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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.
Birth Name
Tavis E. Smiley
Born
Sunday, 13 September 1964
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Surviving R. Kelly | Self | 2019 |
| I Am MLK Jr. | Self | 2018 |
| Matangi/Maya/M.I.A | Self | 2018 |
| The Raw Word | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Nathan East: For the Record | Self | 2016 |
| CNN Tonight | Self | 2014 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Sinister | Anchor | 2012 |
| Fear of a Black Republican | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Surviving R. Kelly | Self | 2019 |
| I Am MLK Jr. | Self | 2018 |
| Matangi/Maya/M.I.A | Self | 2018 |
| The Raw Word | Self - Guest | 2017 |
| Nathan East: For the Record | Self | 2016 |
| CNN Tonight | Self | 2014 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Sinister | Anchor | 2012 |
| Fear of a Black Republican | Self - Interviewee | 2011 |
| Conan | Himself - Guest | 2010 |
| Katt Williams: 9 Lives | Self | 2010 |
| Problema | Self | 2010 |
| The High Bar | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Still Bill | Self | 2010 |
| Stand | Self | 2009 |
| Barack Obama: The Power of Change | Self | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self | 2008 |
| Jimmy Carter Man from Plains | Self | 2007 |
| The Game | Self | 2006 |
| The Boondocks | Self | 2005 |
| The Colbert Report | Co-Author, The Rich and the Rest of Us / Self - Guest | 2005 |
| Everybody Hates Chris | Self | 2005 |
| Dancing with the Stars | Self - Contestant | 2005 |
| 36th NAACP Image Awards | Self | 2005 |
| Tavis Smiley | Self - Host / Himself - Host | 2004 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self / Self - Panelist | 2003 |
| American Dreams | Thurgood Marshall | 2002 |
| One Special Moment | Self | 2001 |
| The Parkers | Self | 1999 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn | Himself | 1999 |
| The Roseanne Show | Self | 1998 |
| For Your Love | Himself | 1998 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Extra | Self | 1994 |
| Have I Got News for You | Self | 1990 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
| Live from Lincoln Center | PBS Host | 1976 |
| 60 Minutes | Himself - Commentator (segment "Tom Joyner") (archive footage) | 1968 |
| Jeopardy! | Himself - Guest Contestant | 1964 |
| Face the Nation | Self - Panelist | 1954 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Stand | 2009 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Stand | 2009 |
| Tavis Smiley | 2004 |
