Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey, United States on January 2nd, 1971 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 53, Taye Diggs biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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Career
Diggs conceived Benny, the landlord in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award-winning Rent, which also starred Idina Menzel, his future wife, and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent. In Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway performance of The Wild Party at the Manhattan Theatre Club, he appeared as Mr. Black opposite Menzel's character of Kate. In the 2002 film version of Chicago's long-running Broadway revival, Diggs also played The Bandleader, and Billy Flynn was filling in as Billy Flynn on Broadway. He also substituted for Norbert Leo Butz (an original Rent standby) as the love interest Fiyero of Menzel's Elphaba character in Wicked for a brief period of time.
Diggs then moved from stage to television, including a role on Guiding Light. He made his film debut in How Stella Got Her Groove Back in 1998, which earned Diggs acclaim and fame. In Doug Liman's Gowan and AWOL groom's coming-of-age drama The Wood, alongside Omar Epps, he played a tantric sex god in the year after. Diggs, author and best friend of the groom, is featured in Malcolm D. Lee's The Best Man.
He appeared in the 1999 revival of William Castle's House on Haunted Hill. Diggs was included in an episode of America's Next Top Model assisting the contestants in an acting competition. Another notable role was played on the comedy-drama Ally McBeal as a lawyer named Jackson Duper, who was the love interest of the character Renee Raddick and the potential love interest of the Ling Woo character.
Diggs portrayed the title character in the short-lived UPN television series Kevin Hill, which despite critical acclaim, was not renewed for a second season. Benny's role in the 2005 Rent film was reprised by the actor. On the following cast recordings: Carousel 1994 revival cast; Rent 1996 original Broadway cast; The Wild Party's original off-Broadway cast. He also appears on the Rent film soundtrack. In 2002, he reprised his role as the Bandleader in the film version of Chicago and appeared alongside Christian Bale as Bale's companion/antagonist Brandt in the dystopian sci-fi thriller Equilibrium.
Diggs appeared on Punk'd after being tricked by Ashton Kutcher while getting a check-up at a Punk'd-operated doctor's office in 2003. Diggs appeared in many episodes as Will Truman's love interest, James, on the eighth season of Will & Grace in early 2006. ABC picked up Day Break, a character that starred a detective and was forced to relive it to clear his name of murder, but was later cancelled due to poor ratings. Although his film and television careers continue to progress, he still appears on stage regularly. In Charles Fuller's In Charles Fuller's In James McDaniel's A Soldier's Play at Second Stage Theatre in New York, he was seen opposite James McDaniel.
Sam Bennett co-starred opposite Kate Walsh in Private Practice, the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, which ran for six seasons from 2007 to 2013. Diggs appeared on The West Wing as a cover agent in charge of the President's daughter's security detail. In a Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice crossover event, he appeared on Grey's Anatomy once more. Diggs was a central protagonist in the live action version of Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011). Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson narrated the ESPN Films documentary The Fab Five about University of Michigan basketball players Chris Webber, Juwan Howard, Jimmy King, and Ray Jackson. Diggs is one of the stars of the independent film drama Between Us that won the grand jury award at the 2012 Bahamas International Film Festival among its other festival appearances.
Diggs appeared in the TNT serial crime drama Murder in the First from 2014 to 2016. Kathleen Robertson appeared in the TNT serial crime drama Murder in the First from 2014 to 2016. The show appeared in three seasons.
Diggs is the author of four children's books, titled Mixed Me! Chocolate Me (2005), I Love You More Than... (2018), and My Friend! (20221) Shane Evans (artist) illustrated this 2021.
In the Broadway revival of Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Belasco Theatre from July 22, 2015, Diggs played Hedwig as the titular character from the troupe's closing on September 13, 2015.
Diggs appeared in the films 'Til Death Do Us Part and My Little Pony: The Movie,' where he plays Capper the cat.
Diggs has appeared on Paramount Network's reality competition series Lip Sync Battle twice, and is the show's only two-time champion. Diggs performed his competitor's "Let Me Love You (Until You Learn to Love Yourself)" in a third season episode against Ne-Yo, then went on to be Madonna for round two's performance of "Vogue." In his next appearance, Christina Aguilera's fourth season tribute episode, he competed against Erika Jayne on "Beautiful" and "Candyman."
Hypnotize Me with hypnotist Keith Barry, based on Barry's British show You're Back in the Room, was hosted by Diggs. In 2016, Hypnotize Me was the first shot for television on FOX, but it never aired on the network. In the summer of 2019, the eight-episode series was finally broadcast on The CW.