
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.
Known For

TV
The Daily Show
Self
1996

TV
The Daily Show
Self - Guest
1996

TV
The Colbert Report
Self
2005

TV
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003

TV
The Boondocks
2005

TV
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
2005

TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

TV
Meet the Press
1947

TV
American Dreams
Thurgood Marshall
2002

TV
The Parkers
1999

TV
Tavis Smiley
Self - Host
2004

Film
Sinister
Anchor
2012

TV
Fatherhood
2004

Film
Still Bill
Self
2010

Film
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
2005
Film
Stand
Self
2009

Film
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
2016

Film
Fear of a Black Republican
Self
2011
Filmography
2016FilmProtection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock2012FilmSinisteras Anchor2011FilmFear of a Black Republicanas Self2010FilmStill Billas Self2009FilmStandas Self2005TVThe Boondocks2005TVThe Colbert Reportas Self2005FilmLife O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generationas Self2005TVDancing with the Starsas Self - Contestant2004TVFatherhood2004TVTavis Smileyas Self - Host2003TVReal Time with Bill Maheras Self2002TVAmerican Dreamsas Thurgood Marshall1999TVThe Parkers1996TVThe Daily Showas Self1992TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno1947TVMeet the Press