Here's How Much Cedric The Entertainer Is Really Worth

It seems that Cedric the Entertainer has picked the perfect all-encompassing stage name for himself because there are multiple ways he can please a crowd. Whether it's on the big screen, the small screen, or the comedy stage, he's been entertaining audiences for over three decades. Plus, he's kept a smile on his face while doing it. One might guess that the smile comes from a deep inner joy that Cedric possesses, but it could also come from all the loot he's made. Celebrity Net Worth shows his net worth is $25 million, an amount of money most people won't see in three lifetimes. 

Long before the dough started rolling in, the comedian was born Cedric Antonio Kyles in Jefferson City, Missouri, on April 24, 1964. His family moved after his middle school years, and he graduated from Berkeley High School in Berkeley, Missouri. "My mother was a schoolteacher, single-parent household. She raised my younger sister and myself," he told CBS This Morning in September 2021. "We were a very aspirational household." He then went off to Southeast Missouri State University to earn a degree in mass communication, but you can safely assume that his riches didn't come from that degree. So, where did they come from? To find out, we've put our noses to the dirt and sniffed around some, and here's what we found.

Out of all the comedians around the world, only some break into acting, and an even smaller percentage become famous for it like Cedric the Entertainer. In 1996, just four years after his first TV appearance, the famed funnyman co-starred in "The Steve Harvey Show" as the character Cedric Jackie Robinson. Tons of other acting gigs followed before Cedric finally got his own series, which is probably an acting comedian's dream. He appeared in "The Soul Man" from 2012-2016 and began starring in CBS' "The Neighborhood" in 2018. He told Watch that he felt "pressure" to make his CBS series a success. "If you hit it out of the box, there's an opportunity to have a long run," he said. The sitcom has been on for four seasons as of 2021, so that paycheck has been a steady one. In 2017, Deadline reported that Cedric inked a major deal with CBS to develop "multiple" scripts for himself, which meant even more money coming in. 

As for the big screen, Cedric's first role was in 1998's "Ride." Since then, the films have just kept coming, including "Barbershop" in 2002, "Cadillac Records" in 2008, and "Haunted House" in 2013. He's also voiced animated characters in big-time movies like "Ice Age," "Charlotte's Web," and the "Madagascar" films. Of course, how much an actor receives for a TV or film project is often kept a secret, but there's no doubt that Cedric didn't have to rely solely on stand-up money for some time.

If you've ever watched CNBC's "The Profit," then you've seen its star Marcus Lemonis teach business owners how to maximize their sales with items they already have. For example, if one owns a smoothie shop, Lemonis might suggest that the owner also sell fresh fruit. Or maybe he'll tell a cake seller to put their frosting in cans and head to retail. You get it: The basic concept is for business owners to always keep their eyes peeled for other money-making opportunities. One way to do that in acting is to also work behind the scenes, and that's exactly what Cedric the Entertainer did by becoming a producer. According to IMDb, he has 19 producing credits under his belt, including 2004's "Johnson Family Vacation," 2005's "The Honeymooners," and 2007's "Code Name: The Cleaner."

Cedric also wears an executive producer hat for his CBS sitcom "The Neighborhood." "I'm making sure the show has a voice, making sure the episodes aren't limiting and putting us in a box," he told The Hollywood Reporter in September 2021. He executive produced his "Cedric the Entertainer: Live from the Ville" comedy special as well. 

To put his money as a producer into proper context, The Houston Chronicle reports that a freelance film producer makes around $52.63 an hour. Taking into consideration Cedric's big name and lengthy resume, one has to assume he was paid just a wee bit more. If Lemonis is watching Cedric from afar, he's probably impressed.

After working all of his jobs, Cedric the Entertainer comes home to a swanky-looking house in Chatsworth, California. Per Virtual Globetrotting, his five-bedroom abode is 9,727 square feet. It boasts seven bathrooms and a pool big enough for even Olympic swimmers to tire themselves in. Cedric reportedly bought the luxury home in 2004 for a cool $2.95 million. 

He also owns a large house in Florissant, Missouri that could easily be considered a mansion. That home has a gigantic pool in the backyard and is situated on a huge piece of property. In regards to the California home, Cedric claimed that it lost some value due to a perpetual gas leak caused by Southern California Gas Co. Moreover, the comedian alleged that the leak made him and his family sick, so in 2017, he and his wife Lorna Wells sued the gas company and its parent company, Sempra, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

Cedric also has an impressive classic car collection. During a CBS This Morning interview, he showed off a few of his pricey purchases, including a 1960 Thunderbird he calls "Lovey" and a custom 1941 Ford truck. "I love the lines of the 40 trucks," he said. 

Cedric the Entertainer could be called Cedric the Stylish since he's often seen in nice-looking suits. But what he's more known for are the many hats he wears, whether it's a fedora, a trilby, or a boater hat. According to his website, he began wearing them when he was younger to hide a rash on his head. Now, keeping up with Cedric's hat count is probably impossible since it seems he's constantly updating his collection. But in 2014, he told "Power 106 Los Angeles" that he had an entire room for his hats and had "easily over 200" back then.

In fact, Cedric loves hats so much that he's made money off of them. In 2011, he started his own hat line called Who Ced. "It's a very St. Louis thing," he told Variety in 2018. "There were a group of guys in high school who were the dressers, they had style. And they would wear these hats. Me and my friends wanted to be those guys, so that became a thing." He also explained why he kept dressing sharp when he embarked on his comedy career. "If you wanted to represent yourself as a stylish male, you wore nice clothes and hats were a part of it," he said. "Coming out of the Midwest, trying to make a name for myself, the hat became part of who I am and where I'm from."