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Cedric the EntertainerAdd to My CelebsAge 48 Birthday Apr. 24th, 1964 Born in Jefferson City, Missouri, USA Height 5' 6" |
Cedric the Entertainer's Main TV Roles
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Main Movie Roles2008 - Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins2008 - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa 2008 - Street Kings 2008 - Cadillac Records 2007 - Talk to Me 2007 - Code Name: The Cleaner 2006 - Charlotte's Web 2005 - Be Cool 2005 - The Honeymooners 2005 - Madagascar 2004 - Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 - Johnson Family Vacation 2004 - Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2003 - Intolerable Cruelty 2002 - Ice Age 2002 - Serving Sara 2002 - Barbershop 2001 - Dr. Dolittle 2 2000 - Big Momma's House 2000 - The Original Kings of Comedy |
NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB
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TRIVIA:
- Is one of the Original Kings of Comedy
- Went to high school in Haverhill, Massachusetts
- Cedric was the subject of controversy when his opinionated character in the film _Barbershop (2002)_ (qv) made unsavory remarks regarding 'Martin Luther King' (qv) and 'Rosa Parks' (qv). These comments were spoken in character, were part of the script, and he has never apologized for them.
- Worked at State Farm Insurance before making it big 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 his Cedric the Entertainer Charitable Foundation Inc. The motto is, "Reaching Out...Giving Back".
- Sister Sharita Kyles Wilson is the foundation director of the Cedric the Entertainer Charitable Foundation, Inc., which provides college scholarships to high school graduates.
- Ex-wife Lorna R. Wells was a one-time wardrobe stylist.
- 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.
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