Cedric Yarbrough

Cedric Yarbrough (born March 20, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, voice artist and singer who starred on the Comedy Central television series Reno 911! as Deputy S. Jones and as Kenneth on the ABC sitcom Speechless, as well as voicing Officer Meow Meow Fuzzyface on the Netflix comedy-drama BoJack Horseman and Tom DuBois on the Adult Swim sitcom The Boondocks.

Cedric Yarbrough
Born (1973-03-20) March 20, 1973
Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
OccupationComedian, actor, voice artist, singer
Years active2000–present

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.

He also provided the voice of Tom Dubois and Colonel H. Stinkmeaner on The Boondocks and Firestorm in the animated film Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths.

From 2016–2019, he co-starred in the ABC sitcom Speechless as Kenneth Clements.[1] He has also had recurring roles in series including The Goldbergs,[2][3] and Rake.[4] 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.[5]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000MulliganKing
2001–2011Curb Your Enthusiasm
2005The Bernie Mac ShowMonroeEpisode: Who Gives This Bride
2003The ParkersBrianEpisode: The Mack Is Like Wo!
2003-Arrested DevelopmentSergeant BakerEpisode: Sad Sack
2003–2009, 2020Reno 911!Deputy S. Jones112 episodes
2004Meet the FockersPrison Guard
2004BrokenDoctor Tom
2005The 40-Year-Old VirginDad at Health Clinic
2005–2014The BoondocksTom DuBois/Colonel H. Stinkmeaner (voice)53 episodes
2006Unaccompanied MinorsMelvin Goldfinch
2007Closing EscrowBobby
2007Entry LevelSam
2007Reno 911!: MiamiDeputy S. Jones
2008Four ChristmasesStan
2008Get SmartTate
2008Drillbit TaylorBernie
2009Miss MarchDoctor
2009Black DynamiteChocolate Giddy-Up
2009–2015The Penguins of MadagascarOfficer X / Exterminator X7 episodes
2010BonesLawrence BelomoEpisode: The Babe in the Bar
2010ChuckNeilEpisode: Chuck Versus the Beard
2010Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsFirestorm / Black Lightning (voice)
2011, 2013Big Time RushChief Lieutenant Officer / Detective2 episodes
2012Beverly Hills Chihuahua 3: Viva la Fiesta!
2012–2015Black DynamiteChocolate Giddy-Up (voice)5 episodes
2012Key & Peele
2012–2016The Soul Man
2013–2016Comedy Bang! Bang!Steve Smiley5 episodes
2013BetasJon CarloEpisode: Takin' It to the Streets
2013-The GoldbergsVic11 episodes
2013I Know That Voice
2014–2019BoJack HorsemanOfficer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface (voice)8 episodes
2014RakeJules3 episodes
2015Young & HungryColeman2 episodes
2015Crazy Ex-GirlfriendCalvin Young2 episodes
2015-2017New Looney TunesEagle Scout3 episodes
2015Brooklyn Nine-NineSteveEpisode: Det. Dave Majors
2016Amateur Night
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Trent AdlerEpisode: Inside Joke
2016The BossTito
2016–2019SpeechlessKenneth ClementsMain role, 63 episodes
2016-2018Skylanders Academy
2017-2018We Bare BearsVarious voices2 episodes
2017The House
2017Blaze and the Monster MachinesNelson (voice)5 episodes
2018-2020Paradise PDGerald Fitzgerald (voice)18 episodes
2019Milo Murphy's LawKhone (voice)3 episodes
2019The Jellies!
2019-2020Carol's Second ActNurse Dennis17 episodes
2020Puppy Dog PalsKeido (voice)Episode: Bob's Blue Belt/The Playcare Heist

References
  1. "Cedric Yarbrough | Speechless". ABC. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Petski, Denise (November 5, 2019). "'Carol's Second Act': Cedric Yarbrough Upped To Series Regular On CBS Comedy". Deadline. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
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