ABC signs Cedric's cast

December 17, 2007 The multicamera comedy centers on a family man (Cedric) who always has been the proud breadwinner but has difficulty adjusting when his wife's (Regina Hall) hobby turns into a multimillion-dollar enterprise. The cast of the pilot, which was filmed in October -- before the beginning of the writers strike -- also includes Peter Mackenzie, Charles Malik Whitfield and Melissa Peterman. In addition to the Cedric project, ABC has another family sitcom in the works that is fronted by a black comedian: a show from the "My Wife and Kids" duo of Damon Wayans and Dan Reo starring Wayans.

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