Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs | |
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Born | Scott Leo Berry[1] January 2, 1971 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Alma mater | Syracuse University (BFA) |
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1994–present |
Spouse | |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Misty Copeland (cousin-in-law) |
Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs (né Berry; born January 2, 1971)[2] is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the TV series Private Practice (2007–2013), Murder in the First (2014–2016), and All American (2018–2023), and the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), Brown Sugar, Chicago (both 2002), Malibu's Most Wanted (2003), Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011), and The Best Man (1999) and its sequel, The Best Man Holiday (2013).
Early life
Diggs was born in
Diggs performed many times at the popular Lakes Region Summer Theatre in
Career
In 1996, Diggs originated the role of the landlord Benny in
.Diggs then moved from stage to television with a role on the soap opera features Diggs as the title character, an author and best friend of the groom (portrayed by Morris Chestnut).
He also starred in the 1999 remake of William Castle's House on Haunted Hill. Diggs was featured in an episode of America's Next Top Model helping the contestants through an acting challenge. Another notable role of his was on the comedy-drama Ally McBeal as a lawyer named Jackson Duper who was the love interest of the character Renee Raddick and the possible love interest of the Ling Woo character.
Diggs portrayed the title character on the short-lived UPN television series Kevin Hill which despite critical acclaim was not renewed for a second season. He reprised the role of Benny for the 2005 Rent film. Diggs is featured on the following cast recordings: Carousel 1994 revival cast; Rent 1996 original Broadway cast; The Wild Party original off-Broadway cast. He also sings on the Rent film soundtrack. In 2002, he reprised his role as the Bandleader in the film adaptation of Chicago, and also played opposite Christian Bale as Bale's partner/antagonist Brandt in the dystopian sci-fi thriller Equilibrium.
In 2003, Diggs appeared on the TV show
Diggs co-starred as
From 2014 until 2016, Diggs starred in the
Diggs has twice appeared on Paramount Network's reality competition series Lip Sync Battle and is the show's only two-time winner. In a third-season episode against Ne-Yo, Diggs sang his competitor's song "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" and then performed as Madonna for round two's performance of "Vogue". In his next appearance, the fourth season's Christina Aguilera tribute episode, he competed against Erika Jayne, performing "Beautiful" and "Candyman".
Diggs hosted the game show Hypnotize Me with hypnotist Keith Barry, based on Barry's British program You're Back in the Room. Hypnotize Me was originally shot for broadcast on FOX in 2016, but never aired on the network. The eight-episode series was eventually broadcast on The CW, in the summer of 2019.[19][20][21]
Taye Diggs makes money from his movies and acting career, singing and writing. With his successful career, his net worth is estimated to be around $16 million.[22]
Personal life
Diggs is the co-artistic director of a dance company, Dre.dance, with fellow Broadway veteran and School of the Arts alumnus Andrew Palermo.[23]
Diggs married his Rent co-star, actress Idina Menzel, on January 11, 2003. Their son, Walker Nathaniel Diggs, was born on September 2, 2009. In 2013, the couple separated after ten years of marriage.[24] Their divorce was finalized on December 3, 2014.[25]
He was in a relationship with Amanza Smith from 2014 to 2019.[26]
In late 2021, Diggs began a relationship with Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood star Apryl Jones, who is the mother of singer Omarion's children.[27][28]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back | Winston Shakespeare | Nominated— Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Actor
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1999 | Go | Marcus | |
1999 | The Wood | Roland | |
1999 | The Best Man | Harper Stewart | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture |
1999 | House on Haunted Hill | Eddie Baker | Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor – Horror
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2000 | The Way of the Gun | Jeffers | |
2002 | New Best Friend | Sheriff Artie Bonner | |
2002 | Just a Kiss | Andre | Uncredited |
2002 | Brown Sugar | Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis | Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Chemistry (with Sanaa Lathan) Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock (with Sanaa Lathan) |
2002 | Equilibrium | Andrew Brandt | |
2002 | Chicago | The Bandleader | Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Acting Ensemble Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Nominated—Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast |
2003 | Basic | Jay Pike | |
2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted | Sean (aka Blood Bath) | |
2004 | Drum | Henry Nxumalo | |
