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Tavis Smiley

Tavis Smiley

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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Movies Starring Tavis Smiley (6)

Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock (2016)

One of Jonathan Demme's last works, a 2016 short documentary hosted by Tavis Smiley. ...

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Sinister (2012)

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mys ...

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Fear of a Black Republican (2011)

A personal look at Black Republicans and the lack of a Two-Party Political System in Urban America. ...

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Still Bill (2010)

STILL BILL is an intimate portrait of soul legend Bill Withers, best known for his classics "Ain't No Sunshine," "Lean On Me," "Lovely Day," "Grandma's Hands," and "Just the Two of Us." With his soulful delivery and warm, heartfelt sincerity, Withers has w ...

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Stand (2009)

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's ri ...

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

On the road documentary with Prince and the New Power Generation during their 2004 Musicology tour from the west coast Los Angeles' House of Blues to the east coast's Madison Square Garden in New York City with press stops along the way and behind the scen ...

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Movies Made By Tavis Smiley (2)

Sinister (2012)

True-crime writer Ellison Oswalt is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mys ...

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Stand (2009)

Broadcast journalist Tavis Smiley hits the road in 2008 with friends Cornel West, BeBe Winans and other prominent African Americans to explore the contemporary experiences of black men and to ask them: "What do you stand for?" Set against Barack Obama's ri ...

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