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Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley

Born

September 13, 1964 (60 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Gulfport, Mississippi, USA

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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

Sinister
6.9

Sinister

The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

The Boondocks
8.2

The Boondocks

The Colbert Report
6.9

The Colbert Report

Real Time with Bill Maher
6.0

Real Time with Bill Maher

Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock

Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock

0.0

2016

Sinister

Sinister

Anchor

6.9

2012

Still Bill

Still Bill

Self

7.1

2010

Stand

Self

0.0

2009

The Boondocks

The Boondocks

(1 episode)

8.2

2005

The Colbert Report

The Colbert Report

Self · (1 episode)

6.9

2005

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

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

Self

0.0

2005

Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars

Self - Contestant · (4 episodes)

6.0

2005

Fatherhood

Fatherhood

(1 episode)

4.2

2004

Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley

Self - Host · (605 episodes)

7.3

2004

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

Self · (6 episodes)

6.0

2003

American Dreams

American Dreams

Thurgood Marshall · (1 episode)

5.1

2002

The Parkers

The Parkers

(1 episode)

8.2

1999

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Self · (2 episodes)

6.4

1996

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

(3 episodes)

5.5

1992

Meet the Press

Meet the Press

(1 episode)

4.3

1947

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