Tavis Smiley
Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, it features interviews with artists, activists, newsmakers, politicians and everyday people. Since its first season, the show has won four NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Television, News, Talk, or Information (Series or Special)." Taped at KCET studios, Tavis Smiley is the first West Coast talk show for PBS and is produced by The Smiley Group Inc./TS Media Inc. in association with KCET/Hollywood.
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Cast
Seasons
- Ep 1
1.Kristin Scott Thomas, Don Guter
26-01-200930m - Ep 2
2.Stephen J. Cannell, Janis Kearney
27-01-200930m - Ep 3
3.Sen. Roland Burris, M.I.A.
28-01-200930m - Ep 4
4.Mickey Rourke
29-01-200930m - Ep 5
5.Danny Boyle
30-01-200930m - Ep 6
6.Dr. Martin Indyk, Viola Davis
02-02-200930m - Ep 7
7.Garry Shandling
03-02-200930m - Ep 8
8.Sean Penn
04-02-200930m - Ep 9
9.Danny Glover, Q-Tip
05-02-200930m - Ep 10
10.Ashford & Simpson
06-02-200930m - Ep 11
11.Suze Orman
09-02-200930m - Ep 12
12.Melissa Leo, Carlos Moore
10-02-200930m - Ep 13
13.Greg Mortenson, Sen. Robert Menendez
11-02-200930m - Ep 14
14.Graham Nash
12-02-200930m - Ep 15
15.Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Denby
13-02-200930m - Ep 16
16.Former President Jimmy Carter
16-02-200930m - Ep 17
17.Lamont Dozier, Raphael Saadiq
17-02-200930m - Ep 18
18.Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ravi Nessman
18-02-200930m - Ep 19
19.2009 Oscar nominees
19-02-200930m - Ep 20
20.Joan Baez
20-02-200930m - Ep 21
21.T.C. Boyle
23-02-200930m - Ep 22
22.Esperanza Spalding, Adam Cohen
24-02-200930m - Ep 23
23.Bill Maher
25-02-200930m - Ep 24
24.Bryan Cranston, Becky Quick
26-02-200930m - Ep 25
25.Jeffrey Sachs, T.C. Boyle
27-02-200930m - Ep 26
26.Neko Case, Rep. Marsha Blackburn
09-03-200930m - Ep 27
27.Ian McShane, Thomas Ricks
10-03-200930m - Ep 28
28.Robert Gates
11-03-200930m - Ep 29
29.Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Noah Wyle
12-03-200930m - Ep 30
30.Felicity Huffman, Tony Dungy
13-03-200930m - Ep 31
31.Dan Baum, Bill Paxton
16-03-200930m - Ep 32
32.EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Bobby Womack
17-03-200930m - Ep 33
33.Timothy Hutton, Thomas P.M. Barnett
18-03-200930m - Ep 34
34.Tricia Rose, Zoe Heller
19-03-200930m - Ep 35
35.Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean
20-03-200930m - Ep 36
36.Simon Baker, Newt Gingrich
23-03-200930m - Ep 37
37.Dr. Keith Black, The-Dream
24-03-200930m - Ep 38
38.A tribute to John Hope Franklin
25-03-200930m - Ep 39
39.Carla Harris, Bobby Cannavale
26-03-200930m - Ep 40
40.Judith Jamison, Israel Houghton
28-03-200930m - Ep 41
41.Judith Jamison
27-03-200930m - Ep 42
42.Emmanuel Jal, Sen. Kent Conrad
30-03-200930m - Ep 43
43.Jaime Pressly, William Cohan
31-03-200930m - Ep 44
44.A tribute to Marvin Gaye
01-04-200930m - Ep 45
45.Carlos Santana
02-04-200930m - Ep 46
46.Israel Houghton, Seth Davis
03-04-200930m - Ep 47
47.Kevin Spacey
06-04-200930m - Ep 48
48.Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
07-04-200930m - Ep 49
49.Ray Liotta, Gary Locke
08-04-200930m - Ep 50
50.James Ingram, Nandan Nilekani
09-04-200930m - Ep 51
51.Mark Robert Waldman
10-04-200930m - Ep 52
52.Rep. Henry Waxman, Idris Elba
13-04-200930m - Ep 53
53.Abraham Verghese, Labelle
14-04-200930m - Ep 54
54.Anna Paquin, Robert Greenwald
15-04-200930m - Ep 55
55.Dara Torres, India.Arie
16-04-200930m - Ep 56
56.Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar
17-04-200930m - Ep 57
57.Rep. Barney Frank, Hugh Masekela
20-04-200930m - Ep 58
58.Wangari Maathai
21-04-200930m - Ep 59
59.Leslie Gelb, David Brenner
22-04-200930m - Ep 60
60.Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar, Anika Noni Rose
23-04-200930m - Ep 61
61.Tracey Ullman
24-04-200930m - Ep 62
62.Prince
27-04-200930m - Ep 63
63.Bria Valente, Prince
