Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Gulfport, Mississippi, USA
September 13, 1964

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.

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Representative Works

Sinister
Sinister
6.9
/ English
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
7.7
/ English
Stand
Stand
No Rating Yet
/ English
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
7.1
/ French
Still Bill
Still Bill
7.1
/ English
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
No Rating Yet
/ English
Fear of a Black Republican
Fear of a Black Republican
No Rating Yet
/ English
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Sinister
2012Nominee

Best Performance

Sinister

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018Winner

Best Performance

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom
2022Nominee

Best Performance

Jamie Lee Curtis: Hollywood Call of Freedom

Career Highlights

Still Bill
2010Highlight

Best Performance

Still Bill

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

Best Performance

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

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