Tavis Smiley

Known for

Acting

Born

September 13, 1964 (age 62)

Birthplace

Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

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.

Best known work

Sinister

Sinister

2012

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996

The Boondocks

The Boondocks

2005

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

2005

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

2005

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

2018

The Parkers

The Parkers

1999

Meet the Press

Meet the Press

1947

Filmography

2022
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
2012
Sinister
as Anchor, Thanks
2011
Fear of a Black Republican
as Self
2010
Still Bill
as Self
2009
Stand
as Self, Director, Writer, Executive Producer
2005
The BoondocksTV
2005
The Colbert ReportTV
as Self (1 episode)
2005
Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
as Self
2005
Dancing with the StarsTV
as Self - Contestant (4 episodes)
2004
FatherhoodTV
2004
Tavis SmileyTV
as Self - Host (605 episodes)
2003
Real Time with Bill MaherTV
as Self (6 episodes)
2002
American DreamsTV
as Thurgood Marshall (1 episode)
1999
The ParkersTV
1996
The Daily ShowTV
as Self (2 episodes), as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
1947
Meet the PressTV