Cedric Yarbrough

Personal context

Summary

Cedric Yarbrough is an actor and comedian known for Reno 911!, The Boondocks, and Speechless. His work spans broad comedy, animation, and stories involving race and disability. In discussing Speechless, he praised casting Micah Fowler, an actor with cerebral palsy, as a step toward inclusion and said audiences want representation. Yarbrough has also spoken about experiencing racism growing up in Minneapolis and about the personal impact of George Floyd’s killing. No public campaign or organizational role on identity causes is on record.