
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

Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
0.0
2016

Sinister
Anchor
6.9
2012

Still Bill
Self
7.1
2010
Stand
Self
0.0
2009

The Boondocks
(1 episode)
8.2
2005

The Colbert Report
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
2005

Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
Self
0.0
2005

Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant · (4 episodes)
6.0
2005

Fatherhood
(1 episode)
4.2
2004

Tavis Smiley
Self - Host · (605 episodes)
7.3
2004

Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (6 episodes)
6.0
2003

American Dreams
Thurgood Marshall · (1 episode)
5.1
2002

The Parkers
(1 episode)
8.2
1999

The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.4
1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
5.5
1992

Meet the Press
(1 episode)
4.3
1947