Tavis Smiley was born on September 13, 1964 in Gulfport, Mississippi, USA as Tavis E. Smiley. He is a producer and actor, known for Stand (2009), Tavis Smiley Presents: The Road to Health - Obesity & Our Children, Part 2 (2007) and Tavis Smiley Presents: The Road to Health - Obesity & Our Children, Part 1 (2007).