28-04-200930m - Ep 64
64.Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Wilkins
29-04-200930m - Ep 65
65.Joshua Cooper Ramo, Mike Krzyzewski
30-04-200930m - Ep 66
66.Mary Higgins Clark
01-05-200930m - Ep 67
67.Thomas Cahill, Ziggy Marley
04-05-200930m - Ep 68
68.Sam Haskell, Donald Faison
05-05-200930m - Ep 69
69.Darryl Strawberry
06-05-200930m - Ep 70
70.Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Patti Davis
07-05-200930m - Ep 71
71.J.J. Abrams
08-05-200930m - Ep 72
72.Joe Queenan, Dr. William Baker
11-05-200930m - Ep 73
73.Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Baron Davis, Stacy Peralta
12-05-200930m - Ep 74
74.Steve Earle, John Harwood
13-05-200930m - Ep 75
75.Maxwell, Michael Fauntroy
14-05-200930m - Ep 76
76.Steve Zahn, Brendan Gleeson
15-05-200930m - Ep 77
77.Earth, Wind & Fire, Richard Haass
18-05-200930m - Ep 78
78.Steve Martin
19-05-200930m - Ep 79
79.Reza Aslan, Common
20-05-200930m - Ep 80
80.Ed Asner
21-05-200930m - Ep 81
81.Bill Russell
22-05-200930m - Ep 82
82.Mandy Moore, Cesar Perales
01-06-200930m - Ep 83
83.Norman Lear
02-06-200930m - Ep 84
84.Edie Falco, Paul Ingrassia
03-06-200930m - Ep 85
85.Vernon Jordan
04-06-200930m - Ep 86
86.Nia Vardalos, Azadeh Moaveni
05-06-200930m - Ep 87
87.Kevin Bacon, Dave Bing
08-06-200930m - Ep 88
88.Nanci Griffith, Mary Frances Berry
09-06-200930m - Ep 89
89.Joe Scarborough, Sharon Jones
10-06-200930m - Ep 90
90.Larry King
11-06-200930m - Ep 91
91.Colson Whitehead, Della Reese
12-06-200930m - Ep 92
92.Karen Bass, Mary McCormack
15-06-200930m - Ep 93
93.Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Marina Nemat
16-06-200930m - Ep 94
94.Chris Noth, Ali Sethi
17-06-200930m - Ep 95
95.Roseanne Barr
18-06-200930m - Ep 96
96.Luma Mufleh, Rick Steves
19-06-200930m - Ep 97
97.Trita Parsi, Hilda Solis
22-06-200930m - Ep 98
98.Francis Ford Coppola
23-06-200930m - Ep 99
99.Francis Ford Coppola, Femi Kuti
24-06-200930m - Ep 100
100.Mary Mary
25-06-200930m - Ep 101
101.Katty Kay, Paul Giamatti
26-06-200930m - Ep 102
102.A tribute to Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy
29-06-200930m - Ep 103
103.Michael Eric Dyson, Dr. Cornel West
30-06-200930m - Ep 104
104.Shohreh Aghdashloo, Roger Cohen
01-07-200930m - Ep 105
105.Bill Pullman, Debo Adegbile
02-07-200930m - Ep 106
106.Jane Mayer, Malina Saval
03-07-200930m - Ep 107
107.Jeremy Renner, David Ignatius
06-07-200930m - Ep 108
108.Berry Gordy, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band
07-07-200930m - Ep 109
109.Lisa Kudrow, Mayor James Young
08-07-200930m - Ep 110
110.Peter Peterson, Dr. Michael Roizen
09-07-200930m - Ep 111
111.Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, Jessica Queller, Diahann Carroll
10-07-200930m - Ep 112
112.Jay Leno
10-08-200930m - Ep 113
113.Mark Johnson, Jay Leno
11-08-200930m - Ep 114
114.Corneille, Rep. Baron Hill
12-08-200930m - Ep 115
115.Biz Stone, Gloria Reuben
13-08-200930m - Ep 116
116.Davis Guggenheim, David Faber
14-08-200930m - Ep 117
117.Dylan McDermott, Warren Moon
17-08-200930m - Ep 118
118.Smokey Robinson
18-08-200930m - Ep 119
119.Howard Dean, a tribute to Don Hewitt
19-08-200930m - Ep 120
120.Arne Duncan, Benjamin Barber
20-08-200930m - Ep 121
121.Alexis Bledel, Stan Brock
21-08-200930m - Ep 122
122.Quentin Tarantino
24-08-200930m - Ep 123
123.Reba McEntire, Dean Koontz
25-08-200930m - Ep 124
124.Rep. John Lewis, Vernon Jordan
26-08-200930m - Ep 125
125.Ron Williams, Eric Sundquist
27-08-200930m - Ep 126
126.Josh Charles, Douglas Brinkley
28-08-200930m - Ep 127
127.Doug Pray, Robert Baer
31-08-200930m - Ep 128
128.Alex S. Jones, Mekhi Phifer
01-09-200930m - Ep 129
129.Ledisi, Peter Baker
02-09-200930m - Ep 130
130.George Foreman, Fred Kaplan
03-09-200930m - Ep 131
131.Terence Blanchard
04-09-200930m - Ep 132
132.Smokey Robinson
07-09-200930m - Ep 134
134.Ken Burns
15-09-200930m - Ep 135
135.Ted Kennedy Jr.
