Home Film Cedric The Entertainer Interview On The Late Late Show w/ James Corden...

Cedric The Entertainer Interview On The Late Late Show w/ James Corden [Video]

By
Tyson Paul
-
395
0

James welcomes Cedric the Entertainer and Lena Dunham to the studio to talk weddings and marriages and all the fun stuff in-between. Lena recently celebrated her anniversary with her husband and Cedric became an ordained minister in order to officiate the wedding of a close friend. James then asks Lena to take us back to when she was the queen of a trailer park in Malibu by driving around in her very own golf cart. Cedric reveals that he taught all of his kids to drive and offers to help Lena when she’s ready to upgrade to a real car. And Cedric tells James about meeting none other than Prince Harry at the Superbowl and the odd experience of escorting him down to the field… er, pitch. And Cedric is excited to direct the 100th episode of his show “The Neighborhood,” a perk he likes to brag about with his co-stars.

They don’t call him “Cedric the Entertainer” for nothing! James attempts to entertain the comedy legend with jokes and a failed attempt at juggling before Cedric himself steps in to do the job right. Complete with dancers, magicians, a marching band, and a killer saxophone solo; this is Cedric The Entertainer living up to his name.
Cedric The Entertainer: In 1995, Cedric moved into acting, auditioning and receiving his first-ever role as The Cowardly Lion in the 1995 Apollo Theater Revival of The Wiz. He then expanded his career by aptly playing Steve Harvey’s friend Cedric Jackie Robinson on the sitcom The Steve Harvey Show. He then began appearing in films, including Dr. Dolittle 2, Barbershop, Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Big Momma’s House, 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. Cedric was the subject of controversy when his Barbershop character made unpopular remarks about Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks. These comments were spoken in character, were part of the script, and he has never apologized for them. In the 2005 animated 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 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, The Original Kings of Comedy. Cedric briefly had his own sketch comedy show, Cedric the Entertainer Presents, but it was canceled after one season. The show had been renewed for a second season, but 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 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’s So You Think You Can Dance. He also recorded comedic interludes on two multi-platinum selling albums, Nelly’s Country Grammar (2000) and Jay-Z’s Black Album (2003).

In the 2007 comedy film Code Name: The Cleaner, Cedric 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 at the June 2008 premiere of Get Smart

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 said he was “hilarious” and “probably the funniest person” she had ever met.

Cedric was inducted to the St. Louis Walk of Fame on June 7, 2008. His star is at 6166 Delmar.

Cedric 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 by pinfall. The match also featured Santino Marella as a guest referee. Cedric also got help from an unknown wrestler dubbed The Sledge Hammer (played by Imani Lee) and Hornswoggle.

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 appeared in the Broadway revival of David Mamet’s “American Buffalo,” the story of three small-time crooks who come to blows during a plot to steal a valuable coin collection.

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, but the start date was delayed by one week to July 19. Starting in 2012, Cedric played the main character in the TV Land original series, The Soul Man, featuring Niecy Nash. The series ran for five seasons and ended in 2016. Cedric 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. “With his deep roots as a legendary stand-up comedian and actor, Cedric will bring his fresh approach and unpredictable fun to the show,” said Janice Marinelli, president, Disney-ABC Domestic Television. On April 30, 2014, Cedric announced that he was leaving Who Wants to Be a Millionaire after the 2013–14 season to focus on his busy schedule. Terry Crews took over as host on September 8, 2014.

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR