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Cedric Yarbrough

Cedric Yarbrough

Highest Rated: 83% Black Dynamite (2009)

Lowest Rated: 0% Amateur Night (2016)

Birthday: Mar 20, 1973

Birthplace: Burnsville, Minnesota, USA

Comedic actor and voiceover artist Cedric Yarbrough hit it big with his role of easygoing Deputy Jones in the Comedy Central hit "Reno 911!" in the early 2000s. Born in Minnesota, Yarbrough got his start in improv at the famed Minneapolis comedy workshop Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop. He came to Los Angeles in the first year of the twenty-first century, ready for comedic fame and fortune. The next few years were filled with one-shot appearances on such shows as "The Parkers" (UPN 1999-2004) and "Arrested Development" (Fox 2003-13), and even smaller roles in films, as he honed his craft and paid his dues. All of that was set to change when "Reno 911!" (Comedy Central 2003-09) was developed by Comedy Central and the show became a hit. The show's improvised scripts and outrageous comedy opened up several doors for Yarbrough, including a small role in the Steve Carell hit "The 40 Year Old Virgin" (2005). He followed this with supporting roles in comic films including Paul Feig's "Unaccompanied Minors" (2006) and Scott Sanders' sendup of blaxploitation films "Black Dynamite" (2009), as well as his co-starring role in the big-screen feature "Reno 911!: Miami" (2007). But it was in television that Cedric made his mark, with his ability to turn his imposing 6'2" physical presence into unique comic roles on series including "The Soul Man" (TV Land 2012-16), "Rake" (Fox 2014) and "The Goldbergs" (ABC 2013- ). He also took on an increasing number of voiceover roles in animated series and video games. He became the voice of Black Lightning and Firestorm in the direct-to-video "Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths" (2010) and Firepower in the video game "Iron Man 2"(2010). The animation work led to recurring voiceover roles in the animated television series "The Penguins of Madagascar" (Nickelodeon 2009-2012) and "The Boondocks" (Adult Swim 2005-2014). After taking on recurring roles in the '80s-set sitcom "The Goldbergs" (ABC 2013- ) and musical comedy-drama "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (CW 2015- ), Yarbrough returned to prime time on a weekly basis with a starring role in the sitcom "Speechless" (ABC 2016- ) as a school janitor turned therapist for a student with cerebral palsy.

Highest rated movies

83% 85% Black Dynamite
50% 36% Closing Escrow
42% 90% Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain 35% 51% RENO 911!: Miami 27% 44% Drillbit Taylor 22% 38% The Boss 20% 35% The House
5% 30% Miss March

Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Juror #2 Unknown (Character) - 2024
42% 90% Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Gates (Character) - 2023
0% 62% The Donor Party Unknown (Character) - 2023
No Score Yet 31% Reno 911!: It's a Wonderful Heist Deputy Sven Jones (Character) - 2022
No Score Yet 42% Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon Deputy S. Jones (Character),
Executive Producer
- 2021
No Score Yet 89% The 60 Yard Line David Cartwright (Character) - 2017
20% 35% The House Reggie (Character) $25.6M 2017
0% 25% Amateur Night Zoley (Character) - 2016
22% 38% The Boss Tito (Character) $63.0M 2016
83% 85% Black Dynamite Chocolate Giddyup (Character) $228.5K 2009
5% 30% Miss March Doctor (Character) $4.5M 2009
No Score Yet 25% Bald Prof. Justice (Character) - 2008
27% 44% Drillbit Taylor Bernie (Character) $32.9M 2008
No Score Yet 32% Entry Level Sam (Character) - 2007
35% 51% RENO 911!: Miami Deputy S. Jones (Character) $20.3M 2007
50% 36% Closing Escrow Bobby (Character) $5.8K 2006
No Score Yet No Score Yet Mulligan King (Character) - 2000

TV

Credit
86% 84% RENO 911! Deputy S. Jones (Character) 2003-2009 2022-2023
93% 66% Lucky Hank Paul Rourke (Character) 2023
98% 64% Star Wars: Visions Unknown (Voice) 2023
No Score Yet 83% Fired on Mars Jaxton (Voice) 2023
No Score Yet 51% Paradise PD Gerald Fitzgerald (Voice) 2018 2020-2022
No Score Yet 64% Reno 911! Defunded Deputy S. Jones (Character),
Executive Producer
2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Reno 911! Deputy S. Jones (Character) 2020-2021
No Score Yet 75% The Goldbergs Vic (Guest Star) 2013-2016 2019-2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet Where's Waldo? Wizard Dustybeard (Voice) 2020
50% 48% Carol's Second Act Nurse Dennis (Character),
Unknown (Guest Star)
2019-2020
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Price Is Right Guest 2020
No Score Yet 79% Speechless Kenneth Clements (Character) 2016-2019
No Score Yet 90% Milo Murphy's Law Khone (Guest Voice) 2019
No Score Yet 86% We Bare Bears Mr. Sacher (Guest Voice) 2017-2018
72% 88% Ballers Clyde Jackson (Guest Star) 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Soul Man Paul (Guest Star) 2012 2014 2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ Unknown (Guest Star) 2016
98% 84% Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 92% Comedy Bang! Bang! Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 84% Life in Pieces Ellis (Guest Star) 2015
95% 88% Documentary Now! Unknown (Guest Star) 2015
95% 88% Brooklyn Nine-Nine Steve (Guest Star) 2015
No Score Yet 80% Young & Hungry Coleman (Guest Star) 2015
69% 75% Benched Morris (Guest Star) 2014
No Score Yet 91% American Dad! Security Guard (Guest Voice) 2014
No Score Yet 89% Hot in Cleveland LeBron (voice) (Guest Voice) 2014
48% 81% The Boondocks Tom (Voice) 2005-2008 2010 2014
No Score Yet 64% Family Guy Additional Voices (Guest Voice) 2014
68% 71% Rake Jules (Guest Star) 2014
73% 84% Ben and Kate Unknown (Guest Star) 2013
92% 91% Curb Your Enthusiasm Customer 1 (Guest Star) 2011
0% 47% $..! My Dad Says Unknown (Guest Star) 2011
90% 83% Bones Lawrence Belomo (Guest Star) 2010
13% No Score Yet Love, Inc. Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Bad Girl's Guide Unknown (Guest Star) 2005
75% 85% Arrested Development Sergeant Baker (Guest Star) 2004
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Parkers Unknown (Guest Star) 2003