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Cedric Yarbrough
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Cedric Percelle Yarbrough
March 20, 1973 Burnsville, Minnesota, U.S.
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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.
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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. He has also had recurring roles in series including The Goldbergs and Rake. 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.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 |
| 2013 | I Know That Voice | Himself | Documentary film |
| 2015 | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Submarine Technician | Voice |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem | Silas Stone | Voice |
| 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 | |
| 2023 | Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain | Gates | |
| TBA | Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story | Toucan Sam |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | The Parkers | Brian | Episode: "The Mack Is Like Wo!" |
| 2005 | The Bernie Mac Show | Monroe | Episode: "Who Gives This Bride" |
| 2003- | Arrested Development | Sergeant Baker | Episode: "Sad Sack" |
| 2003–2009, 2020–present |
Reno 911! | Deputy S. Jones | 123 episodes |
| 2004 | Broken | Doctor Tom | |
| 2005–2014 | The Boondocks | Tom DuBois, Colonel H. Stinkmeaner | Voice, 53 episodes |
| 2009 | Black Dynamite | Chocolate Giddy-Up | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2009–2015 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Officer X | Voice, 7 episodes |
| 2010 | Bones | Lawrence Belomo | Episode: "The Babe in the Bar" |
| 2010 | Chuck | Neil | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Beard" |
| 2011, 2013 | Big Time Rush | Chief Lieutenant Officer, Detective | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Customer #1 | Episode: "Vow of Silence" |
| 2012–2015 | Black Dynamite | Chocolate Giddy-Up | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2013–2016 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Steve Smiley | 5 episodes |
| 2013 | Betas | Jon Carlo | Episode: "Takin' It to the Streets" |
| 2013–2023 | The Goldbergs | Vic | 17 episodes |
| 2014–2019 | BoJack Horseman | Officer Meow-Meow Fuzzyface | Voice, 8 episodes |
| 2014 | Rake | Jules | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Young & Hungry | Coleman | 2 episodes |
| 2015 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Calvin Young | 2 episodes |
| 2015–2017 | New Looney Tunes | Eagle Scout | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Steve | Episode: "Det. Dave Majors" |
| 2016 | Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Trent Adler | Episode: "Inside Joke" |
| 2016–2019 | Speechless | Kenneth Clements | Main role, 63 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Skylanders Academy | Broccoli Guy, Wind-up | Voice |
| 2017–2018 | We Bare Bears | Various voices | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Blaze and the Monster Machines | Nelson | Voice, 5 episodes |
| 2017 | Mike Tyson Mysteries | Neil deGrasse Tyson | Voice, episode: "Help a Brother Out" |
| 2018–2022 | Paradise PD | Gerald Fitzgerald | Voice, 40 episodes |
| 2019 | Milo Murphy's Law | Khone | Voice, 3 episodes |
| 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 |
| 2023 | Lucky Hank | Paul Rourke | Main cast |
| 2023 | Star Wars: Visions | Old Prisoner | Voice, episode: "The Pit" |
