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   + Event Calendar | News Releases | Get Tickets Cedric the Entertainer Friday, October 12, 2007
Tickets for this reserved seating event will go on sale Friday September 7 at 10am. Ticket prices are $39.50 for the general public and 29.50 for NIU students (limit 2 box office only), and are available at Convocation Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at (312) 559-1212. Cedric has a gift for wringing laughter from commonplace situations and has parlayed a career as one of the top standup comics in America into a steadily growing resumé as an actor in film and television. Cedric's career as a standup comic got its first major boost when he won the "Johnny Walker National Comedy Contest" in Chicago. This led to regular gigs at nightclubs in his hometown of St. Louis, and a victory in another Chicago comedy competition. With plenty of experience in the Midwest under his belt, Cedric began touring comedy clubs around the United States, and in 1993, he scored his first regular spot on television, as the host of the BET series Comicview. Cedric “The Entertainer” is best known for his crowd-pleasing roles in the recent hit films BarberShop with Ice Cube, Be Cool with John Travolta, Madagascar (animated feature), Intolerable Cruelty with George Clooney, and The Original Kings of Comedy MTV’S documentary feature directed by Spike Lee. Additionally, in April 2004, Cedric was star and producer of the box office hit Johnson Family Vacation (ranked the #1 comedy in America for two consecutive weeks). While his acting career grew, Cedric continued stand-up and travelled the country as one of the Kings of Comedy headliners, with Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley, and Bernie Mac. He will next star in THE CLEANER opposite Lucy Liu, MR. LUCKY co-starring Bruce Willis, JOHNSON FAMILY VACATION 2, FLASH co-starring Nelly, PREACHIN’ AIN’T EASY and the animated feature CHARLOTTE’S WEB. Produced by Nitelite Entertainment and NIU 
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