Taye Diggs
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| Birth Name: | Scott Diggs | ||
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Jan 2, 1972 Essex Co., NJ |
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| Career: | 1996-2007 | ||
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USA |
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Comedy Drama Comedy Romance |
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Biography by Rebecca Flint Marx
As the dignified and relentlessly photogenic object of Angela Bassett's affections in How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Taye Diggs made an immediate and unforgettable impression on legions of filmgoers. Diggs came to film by way of the theater. Born in 1971 in New Jersey, he was raised as the oldest of five children in Rochester, NY. After taking a B.F.A. in musical theater from Syracuse University, he made his way to Broadway, debuting in the Tony-winning production of Carousel.
In 1996, Diggs got his big break, originating the role of the nasty landlord, Benny, in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. He then moved from stage to television, with a role on Guiding Light, and in 1998 he made his film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The excitement surrounding Diggs' performance netted him both media exposure and more work, and the following year he could be seen in no less than four films. First up was his turn as a tantric sex god in Doug Liman's Go; audiences could next see him as an AWOL groom in the coming-of-age drama The Wood; Malcolm D. Lee's The Best Man featured Diggs as another member of the wedding, this time as the titular best man suffering from his own pre-wedding jitters; finally, he starred as a guest at Geoffrey Rush's allegedly haunted mansion in the remake of William Castle's The House on Haunted Hill.
In 2001, Diggs returned to the small-screen with a recurring role on Fox's Ally McBeal. And when subsequent film roles in such unsuccessful projects as Equilibrium, Basic, and Malibu's Most Wanted did his career no good, he decided to try on a full-time television gig with Kevin Hill. Premiering in 2004 on UPN, the primetime drama starred Diggs in the title role, a fast-living bachelor who finds his life turned upside down with the unexpected introduction of an infant.
In 1996, Diggs got his big break, originating the role of the nasty landlord, Benny, in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. He then moved from stage to television, with a role on Guiding Light, and in 1998 he made his film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The excitement surrounding Diggs' performance netted him both media exposure and more work, and the following year he could be seen in no less than four films. First up was his turn as a tantric sex god in Doug Liman's Go; audiences could next see him as an AWOL groom in the coming-of-age drama The Wood; Malcolm D. Lee's The Best Man featured Diggs as another member of the wedding, this time as the titular best man suffering from his own pre-wedding jitters; finally, he starred as a guest at Geoffrey Rush's allegedly haunted mansion in the remake of William Castle's The House on Haunted Hill.
In 2001, Diggs returned to the small-screen with a recurring role on Fox's Ally McBeal. And when subsequent film roles in such unsuccessful projects as Equilibrium, Basic, and Malibu's Most Wanted did his career no good, he decided to try on a full-time television gig with Kevin Hill. Premiering in 2004 on UPN, the primetime drama starred Diggs in the title role, a fast-living bachelor who finds his life turned upside down with the unexpected introduction of an infant.
Filmography
| Movie/Film | Released | Rating | Role | Buy |
| Dancing in the Light: Six Dance Compositions by African American Choreographers | 2007 | Performer [Starring] |
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| Grey's Anatomy: The Other Side of This Life, Part 1 | 2007 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| Private Practice: Season 01 | 2007 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| Slow Burn | 2007 |
 
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| 30 Days | 2006 |
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| Day Break [TV Series] | 2006 | Actor [Starring] | ||
| Cake | 2005 |
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| Rent | 2005 |
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| Drum | 2004 |
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| Kevin Hill [TV Series] | 2004 |
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| Basic | 2003 |
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| Malibu's Most Wanted | 2003 |
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| Brown Sugar | 2002 |
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| Chicago | 2002 |
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| Equilibrium | 2002 |
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| Just a Kiss | 2002 |
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Back to the topTop Questions about Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs is between 5'7 and 5'8. He is a sexy black actor that was born in New Jersey in 1972 as Scott Diggs. He played in "How Stella got her groove back" and is now acting on "Private Practice".
Born in 1971 in New Jersey, he was raised as the oldest of five children in Rochester, NY. After taking a B.F.A. in musical MORE?
No he isn't. He is married to Idina Menzel, who recently had a baby.
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