Cedric Yarbrough (; born March 20, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He has starred in the series ''

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'' 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 ''

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'', and Tom DuBois and Colonel H. Stinkmeaner on the Adult Swim sitcom ''

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''.

Early life

Yarbrough, who is of

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heritage, was born in

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. He attended Burnsville Senior High School and later

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. He is also an alumnus of Dudley Riggs' Brave New Workshop in

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Career

Yarbrough starred on the

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television series ''

'' as Deputy S. (Sven) Jones which aired from 2003 to 2009 on

. The series returned for a seventh season in 2020 on

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and for an eighth season in 2022 on

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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 ''

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'' in 2004 as the role of a prison guard. Later, he provided the voice of Tom DuBois and Colonel H. Stinkmeaner on ''

'', Chocolate Giddy-up on '' Black Dynamite,'' and

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in '' 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 ''

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''. 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

Television

References

External links

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