Cedric Yarbrough

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Cedric Yarbrough
Yarbrough as Deputy Jones at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2025
Born (1973-03-20) March 20, 1973 (age 52)
Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
Years active2000–present

Cedric Yarbrough (/ˈsiːdrɪk/ SEE-drick; born March 20, 1973)[1] is an American actor and comedian. He has starred in the series Reno 911! as Deputy S. Jones and as Kenneth on the ABC sitcom Speechless, as well as voicing Gerald Fitzgerald on the Netflix comedy Paradise PD, Officer Meow Meow Fuzzyface on the Netflix comedy-drama BoJack Horseman, and Tom DuBois and Colonel H. Stinkmeaner on the Adult Swim sitcom The Boondocks.

Early life

Yarbrough, who is of African-American heritage, was born in Burnsville, Minnesota. He attended Burnsville Senior High School and later Minnesota State University, Mankato. He is also an alumnus of Dudley Riggs's Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.

Career

Yarbrough starred as Deputy S. (Sven) Jones in the television series Reno 911!, which aired from 2003 to 2009 on Comedy Central. The series returned for a seventh season in 2020 on Quibi and for an eighth season in 2022 on The Roku Channel as Reno 911! Defunded. He also appeared in both of the feature length films, 2007's Reno 911!: Miami and 2021's Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon.

He also starred in the film Meet the Fockers in 2004 as the role of a prison guard. Later, he provided the voice of Tom DuBois and Colonel H. Stinkmeaner on The Boondocks, Chocolate Giddy-up on Black Dynamite, and Firestorm in Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.