16-09-200930m - Ep 136
136.R. Dwayne Betts
17-09-200930m - Ep 137
137.Jenna Elfman, Matthew Weiner
18-09-200930m - Ep 139
139.Herb Alpert, Lani Hall
22-09-200930m - Ep 140
140.David Duchovny, Rep. Mike Pence
23-09-200930m - Ep 141
141.Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler, Michael Strahan, Daryl Mitchell
24-09-200930m - Ep 143
143.Ken Burns
28-09-200930m - Ep 144
144.Michael Moore
29-09-200930m - Ep 145
145.Tom Ridge, Adam Arkin
30-09-200930m - Ep 146
146.Rodrigo y Gabriela, James Brown
01-10-200930m - Ep 148
148.Max Blumenthal, Michael C. Hall
05-10-200930m - Ep 149
149.Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., George Benson
06-10-200930m - Ep 151
151.Dr. Cornel West
08-10-200930m - Ep 152
152.Karen Armstrong, Nick Hornby
09-10-200930m - Ep 153
153.Michael Sheen, Aaron S. Williams
12-10-200930m - Ep 154
154.James Ellroy, Sen. Bill Nelson
13-10-200930m - Ep 156
156.Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.
15-10-200930m - Ep 157
157.Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell
16-10-200930m - Ep 158
158.Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon
19-10-200930m - Ep 159
159.Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr
20-10-200930m - Ep 160
160.Rep. Ron Paul, Bob Herbert
21-10-200930m - Ep 161
161.Anthony Edwards, The RZA
22-10-200930m - Ep 162
162.Andy Williams
23-10-200930m - Ep 163
163.Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
26-10-200930m - Ep 164
164.Haleh Esfandiari, Nicholas Kristof
27-10-200930m - Ep 166
166.Dr. Ruth Simmons
29-10-200930m - Ep 167
167.Marcus Roberts, Edward Norton
30-10-200930m - Ep 168
168.Kris Kristofferson
02-11-200930m - Ep 169
169.Nomi Prins, the Swell Season
03-11-200930m - Ep 171
171.Lee Eisenberg, Susie Essman
05-11-200930m - Ep 172
172.Mitch Albom, Chiwetel Ejiofor
06-11-200930m - Ep 173
173.Andrew Ross Sorkin, Lang Lang
09-11-200930m - Ep 174
174.Max Cleland, Amerie
10-11-200930m - Ep 176
176.Bruce Feiler
12-11-200930m - Ep 177
177.Lance Reddick, Jason Zweig
13-11-200930m - Ep 178
178.Dan Senor, Gail Collins
16-11-200930m - Ep 179
179.Harry Connick Jr.
17-11-200930m - Ep 180
180.Paul Mooney
18-11-200930m - Ep 181
181.Andre Agassi
19-11-200930m - Ep 182
182.50 Cent
20-11-200930m - Ep 183
183.Dave Matthews
25-11-200930m - Ep 184
184.Viggo Mortensen
30-11-200930m - Ep 185
185.Ali Eteraz, Angie Stone
01-12-200930m - Ep 186
186.Amy Goodman, Jason Schwartzman
02-12-200930m - Ep 187
187.Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
03-12-200930m - Ep 188
188.Dr. Ruth Simmons
04-12-200930m - Ep 189
189.Ann Louise Bardach, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
07-12-200930m - Ep 190
190.Yo-Yo Ma
08-12-200930m - Ep 191
191.Gov. David Paterson, Fred Willard
09-12-200930m - Ep 192
192.Morgan Freeman
10-12-200930m - Ep 194
194.Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Sen. Bernie Sanders
14-12-200930m - Ep 195
195.Boyz II Men, Ann Louise Bardach
15-12-200930m - Ep 196
196.Gov. Ed Rendell, Shirley Caesar
16-12-200930m - Ep 197
197.James Cameron
17-12-200930m - Ep 198
198.Kenneth Wade, James Bradley
18-12-200930m - Ep 199
199.Mary J. Blige
21-12-200930m - Ep 200
200.Youth Leadership Panel with Eduardo Campos, Kate Sim, Cortlan Wickliff, Kimberly Anyadike, Galen Dodd & Rocio Ortega
22-12-200930m - Ep 201
201.Alan Alda, Tobey Maguire
11-01-201030m - Ep 202
202.Sandra Bullock
12-01-201030m - Ep 203
203.Joe Torre
13-01-201030m - Ep 204
204.Rosanne Cash
14-01-201030m - Ep 205
205.Bob Newhart, Dan Balz
15-01-201030m - Ep 207
207.Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis
19-01-201030m - Ep 208
208.Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson
20-01-201030m - Ep 209
209.Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey
21-01-201030m - Ep 210
210.Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia
22-01-201030m
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