2005 | Rent | Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III | Nominated— Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
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2005 | Cake | Hemingway Jones | |
2007 | Slow Burn | Jeffrey Sykes | |
2008 | Days of Wrath | Steve Lerato | |
2010 | Our Family Wedding | Whipped Friend | Uncredited |
2011 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night | Vampire Vargas | |
2011 | The Fab Five | Narrator | |
2012 | Between Us | Carlo | |
2013 | The Best Man Holiday | Harper Stewart | Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Cast
|
2013 | Baggage Claim | Langston Jefferson Battle III | Nominated— Acapulco Black Film Festival Award for Best Cast
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2015 | Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Rasta Cab Driver | |
2016 | Opening Night | Malcolm | |
2017 | My Little Pony: The Movie | Capper | Voice |
2017 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | Alex Stone | Also producer |
2018 | Set It Up | Rick | |
2018 | River Runs Red | Charles Coleman Sr. |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | New York Undercover | Stephon | Episode: "No Greater Love" |
1996 | Law & Order | Sky Bell | Episode: "Good Girl" |
1997 | Guiding Light | Adrian "Sugar" Hill | Unknown episodes |
1997 | 101 Dalmatians: The Series | Dre (voice) | Episode: "He Followed Me Home" |
2001 | Ally McBeal | Jackson Duper | 10 episodes Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series |
2003 | Punk'd | Himself | Episode: "2.5" |
2003 | Ed | Episode: "Captain Lucidity" | |
2003 | The West Wing | Secret Service Agent Wesley Davis | 2 episodes |
2004 | America's Next Top Model | Himself | Episode: "The Girls Meet Taye Diggs" |
2004–2005 | Kevin Hill | Kevin Hill | 22 episodes and also producer NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series |
2006 | Will & Grace | James | 4 episodes |
2006–2007 | Day Break | Detective Brett Hopper | 13 episodes and also producer |
2007–2009 | Grey's Anatomy | Dr. Sam Bennett | 3 episodes |
2007–2013 | Private Practice | 111 episodes NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (2010, 2012) Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Drama Actor | |
2009 | The Super Hero Squad Show | Black Panther (voice)
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Episode: "Tremble at the Might of M.O.D.O.K.!" |
2009 | Better Off Ted | Greg | Episode: "Love Blurts" |
2010, 2014 | Sesame Street | Himself | Episodes: "Snuffle Sneeze" and "Bert's Training Wheels" |
2013 | New Girl | Artie | Episode: "Coach" |
2014–2016 | Murder in the First | Inspector Terrance English | 32 episodes Nominated—NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Nominated—People's Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Actor |
2014 | The Good Wife | Dean Levine-Wilkins | 3 episodes |
2015 | Repeat After Me | Himself | Episode: "#1.8" |
2015–2016 | Rosewood | Mike Boyce[29] | 3 episodes |
2016 | NCIS | USMC Gunnery Sergeant Aaron Davis | Episode: "Scope" |
2016–2017 | Empire | Councilman Angelo DuBois | 23 episodes |
2017, 2018 | Lip Sync Battle | Himself | 2 episodes |
2018–2023 | All American | Head Coach Billy Baker | Main cast |
2019 | Rent: Live | Himself | Television special[30] |
2019 | Selling Sunset | Himself | Episode: "(Real) Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend"[31] |
2019 | Hypnotize Me | Himself | 8 episodes |
2019 | Elena of Avalor | Sanza (voice) | Episode: "Flower of Light" |
2020 | Celebrity Ghost Stories | Himself | Episode: "Taye Diggs" |
2020 | Muppets Now | Himself | 6 episodes |
2021 | The Celebrity Dating Game
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Himself | Episode: "Taye Diggs and Demi Burnett" |
2021 | Ada Twist, Scientist | Mr. Twist (voice) | 6 episodes |
2022 | The Best Man: The Final Chapters | Harper Stewart | Main cast |
2022 | Back in the Groove | Himself | Host
8 episodes |
2023 | S.W.A.T. (2017 TV series) | Danny | Episode: "All That Glitters" |
2024 | Alert: Missing Persons Unit | Himself | Episode: "Federal Prisoner #07198F-068P" |
Ariel | King Triton (voice)
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Main cast |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Ref. |
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1995 | "Temptations" | 2pac | [32] |
2002 | "Boys" | Britney Spears featuring Pharrell Williams | |
2014 | " Imagine" (UNICEF : World version)
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Various | [33] |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Carousel | Policeman / Cyrus Hamlin
u/s Jigger Craigin |
Broadway |
1996 | Rent | Benjamin Coffin III | Off-Broadway |
Broadway | |||
2000 | The Wild Party | Mr. Black | Off-Broadway |
2002 | Chicago | Billy Flynn | Broadway |
2003–2004 | Wicked | Fiyero Tigelaar
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2005 | A Soldier's Play | Captain Richard Davenport | Off-Broadway |
2015 | Hedwig and the Angry Inch | Hedwig Robinson | Broadway |
2018 | Beauty and the Beast | Gaston | Hollywood Bowl |
Awards and nominations
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In popular culture
- In 2012, in the "Dr. Klaustus" episode of the animated series Rogersees a picture of Diggs in a magazine and comments that he is "still perfect". He refers to Diggs as "my constant, my ebony north star".
