Taye Diggs
Acting
- Born:
- 1971-01-02
- Place of birth:
- Newark, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Taye Diggs (born Scott Leo Diggs, Taye comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as "Scottay") is an American theatre, film and television 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 (2018-2024); and the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), The Wood, The Best Man (both 1999), Brown Sugar, Chicago (both 2002), Malibu's Most Wanted, Basic (both 2003), The Best Man (1999) and its sequel, The Best Man Holiday (2013), and Baggage Claim (2013). He had a recurring role as Jackson Duper on Ally McBeal, Dean Levine-Wilkins on The Good Wife, Mike Boyce on Rosewood starring real life friend Morris Chestnut, and Councilman Angelo DuBois on Empire. He starred in the lead role on the series Kevin Hill, and as Detective Brett Hopper on Day Break.
Known For
Filmography
The Chosen: The Three Kings
Rent: 30th Anniversary Concert
Forever, This Ring
Stepfather
Another Man's Wife
Terry McMillan Presents: His, Hers & Ours
BFFs
Celebrity Weakest Link
Number One on the Call Sheet
I'll Be Home for National Margarita Day
Both Eyes Open
The Real Full Monty
Second Chance Stage
It's Florida, Man.
Forever
Disney Junior Ariel
Love & Murder: Atlanta Playboy
The Comeback
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
The Wheel
Back in the Groove
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Black Pack: Excellence
Incarnation
The Black Pack: We Three Kings
The Celebrity Dating Game
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
I Can See Your Voice
Muppets Now
Celebrity Ghost Stories
The Tamron Hall Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Rent
River Runs Red
All American
25 Words or Less
Set It Up
S.W.A.T.
Drop the Mic
My Little Pony: The Movie
'Til Death Do Us Part
Steve
The $100,000 Pyramid
Match Game
To Tell the Truth
Opening Night
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
Kocktails With Khloé
Taraji's White Hot Holidays
Rosewood
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Celebrity Family Feud
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant
Lip Sync Battle
Empire
Murder in the First
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Trials of Cate McCall