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

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

Real Time with Bill Maher

Dancing with the Stars

The Colbert Report

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Meet the Press

The Boondocks

All Movies (6)

• Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock2016
• Sinister2012 · as Anchor
• Fear of a Black Republican2011 · as Self
• Still Bill2010 · as Self
• Stand2009 · as Self
• Life O' The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation2005 · as Self

All TV Shows (12)

• The Boondocks2005
• The Colbert Report2005 · as Self
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Contestant
• Fatherhood2004
• Tavis Smiley2004 · as Self - Host
• Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
• American Dreams2002 · as Thurgood Marshall
• The Parkers1999
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Meet the Press1947