Taye Diggs
Birth name	Scott Diggs
Born	January 2, 1971 (1971-01-02) (age 36) Rochester, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)	Idina Menzel (January 11, 2003–present)

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Biography

Early life

Diggs was born in Rochester, New York. In Rochester he attended The School of The Arts. He is the oldest of five children; he has two brothers and two sisters. Diggs received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater from Syracuse University. He performed many times at the popular Lakes Region Summer Theatre in Meredith, New Hampshire. Diggs's Broadway debut was in the ensemble cast of the 1994 Tony Award-winning revival of the musical Carousel. Nickname: Motto: Rochester: Made for Living Location of Rochester in New York State Country State County Monroe Government [1]  - Mayor Robert Duffy (D) Area  - City  37. ... School of the Arts (SOTA) is a progressive alternative public middle school and high school in Rochester, NY. Administered by the Rochester City School District, SOTA is located on the corner of Prince Street and University Avenue, within walking distance of the Memorial Art Gallery, Eastman Theatre, Writers & Books, Visual... The Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the visual or performing arts. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theatre combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ... Syracuse University (SU) is a private nonsectarian research university located in Syracuse, New York. ... Meredith is a town located in Belknap County, New Hampshire. ... What is popularly called the Tony Award (formally, the Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre) is an annual award celebrating achievements in live American theater, including musical theater, primarily honoring productions on Broadway in New York. ... Carousel is a 1945 stage musical by Richard Rodgers (music) and Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) that was adapted from Ferenc Molnars play Liliom. ...

Career

In 1996, he got his big break, originating the role of the nasty landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. After Rent he appeared as Mr. Black alongside Idina Menzel's Kate in Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway production of The Wild Party. Diggs also had a stint as Billy Flynn in the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago and temporarily filled in for Norbert Leo Butz (an original Rent standby) as the love interest Fiyero of Idina Menzel's character, Elphaba, in Wicked. Jonathan Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American Tony Award-winning composer and playwright who lived in New York City and authored musicals, including Rent and Tick, Tick. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... Rent is a rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson[1] based on Giacomo Puccinis opera La bohème. ... Andrew Lippa is an American composer, lyricist, book writer, performer, and producer, and the resident artist at the Ars Nova Theater in New York City. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by LaChiusa. ... Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. ... Norbert Leo Butz is an American stage actor. ... Norbert Leo Butz as Fiyero in the Original Broadway Cast of the musical Wicked, with Idina Menzel as Elphaba. ... Wicked is a Tony award-winning American musical produced by Universal Pictures with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Winnie Holzman. ...

Diggs then moved from stage to television, with a role on the soap opera Guiding Light. In 1998, he made his film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back. The following year he accepted roles 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 features Diggs as the titular character, an author and best friend of the groom (portrayed by Morris Chestnut). He also starred in the remake of William Castle's The House on Haunted Hill. For Philippine soap opera, see Teleserye. ... Guiding Light (known as The Guiding Light prior to 1975, GL) is an American television program credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as being the longest-running soap opera in production and the longest running drama in television history. ... How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a (1998) romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. ... The Sri Yantra This article is an overview of Tantra and an in-depth look at the Tantra of Hinduism. ... Doug Liman Doug Liman (born 1965) is an American film director and producer. ... Go is a 1999 motion picture that tells of three plots that happen to involve one drug deal. ... AWOL (pronounced a-wall) is an acronym for the United States and other armed forces expression Absent WithOut Leave or Absence Without Official Leave. The United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy use the term Unauthorized Absence (UA) instead. ... See also: A groom is a type of officer-servant in the British royal household. ... The Wood is a 1999 comedy-drama-romance film, written by Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd, and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. ... Malcolm D. Lee (born January 11, 1970) is an African-American actor, film director, and screenwriter. ... The Best Man is a 1999 comedy-drama romance film, written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. ... Morris L. Chestnut (born January 1, 1969) is an American film and television actor. ... William Castle (April 24, 1914–May 31, 1977) born William Schloss, was an American film director, producer, and actor. ... House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 horror film. ...

Diggs portrayed the title character on the short-lived UPN television series Kevin Hill. 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. UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The cast of Kevin Hill Kevin Hill was the title of an American law drama television series that aired on UPN during the 2004-2005 TV season. ... Rent is a 2005 film adaptation of the Broadway musical of the same name. ... A cast recording or original cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. ... For the musical of the same name by Michael John LaChiusa, see The Wild Party The Wild Party is a musical with book, lyrics, and music by Andrew Lippa. ... In film formats, the soundtrack is the physical area of the film which records the synchronized sound. ...

In early 2006, Diggs guest-starred for several episodes as Will Truman's love interest, James, on the final season of Will & Grace. In May, ABC picked up his pilot, Day Break, in which he portrayed a detective trapped in the same day and forced to relive it to clear his name of murder; the show debuted in mid-November 2006, but was abruptly cancelled due to poor ratings. And although his film and television career continues to move forward, he still returns to the stage frequently. Most recently he was seen alongside James McDaniel in Charles Fuller's A Soldier's Play at Second Stage Theatre in New York. William Will Pierce Truman is a fictional character on the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Eric McCormack. ... Will & Grace is a popular Emmy Award winning and Golden Globe nominated American television sitcom that was originally broadcast from 1998 to 2006. ... Day Break is a television program for which one 13-episode season was produced. ... James McDaniel (Born March 25, 1958 in Washington, D.C.) is an American stage, film and television actor. ... Charles Fuller (born 05 March 1939) is an African-American playwright and writer, best known for A Soldiers Play, winner of the 1982 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. ... Second Stage Theatre // Director Carole Rothman and actress Robyn Goodman founded Second Stage Theatre in 1979 to give second stagings to contemporary American plays that originally failed to find an audience due to scheduling problems, inappropriate venues or limited performance runs. ...