- On the NBC series Pussycat Dolls.
- On the NBC series 30 Rock, Diggs is referenced as a male-excellence example by Jack Donaghy: " If I were dating a man he would be at the top of my list, with Michael Jordan, Denzel Washington."
- On the ABC/TBS television series Cougar Town, the character Laurie Keller is shown to have a crush on Diggs. She describes his smile as one that "lights up the world" and has numerous pictures of him in her apartment.
- Season 4 episode 10 of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: the only people who follow Fran's girlfriend Monica on Twitter are her mother "and, of course, Taye Diggs".
References
- ^ Hannaham, James (2015) "How Taye is Transforming the Role of Hedwig." New York Times July 21, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
- ^ "UPI Almanac for Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019". United Press International. January 2, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
actor Taye Diggs in 1970 (age 52)
- ^ "ABC TV Shows, Specials & Movies - ABC.com". ABC. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ The Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Hannaham, James (July 21, 2015). "How Taye Diggs Is Transforming the Role of Hedwig". The New York Times.
- ^ [1] Archived May 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Taye Digs: Actor". People.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ "Quiz answers explained: Who said it?". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Herbert, Geoff (July 15, 2021). "SU alum Taye Diggs surprises Rochester school with $82,500 donation". The Post-Standard. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Costello, Margaret (Winter 2004). "Syracuse Portraits: Heartthrob of the Hill - Scott "Taye" Diggs '93". Syracuse University Magazine. 21 (4): 18. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ Enslin, Rob (September 12, 2017). "Actor-singer Taye Diggs '93 Returns to Campus for Coming Back Together Book Signing". SU News. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
- ^ "Alumni". nlbarn.org. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
- ^ The Broadway League. "Taye Diggs - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information". IBDb.com. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ [2] [dead link]
- ^ Miska, Brad (May 11, 2010). "'Dead of Night' Adaptation Reclaims 'Dylan Dog'". Archived from the original on June 15, 2010.
- ^ "Interview of the BIFF Winner: Dan Mirvish". Filmfestivals.com. Retrieved February 19, 2013.
- ^ "TNT Slices Into Steven Bochco's 'Murder in the First'". Variety. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Ziegler, Laura. "Kansas City Artist Shane Evans, Co-Author Taye Diggs Demystify Mixed-Race Families In New Book". KCUR. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Petski, Denise (April 5, 2016). "Taye Diggs To Host 'You're Back in the Room' Hypnosis Game Show on Fox".
- ^ "Hypnotize Me". The CW Press. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Powlett, Mark (July 28, 2016). "Is Hypnotize Me a Fake?". markpowlett.co.uk. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ Jhon, Peter (November 25, 2023). "Taye Diggs Net Worth: the Wealth Behind the Versatile Star". networthguy. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (October 12, 2008). "Party Guests With Jazzy Moves and Political Leanings". The New York Times. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
- ^ Nudd, Tim (December 11, 2013). "Taye Diggs & Idina Menzel Split". People. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
- ^ "Taye Diggs, Idina Menzel: Divorce Finalized". TMZ. January 3, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ "Selling Sunset's Amanza Smith Opens Up About Her Famous Exes, Including Taye Diggs & JC Chasez".
- ^ Blake, Joce (August 30, 2022). "Taye Diggs Counts His Blessings, Including The Love He Receives From Apryl Jones!". BET. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
- ^ "Actor Taye Diggs and Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood's Apryl Jones' Relationship Timeline". Us Weekly. January 4, 2023. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ Petski, Denise (October 12, 2015). "Taye Diggs Joins Fox Drama 'Rosewood'; Erik Allan Kramer In 'Mike & Molly'". Deadline. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ Turchiano, Danielle (January 27, 2019). "'Rent' Star Injured in Live Performance, Original Broadway Cast to Appear". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
- ^ "Selling Sunset | Netflix Official Site". www.netflix.com. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
- ^ Hochman, Steve (September 24, 1995). "2Pac's Pals Turn Out for Tupac-Less Video". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ^ Rowles, Dustin (November 21, 2014). "'Imagine' Gets the Star-Studded 'We Are The World' Treatment for UNICEF". Pajiba. Retrieved May 24, 2021.
External links
- Taye Diggs at IMDb
- Taye Diggs at the Internet Broadway Database
- Taye Diggs at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Taye Diggs interview Archived July 3, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Taye Diggs Net Worth at the Networthguy