Cedric Yarbrough

Cedric Percelle Yarbrough (/ˈsiːdrɪk/; born March 20, 1973) is an American actor and comedian who stars in 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.

Cedric Yarbrough
Born
Cedric Percelle Yarbrough

(1973-03-20) March 20, 1973
Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
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 which aired from 2003-2009 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 provided the voice of Tom DuBois and Colonel H. Stinkmeaner on The Boondocks, Chocolate Giddy-up on Black Dynamite, and Firestorm and Black Lightning 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

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 Closing Escrow Bobby
2007 Entry Level Sam
2007 Reno 911!: Miami Deputy S. Jones
2008 Four Christmases Stan
2008 Get Smart Tate
2008 Drillbit Taylor Bernie
2009 Miss March Doctor
2010 Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths Firestorm Voice[6]
2013 I Know That Voice Himself Documentary film
2015 Justice League: Throne of Atlantis Submarine Technician Voice[6]
2015 Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem Silas Stone Voice[6]
2016 The Boss Tito
2021 Reno 911! The Hunt for QAnon Deputy S. Jones
2022 Reno 911! It's a Wonderful Heist Deputy S. Jones
2023 The Donor Party Harrison
TBA Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story Toucan Sam

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2003The ParkersBrianEpisode: "The Mack Is Like Wo!"
2005The Bernie Mac ShowMonroeEpisode: "Who Gives This Bride"
2003-Arrested DevelopmentSergeant BakerEpisode: "Sad Sack"
2003–2009, 2020–presentReno 911!Deputy S. Jones123 episodes
2004BrokenDoctor Tom
2005–2014The BoondocksTom DuBois, Colonel H. StinkmeanerVoice, 53 episodes
2009Black DynamiteChocolate Giddy-UpVoice, 3 episodes
2009–2015The Penguins of MadagascarOfficer XVoice, 7 episodes[6]
2010BonesLawrence BelomoEpisode: "The Babe in the Bar"
2010ChuckNeilEpisode: "Chuck Versus the Beard"
2011, 2013Big Time RushChief Lieutenant Officer, Detective2 episodes
2011 Curb Your Enthusiasm Customer #1 Episode: "Vow of Silence"
2012–2015Black DynamiteChocolate Giddy-UpVoice, 5 episodes
2013–2016Comedy Bang! Bang!Steve Smiley5 episodes
2013BetasJon CarloEpisode: "Takin' It to the Streets"
2013–2023The GoldbergsVic17 episodes
2014–2019BoJack HorsemanOfficer Meow-Meow FuzzyfaceVoice, 8 episodes
2014RakeJules3 episodes
2015Young & HungryColeman2 episodes
2015Crazy Ex-GirlfriendCalvin Young2 episodes
2015–2017New Looney TunesEagle ScoutVoice, 3 episodes
2015Brooklyn Nine-NineSteveEpisode: "Det. Dave Majors"
2016Bajillion Dollar Propertie$Trent AdlerEpisode: "Inside Joke"
2016–2019SpeechlessKenneth ClementsMain role, 63 episodes
2016-2018Skylanders AcademyBroccoli Guy, Wind-upVoice
2017-2018We Bare BearsVarious voices2 episodes
2017Blaze and the Monster MachinesNelsonVoice, 5 episodes
2017 Mike Tyson Mysteries Neil deGrasse Tyson Voice, episode: "Help a Brother Out"[6]
2018–2022Paradise PDGerald FitzgeraldVoice, 40 episodes
2019Milo Murphy's LawKhoneVoice, 3 episodes
2019–2020Carol's Second ActNurse Dennis17 episodes
2019-2022Puppy Dog PalsHal Summers, Keido, Al, Darius's DadVoice, 5 episodes
2023Lucky HankPaul RourkeMain cast
2023Star Wars: VisionsOld PrisonerVoice, episode: "The Pit"[6]

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.
  6. "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 opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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