Television Network|WB sitcom The Steve Harvey Show , as Eddie in the Barbershop (film)|Barbershop films, and as one of the four comedians featured in the Spike Lee film The Original Kings of Comedy .
Early life
Cedric was born in Jefferson City, MO and is the son of Rosetta Boyce, a school teacher, and Kitrell Kyles, an employee of a railroad company. http://www.filmreference.com/film/62/Cedric-The-Entertainer.html Cedric The Entertainer Biography (1964? -) His only sibling, younger sister Sharita Kyles Wilson, is an adjunct communications instructor at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri|Columbia . http://books.google.com/books? id=LrUDAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA58& dq=%22cedric+the+entertainer%22+and+%22sharita+kyles%22& source=gbs_toc_r& cad=1#v=onepage& q=& f=false "Cedric 'The Entertainer' Scores in Commercials, TV and Film with Down-Home Comedy", Jet , March 12, 2001. Accessed on December 29, 2009.cite web |url= http://communication.missouri.edu/people/wilson.htm|title=University of Missouri Department of Communication Faculty Page|author=University of Missouri|date=2011-11-24|work= |publisher= |accessdate=2011-11-24 He was raised in Caruthersville, Missouri , but after junior high school he moved to Berkeley, Missouri . Cedric is a graduate of Berkeley High School in the north east suburbs of St. Louis. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0147825/bio He continues his involvement with his high school by awarding a scholarship each year to a graduating senior through his Cedric the Entertainer Charitable Foundation Inc. The foundation's motto is, "Reaching Out...Giving Back." Cedric 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 is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi .
Career
He made his first television|TV appearance on '' It's Showtime at the Apollo ''. Soon after, he appeared on HBO 's Def Comedy Jam and Black Entertainment Television|BET's ComicView , which he would later host for the 1993–94 season. Cedric was one of the Grand Prize Winners of the Miller Lite Comedy Search along with fellow comedian, Bernie Mac . In 1994, Cedric also won the Richard Pryor Comic of the Year Award from BET.
In 1996, Cedric moved into acting, playing Steve Harvey 's friend, Cedric Jackie Robinson, on the situation comedy|sitcom , The Steve Harvey Show . His acting career grew and he began appearing in film|movies , including Dr. Dolittle 2 , Barbershop (movie)|Barbershop , Barbershop 2: Back in Business , Ride (film)|Ride , Serving Sara , Johnson Family Vacation , Intolerable Cruelty , Man of the House (2005 comedy film)|Man of the House , '' Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events , Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar and Be Cool . Cedric was the subject of controversy when his Barbershop character made unpopular remarks regarding Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks .Citation needed|date=December 2009 These comments were spoken in character, were part of the script, and he has never apologized for them. In the 2005 animated film Madagascar (2005 film)|Madagascar , Cedric voiced Maurice the aye aye . In October 2005, Cedric joined the Champ Car auto racing series as a part owner. Cedric appeared in the movie Charlotte's Web (2006 film)|Charlotte's Web as the voice of Golly the gander. While his acting career grew, Cedric continued stand-up and traveled the country as one of the Kings of Comedy headliners, with Steve Harvey , D.L. Hughley and Bernie Mac . The act was later made into a film by Spike Lee called The Original Kings of Comedy . Cedric briefly had his own sketch comedy show called Cedric the Entertainer Presents , but it never caught on and was canceled after one season. The show had been renewed for a second season, but Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox canceled it before the season began. He then appeared in the 2003 PlayStation 2 video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004 . His most recent HBO Comedy Special was titled Cedric "The Entertainer": Taking You Higher ''. Two of the background dancers from the special were Kamilah Barrett and Sandra Colton, who were also finalists in Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox 's So You Think You Can Dance (US)|So You Think You Can Dance . He also recorded comedic interludes on two mulit-platinum selling albums, Nelly's Country Grammer (2000) and Jay-z Black Album (2003).
Cedric appeared in the 2007 film Code Name: The Cleaner , a comedy in which he plays Jake, a janitor with amnesia who may be a secret undercover government agent involved in an illegal arms conspiracy. He then starred in the 2008 films Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and Street Kings .
Cedric 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 but instead followed First Lady Laura Bush, who he commented was very funny.
Cedric the Entertainer was inducted to the St. Louis Walk of Fame on June 7, 2008. His star is located at 6166 Delmar. http://stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/Cedrickyles.html St. Louis Walk of Fame Induction page
Cedric the Entertainer was the special guest host for WWE Raw on September 21, 2009 in Little Rock Arkansas. During the show, he participated in a wrestling match, defeating Chavo Guerrero, Jr.|Chavo Guerrero by pinfall. The match also featured Santino Marella as a Referee (professional wrestling)#Special referees|guest referee . Cedric also got help with an unknown wrestler dubbed The Sledge Hammer and Hornswoggle . http://www.gerweck.net/news/1253581581.shtml Raw results: 09/21/09 – Gerweck.net
In March 2010 Cedric made his directorial debut with Dance Fu , produced and funded independently by his company Bird and a Bear Entertainment with producer Eric C. Rhone. The film starred comedian Kel Mitchell . Cedric made a cameo appearance in the film as a Homicide detective. It was released straight-to-DVD on October 4, 2011.
Cedric was recently seen in the Broadway revival of David Mamet 's " American Buffalo (play)|American Buffalo ," the story of three small-time crooks who come to blows during a plot to steal a valuable coin collection. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/120558.html Playbill 19 Aug 2008
In 2003 Cedric was featured in the Korean rap artists Drunken Tiger on their album 'Foundation' on the 17th track '???' (repentance).
In a June 21, 2011 interview, Cedric confirmed that his latest reality game show, '' It's Worth What? , was going to air on July 12, 2011 on NBC , http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110622/ENTERTAINMENT/306220055/Cedric-Entertainer-prepares-Nashville-NBC Cedric the Entertainer prepares for Nashville and NBC The Tennessean. Retrieved on July 5, 2011. however, the start date has been delayed by one week to July 19, 2011.
Personal life
He is married to Lorna Wells and they have two children, Croix and Lucky Rose, and an older daughter, Tiara, from a previous relationship.
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References
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External links
http://www.ceddybear.com/ Cedric the Entertainer Official Site
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http://www.pbs.org/kcet/tavissmiley/archive/200407/20040709.html Cedric the Entertainer interview on the Tavis Smiley show
http://www.ketc.org/productions/productions_livingSTL_videoArchive.asp Cedric the Entertainer profile on Living St. Louis .
http://jamaicansmusic.com/blog/2009/05/14/bill-bellamy-and-cedric-the-entertainer-headline-ccgi-2009 Bill Bellamy and Cedric The Entertainer Headline Ccgi 2009
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