Tavis Smiley

Biography

Tavis Smiley is an American talk show host and author. Smiley was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, and grew up in Bunker Hill, Indiana. After attending Indiana University, he worked during the late 1980s as an aide to Tom Bradley, the mayor of Los Angeles.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Sinister (2012) — Anchor
2. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
3. The Boondocks (2005)
4. The Colbert Report (2005) — Self
5. Real Time with Bill Maher (2003) — Self
6. Dancing with the Stars (2005) — Self - Contestant
7. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
8. Matangi / Maya / M.I.A. (2018) — Self (archive footage)
9. The Parkers (1999)
10. Meet the Press (1947)
11. American Dreams (2002) — Thurgood Marshall
12. Still Bill (2010) — Self
13. Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom (2022) — Self (archive footage)
14. Fatherhood (2004)
15. Tavis Smiley (2004) — Self - Host
16. Stand (2009) — Self
17. Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation (2005) — Self
18. Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock (2016)
19. Fear of a Black Republican (2011) — Self

Directed

1. Stand (2009) — Director