In February 2007, it was announced that he would star opposite Kate Walsh in Private Practice, the Fall 2007 spin-off of Grey's Anatomy. [2] Also, although he has turned down the offer twice to flaunt his dancing skills on ABC's Dancing With the Stars, Diggs confirmed he will appear as one of the male contestants in the upcoming 2008 season. Kathleen Erin Kate Walsh (born October 13, 1967) is an American film and television actress, currently known for her role as Dr. Addison Montgomery (former wife of Dr. McDreamy), on the hit ABC series Greys Anatomy. ... Private Practice is the upcoming spin-off of the award-winning popular television show, Greys Anatomy. ... This article is about the television series. ...

Personal life

Diggs married his Rent and Wild Party co-star (who also starred in Wicked when he was in the play), Broadway star Idina Menzel on January 11, 2003. They have a pet dog named “Sammy Davis, Jr.” and two cats named “Ella” and “Coltrane.” Rent is a rock musical, with music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson[1] based on Giacomo Puccinis opera La bohème. ... The Wild Party is a musical with a book by Michael John LaChiusa and George C. Wolfe and music and lyrics by LaChiusa. ... For other uses of Broadway, see Broadway. ... Idina Menzel (born Idina Kim Mentzel on May 30, 1971 in New York City) is a Tony Award-winning American actress, singer and songwriter who is best known for her performances in Wicked and Rent. ... is the 11th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2003, Diggs was on Punk'd after being tricked by Ashton Kutcher, while getting a "check-up" at a Punk'd-operated doctor's office. Punkd was an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... This article discusses the actor. ...

Pop culture references

• In an episode of Ugly Betty:

Betty: Marc, I have something that may interest you...

Marc: Unless it's Taye Diggs covered in baby oil, I don't think so....

• In the episode of Scrubs, "Her Story":

JD: Don't listen to her Brown Bear, your body's fierce like Taye Diggs...

• In an episode of Smallville:

Chloe asks Lana what Victor Stone looks like, on a scale of "one to Taye Diggs."

• In an episode of Will and Grace:

Karen: You have to give him something he wants.

Jack: (gasp) You mean a balloon ride over Taye Diggs' house?!?

Karen: No honey, something HE wants.

Jack: Me Diggs Taye Diggs

• In an episode of Hannah Montana:

Roxy: I'm in the mood for a comedy. Or maybe something where Taye Diggs takes his shirt off. Either one works for me...

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Roxy: Free refills, Taye took his shirt off twice! I give it two thumbs up...

Filmography

• How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) .... Winston Shakespeare
• Go (1999) .... Marcus
• The Wood (1999) .... Roland
• The Best Man (1999/I) .... Harper Stewart
• House on Haunted Hill (1999) .... Eddie Baker
• The Way of the Gun (2000) .... Jeffers
• New Best Friend (2002) .... Artie Bonner
• Just a Kiss (2002) .... Andre
• Brown Sugar (2002) .... Andre Romulus 'Dre' Ellis
• Equilibrium (2002) .... Andrew Brandt
• Chicago (2002) .... The Bandleader
• Basic (2003) .... Pike
• Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) .... Sean (aka Blood Bath)
• Drum (2004) .... Henry Nxumalo
• Rent (2005) .... Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III
• Slow Burn (2007)

How Stella Got Her Groove Back is a (1998) romance film, directed by Kevin Rodney Sullivan. ... Go is a 1999 motion picture that tells of three plots that happen to involve one drug deal. ... The Wood is a 1999 comedy-drama-romance film, written by Rick Famuyiwa and Todd Boyd, and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. ... The Best Man is a 1999 comedy-drama romance film, written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee. ... House on Haunted Hill is a 1959 horror film. ... The Way of the Gun is a 2000 film, directed by Christopher McQuarrie and starring Ryan Phillippe and Benicio Del Toro as two reckless and brutal gunfighters who kidnap a woman (Juliette Lewis) who is carrying the child of a powerful mobster, hoping to obtain a huge cash payoff. ... New Best Friend is a low-budget movie that was released on April 12, 2002, based on a story by author James Edwards. ... Brown Sugar is a 2002 romantic drama film, written by Michael Elliott and Rick Famuyiwa, and directed by Rick Famuyiwa. ... Equilibrium is a 2002 action/science fiction film written and directed by Kurt Wimmer. ... This article is about the 2002 film. ... Movie poster for Basic Basic is a 2003 film directed by John McTiernan. ... Malibus Most Wanted is a 2003 comedic feature film starring Jamie Kennedy, Taye Diggs, Anthony Anderson, and Blair Underwood. ... Drum is a 2004 film about a South African journalist working for Drum magazine. ... Henry Nxumalo, (b. ... Rent is the film adaptation of the award-winning Broadway musical Rent. ... Slow Burn is an American motion picture starring Jolene Blalock, Ray Liotta and LL Cool J, which is notable for the extended period between production and eventual release. ...

TV credits

• Ally McBeal (1997) TV Series .... Jackson Duper (2001)
• Punk'd (2003) TV Series (one episode) .... Himself
• The West Wing (2003) TV Series (two episodes) .... Wesley Davis
• Kevin Hill (2004-2005) TV Series (lead role) .... Kevin Hill
• America's Next Top Model (2004) TV Series (one episode, season 3) .... Himself
• Cake (2006) (TV) .... Hemingway Jones
• Will & Grace (2006) TV Series (five episodes) .... James
• Day Break (2006-2007) TV Series (lead role) .... Detective Brett Hopper
• Private Practice (2007) TV Series
• Grey's Anatomy (2007) TV Series

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External links

• Taye Diggs at the Internet Movie Database
• Taye Diggs interview