From 2016–2019, he co-starred in the ABC sitcom Speechless as Kenneth Clements.[2] He has also had recurring roles in series including The Goldbergs[3][4] and Rake.[5] On Carol's Second Act, which premiered in 2019, he stars as Nurse Dennis, which started out as a recurring role before being promoted to series regular early in the first season.[6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2000 Mulligan King
2004 Meet the Fockers Prison Guard
2005 The 40-Year-Old Virgin Dad at Health Clinic
2006 Unaccompanied Minors Melvin Goldfinch
2007 Cook Off! Jericho
Reno 911!: Miami Deputy S. Jones
Closing Escrow Bobby
Entry Level Sam
2008 Drillbit Taylor Bernie
Get Smart Tate
Four Christmases Stan
2009 Black Dynamite Chocolate Giddy-Up
Miss March Doctor
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Firestorm Voice, direct-to-video[7]
2012 Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta! Hollis Video
2013 I Know That Voice Himself Documentary film
2015 Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Submarine Technician Voice, direct-to-video[7]
Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Silas Stone Voice, direct-to-video[7]
2016 The Boss Tito
Amateur Night Zoley
2017 The 60 Yard Line David Cartwright
The House Reggie
2021 Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon Deputy S. Jones
2022 Reno 911! It's a Wonderful Heist
2023 The Donor Party Harrison [8]
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain Gates
2024 Unfrosted Toucan Sam
Juror No. 2 Marcus [9]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Andy Richter Controls the UniverseOther AndyEpisode: "The Second Episode"
2003The ParkersBrianEpisode: "The Mack Is Like Wo!"
2003–2009,
2020–2022		Reno 911!Deputy S. Jones123 episodes
2004Arrested DevelopmentSergeant BakerEpisode: "Sad Sack"
BrokenDoctor TomShort
2005The Bernie Mac ShowMonroeEpisode: "Who Gives This Bride"
The Bad Girl's GuideKipEpisode: "The Guide to Switching Partners"
Love, Inc.MattEpisode: "Living Single"
2005–2014The BoondocksTom DuBois, Colonel H. StinkmeanerVoice, 53 episodes
2009Tracey Ullman's State of the UnionEpisode #2.4
2009–2012The Penguins of MadagascarOfficer XVoice, 7 episodes[7]
2010ChuckNeilEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Beard"
BonesLawrence BelomoEpisode: "The Babe in the Bar"
2011$h*! My Dad SaysJimmyEpisode: "Well Suitored"
SvetlanaEpisode: "Milking It"
Curb Your EnthusiasmCustomer #1Episode: "Vow of Silence"
2011, 2013Big Time RushChief Lieutenant Officer, Detective2 episodes
2012–2014Key & PeeleRuben / Hunter2 episodes
2012–2015Black DynamiteChocolate Giddy-UpVoice, 5 episodes
2012–2016The Soul ManPaul5 episodes
2013Ben and KateLoan OfficerEpisode: "Girl Problems"
Men at WorkTonyEpisode: "Will Work for Milo"
BetasJon CarloEpisode: "Takin' It to the Streets"
2013–2016Comedy Bang! Bang!Donald / Steve Smiley5 episodes
2013–2023The GoldbergsVic23 episodes
2014RakeJules3 episodes
Hot in ClevelandLeBronVoice, episode: "The Animated Episode"
American Dad!Security GuardVoice, 2 episodes
BenchedMorris4 episodes
2014–2019BoJack HorsemanOfficer Meow-Meow FuzzyfaceVoice, 8 episodes
2014–2023Family GuyBoard Member / LobsterVoice, 2 episodes
2015Young & HungryColeman2 episodes
Crazy Ex-GirlfriendCalvin Young2 episodes
Brooklyn Nine-NineSteveEpisode: "Det. Dave Majors"
Documentary Now!Pawn Shop OwnerEpisode: "The Eye Doesn't Lie"
Life in PiecesEllisEpisode: "Pilot"
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Trent AdlerEpisode: "Inside Joke"
Baby DaddyTim TurnerEpisode: "Stupid Cupid"
Bella and the BulldogsColonel DixonEpisode: "Doggone Record Breaker"
BallersClyde Jackson2 episodes
Son of ZornBillEpisode: "The Weekend Warrior"
2016–2018Skylanders AcademyBroccoli Guy, Wind-upVoice, 10 episodes
2016–2019SpeechlessKenneth ClementsMain role, 63 episodes
2017One Day at a TimeJerryEpisode: "A Snowman's Tale"
Blaze and the Monster MachinesNelsonVoice, 5 episodes
Mike Tyson MysteriesNeil deGrasse TysonVoice, episode: "Help a Brother Out"[7]
DiceRussell Patterson4 episodes
2017–2018We Bare BearsVariousVoice, 2 episodes
New Looney TunesEagle ScoutVoice, 3 episodes
2018–2019Milo Murphy's LawKhoneVoice, 3 episodes
2018–2022Paradise PDGerald FitzgeraldVoice, 40 episodes
2019The Jellies!Wesley PattersonVoice, episode: "Crash for Cash"
2019–2020Carol's Second ActNurse Dennis17 episodes
2019–2022Puppy Dog PalsHal Summers, Keido, Al, Darius's DadVoice, 5 episodes
2020Where's Waldo?Wizard DustybeardVoice, episode: "Riddle Me This, Egypt"
2023Last Week Tonight with John OliverRonEpisode: "HOAs"
Lucky HankPaul RourkeMain cast
Star Wars: VisionsOld PrisonerVoice, episode: "The Pit"[7]
The Muppets MayhemPolice Officer AxlEpisode: "Track 6: Fortunate Son"
Fired on MarsJaxton OlivierVoice, 6 episodes
Captain FallChief O'NeilVoice, 3 episodes
Strange PlanetVariousVoice, 2 episodes
2024Not Dead YetPaulEpisode: "Not Solved Yet"
Rock Paper Scissors Rock's Dad Voice, episode: "The Family Business"
Batman: Caped Crusader Rupert Thorne, Linton Midnite, Waylon Jones, Judge Voice, 5 episodes[7]
2025Leverage: RedemptionMayor Armond BrusterEpisode: "The Shakedown in Clone-Town Job"

References

  1. ↑ Rose, Mike (March 20, 2024). "Famous birthdays list for today, March 20, 2024 includes celebrities Spike Lee, Kathy Ireland". cleveland. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Cedric Yarbrough | Speechless". ABC. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Harris, Will (November 1, 2016). "Cedric Yarbrough on Speechless, Reno 911!, and getting a Jheri curl for The Goldbergs". TV Club. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  4. ↑ Yarbrough, Cedric [@cedricyarbrough] (September 4, 2019). "Aww snap! Look who I'm reunited with!! America's love bug @wendimclendonco!!After a 3 season hiatus, I'm returning to #TheGoldbergs! Yay!!!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Yarbrough, Cedric [@cedricyarbrough] (January 23, 2014). "Hey gang! Watch me threaten #GregKinnear in a gay way on "Rake" tonight 9/8c after "American Idol"! Only on Fox!!" (Tweet). Retrieved February 27, 2020 – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ Petski, Denise (November 5, 2019). "'Carol's Second Act': Cedric Yarbrough Upped To Series Regular On CBS Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cedric Yarbrough (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 5, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
  8. ↑ Grobar, Matt (June 14, 2022). "Vertical Entertainment Acquires Comedy The Donor Party Starring Malin Åkerman, Jerry O'Connell, Rob Corddry & More". Deadline. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 15, 2023). "Amy Aquino, Adrienne C. Moore, Cedric Yarbrough, Chikako Fukuyama & Onix Serrano Called For Clint Eastwood's Juror #2". Deadline. Retrieved November 13, 2024.