Hollywood is full of stars who started in the comedy trenches and are now big names in features and television.
For instance, at 19, Eddie Murphy became a breakout star on Saturday Night Live and later headlined huge movie successes like Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Coming to America (1988). Whoopi Goldberg, Jamie Foxx, and Martin Lawrence made the same leap, as did Robin Williams, Tina Fey, Jim Carrey, and Steve Martin.
Like these actors, Cedric the Entertainer also got his start in comedy.
Born Cedric Antonio Kyles, Cedric the Entertainer made his first TV appearances as a comedian on It’s Showtime at the Apollo, HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, and BET’s ComicView.
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As an actor, Cedric got his start on The Steve Harvey Show in 1996 and since then his television and film career has exploded.
Since his first film Ride (1998), he’s acted in a number of familiar titles including: Big Momma’s House (2000), Cadillac Records (2008), Street Kings (2008), The Honeymooners (2005), Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins (2008), The Honeymooners (2005), Be Cool (2005), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Talk to Me (2007), Code Name: The Cleaner (2007), Barbershop (2002), Barbershop 2 (2004), Johnson Family Vacation (2004), and The Original Kings of Comedy (2000).
He was a regular on the animated TV series The Proud Family and also voiced several animated movies such as Madagascar (2005), Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Charlotte’s Web (2006), Ice Age (2002), and Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001).
Next up in the TV world for Cedric the Entertainer are two programs. Cedric will host NBC’s upcoming game show It’s Worth What? in which a pair of contestants guess the cost of items in each round with the chance to win up to $1 million.
Also in the works, TV Land recently announced a spinoff for its show Hot In Cleveland that will star Cedric the Entertainer as a minister. The untitled spinoff will be introduced through Hot In Cleveland episodes this summer with plans to later break off into its own series.
As if he’s not busy enough, Ced the Entertainer is also launching a new fashion line called Who Ced, which will center around men’s fashion and accessories. And if anyone knows a thing or two about hats, Cedric surely does!
In the clip below, he shares a few tips for aspiring actors:
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Big ups to Ced doing big things! Though it seems everybody and they mama starting a fashion line these days.
I just don’t know about Cedric and fashion. I know he wears expensive stuff but I mean… that’s like if you give anyone 10,000 dollars to go out there and look nice, of course, anyone can do that. Sometimes even with a little help from the store. I just don’t see his fashion taste here.
I love hats. Cedric is ma main man. Besides hats, my main man should keep to comedy. ‘Cos I don’t be knowing what he be wearing sometimes.
Cedric is a fine entertainer!
I tend not to drop a comment, but I browsed a few responses on this page Cedric The Entertainer: Comedian Turned Hollywood Veteran | FilmClique.
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Facebook page or twitter feed?