Cedric Yarbrough

Cedric Yarbrough
Born	(1973-03-20) March 20, 1973 (age 51) Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	2000–present

Cedric Yarbrough (/ˈsiːdrɪk/; 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 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' Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis.

Career

Yarbrough starred on the Comedy Central television series Reno 911! as Deputy S. (Sven) Jones 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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Andy Richter Controls the Universe	Other Andy	Episode: "The Second Episode"
2003	The Parkers	Brian	Episode: "The Mack Is Like Wo!"
2003–2009, 2020–2022	Reno 911!	Deputy S. Jones	123 episodes
2004	Arrested Development	Sergeant Baker	Episode: "Sad Sack"
	Broken	Doctor Tom	Short
2005	The Bernie Mac Show	Monroe	Episode: "Who Gives This Bride"
	The Bad Girl's Guide	Kip	Episode: "The Guide to Switching Partners"
	Love, Inc.	Matt	Episode: "Living Single"
2005–2014	The Boondocks	Tom DuBois, Colonel H. Stinkmeaner	Voice, 53 episodes
2009	Tracey Ullman's State of the Union		Episode #2.4
2009–2012	The Penguins of Madagascar	Officer X	Voice, 7 episodes[7]
2010	Chuck	Neil	Episode: "Chuck Versus the Beard"
	Bones	Lawrence Belomo	Episode: "The Babe in the Bar"
2011	$h*! My Dad Says	Jimmy	Episode: "Well Suitored"
	Svetlana		Episode: "Milking It"
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Customer #1	Episode: "Vow of Silence"
2011, 2013	Big Time Rush	Chief Lieutenant Officer, Detective	2 episodes
2012–2014	Key & Peele	Ruben / Hunter	2 episodes
2012–2015	Black Dynamite	Chocolate Giddy-Up	Voice, 5 episodes
2012–2016	The Soul Man	Paul	5 episodes
2013	Ben and Kate	Loan Officer	Episode: "Girl Problems"
	Men at Work	Tony	Episode: "Will Work for Milo"
	Betas	Jon Carlo	Episode: "Takin' It to the Streets"
2013–2016	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Donald / Steve Smiley	5 episodes
2013–2023	The Goldbergs	Vic	23 episodes
2014	Rake	Jules	3 episodes
	Hot in Cleveland	LeBron	Voice, episode: "The Animated Episode"
	American Dad!	Security Guard	Voice, 2 episodes
	Benched	Morris	4 episodes
2014–2019	BoJack Horseman	Officer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface	Voice, 8 episodes
2014–2023	Family Guy	Board Member / Lobster	Voice, 2 episodes
2015	Young & Hungry	Coleman	2 episodes
	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Calvin Young	2 episodes
	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Steve	Episode: "Det. Dave Majors"
	Documentary Now!	Pawn Shop Owner	Episode: "The Eye Doesn't Lie"
	Life in Pieces	Ellis	Episode: "Pilot"
2016	Bajillion Dollar Propertie$	Trent Adler	Episode: "Inside Joke"
	Baby Daddy	Tim Turner	Episode: "Stupid Cupid"
	Bella and the Bulldogs	Colonel Dixon	Episode: "Doggone Record Breaker"
	Ballers	Clyde Jackson	2 episodes
	Son of Zorn	Bill	Episode: "The Weekend Warrior"
2016–2018	Skylanders Academy	Broccoli Guy, Wind-up	Voice, 10 episodes
2016–2019	Speechless	Kenneth Clements	Main role, 63 episodes
2017	One Day at a Time	Jerry	Episode: "A Snowman's Tale"
	Blaze and the Monster Machines	Nelson	Voice, 5 episodes
	Mike Tyson Mysteries	Neil deGrasse Tyson	Voice, episode: "Help a Brother Out"[7]
	Dice	Russell Patterson	4 episodes
2017–2018	We Bare Bears	Various	Voice, 2 episodes
	New Looney Tunes	Eagle Scout	Voice, 3 episodes
2018–2019	Milo Murphy's Law	Khone	Voice, 3 episodes
2018–2022	Paradise PD	Gerald Fitzgerald	Voice, 40 episodes
2019	The Jellies!	Wesley Patterson	Voice, episode: "Crash for Cash"
2019–2020	Carol's Second Act	Nurse Dennis	17 episodes
2019–2022	Puppy Dog Pals	Hal Summers, Keido, Al, Darius's Dad	Voice, 5 episodes
2020	Where's Waldo?	Wizard Dustybeard	Voice, episode: "Riddle Me This, Egypt"
2023	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Ron	Episode: "HOAs"
	Lucky Hank	Paul Rourke	Main cast
	Star Wars: Visions	Old Prisoner	Voice, episode: "The Pit"[7]
	The Muppets Mayhem	Police Officer Axl	Episode: "Track 6: Fortunate Son"
	Fired on Mars	Jaxton Olivier	Voice, 6 episodes
	Captain Fall	Chief O'Neil	Voice, 3 episodes
	Strange Planet	Various	Voice, 2 episodes
2024	Not Dead Yet	Paul	Episode: "Not Solved Yet"

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. "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.

External links

• Cedric Yarbrough at IMDb