I don't want to be the center of attention-just kind of dip in, dip out. But lately, when I'm just Cedric Kyles, I don't know why, but in larger groups I'm more super reserved now, like Calvin. When I'm the Entertainer, I'm very out front and gregarious. How about you, Cedric- ever catch yourself being a little reclusive or guarded like Calvin?ĬEDRIC: It's funny. I'm in a better mood by playing this guy. But I love how optimistic Dave is, how he's always looking at the bright side of things. I just follow direction-from my wife first, then God. Max, do you ever find yourself acting overeager, like when Dave was wanting to be pals with Cal? On TV you guys make quite an interesting pair. Here, the buddies dish on everything from daddyhood to neighborliness to what makes a Calvin-worthy "yardecue." They have the same word for their upbringings: "idyllic." (He was destined for showbiz, however: Saturday Night Live was the theme of his bar mitzvah.) Cedric hails from Jefferson City, Missouri, and grew up in small-town Caruthersville and the St. Max was born and raised in New York City suburb Dobbs Ferry. Speaking of childhood, both men wax nostalgic about their own neighborhoods back in the day. Greenfield? He played wacky triplets in this year's latest installment of Netflix's series version. How cosmically connected are Max and Cedric when it comes to pleasing the kids? Back in 2004, Cedric co-starred as the sleuthing Constable in the film version of Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. Meanwhile, Max and his wife, Tess, a casting executive, have two regular visitors to the lot: Lilly, 10, and Ozzie, 4. Cedric, whose wife, Lorna, is a former costumer, has three kids: Tiara, 30 Croix, 19 and Lucky, 16-all of whom frequent the set. The guys' deepest bond, though, is their mutual love and respect for family. And with their odd-couple chemistry, the two have breathed life into some clever conflicts between their characters. Their comedic chops are a given: Cedric, 55, is a stand-up legend and starred in three Barbershop movies Max, 39, spent seven years as fast-talking roomie Schmidt on the friends-com New Girl. "We'll crack a joke and it will run all day long," says Cedric. (His guarded Neighborhood alter ego, the Dave-resistant Calvin Butler, might take some cues!)Įven more heartening-right up there with the suddenly blowing air conditioner-is seeing the duo's thoughtful and playful friendship in action. And the man born Cedric Antonio Kyles, stand-up comedy legend or not, carries himself with enough humility-and his own casual élan-to be dubbed Cedric the Walking Chill Pill. Greenfield, snazzy in what Instagrammers might call "athleisure wear" (off-white casual-chic pants and shirt to match), shows the engaging charms-but not the puppy-dog neediness-of his character Dave Johnson, a small-town Midwesterner starting a new life with his family in a mostly black section of L.A. Yet when the sophomore sitcom's two main stars, Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield, arrive for a chat just ahead of a cast table read, the room suddenly exudes cool. Thanks to a blazing hot end-of-summer day, it's a little stuffy in T he Neighborhood's production office in Studio City, California.
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