Cedric Antonio Kyles was born on April 24,1964, and better known by his stage name Cedric the Entertainer, is an American actor and stand-up comedian.
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25 Facts About Cedric The Entertainer
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Cedric The Entertainer is 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.
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Cedric The Entertainer has a younger sister, Sharita Kyles Wilson, a communications professor at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.
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Cedric The Entertainer is a graduate of Berkeley High School.
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Cedric The Entertainer earned a degree in communications from Southeast Missouri State University.
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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.
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Cedric The Entertainer expanded his career by playing Steve Harvey's friend Cedric Jackie Robinson on The Steve Harvey Show.
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Cedric The Entertainer then began appearing in films, including Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Ride, Serving Sara, Johnson Family Vacation, Intolerable Cruelty, Man of the House, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events, Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted and Be Cool.
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Cedric The Entertainer was the subject of controversy when his Barbershop character made unpopular remarks about Martin Luther King Jr.
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Cedric The Entertainer appeared in the movie Charlotte's Web as the voice of Golly the gander.
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Cedric The Entertainer then appeared in the 2003 video game Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2004.
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Cedric The Entertainer starred in the 2008 films Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and Street Kings.
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Cedric The Entertainer instead followed First Lady Laura Bush, who called him "hilarious" and "probably the funniest person" she had ever met.
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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.
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Cedric The Entertainer was inducted to the St Louis Walk of Fame on June 7,2008.
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Cedric The Entertainer was the special guest host for WWE Raw on September 21,2009, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Cedric The Entertainer got help from an unknown wrestler dubbed The Sledge Hammer and Hornswoggle.
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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.
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Cedric The Entertainer made a cameo appearance in the film as a homicide detective.
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Cedric The Entertainer appeared in the Broadway revival of David Mamet's play American Buffalo.
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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 2,2013.
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Cedric The Entertainer has a daughter, Tiara was born on 1990, and from a previous relationship.
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Cedric The Entertainer 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.
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Cedric The Entertainer is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi.
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