Cedric The Entertainer

About Cedric The Entertainer

Cedric the Entertainer (born Cedric Antonio Kyles; April 24, 1964) is an American actor and comedian.

Cedric was born in Jefferson City, Missouri, the son of Rosetta, a reading specialist, and Kitrell Kyles, an employee of AT&T. He has a younger sister, Sharita Kyles Wilson. Cedric majored in Mass Communication at Southeast Missouri State University and worked as a State Farm insurance claims adjuster before becoming a full-time comedian. He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. He is currently married to Lorna Wells and they have two children, Croix and Lucky Ross (Baker).

Cedric the Entertainer 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". He is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated.