Taye Diggs
Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Rochester, New York. His nickname, Taye, comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as \”Scottay\”. He attended Allendale Columbia School in Rochester and later transferred to School of the Arts. He received a BFA in musical theater from Syracuse University.
About Taye Diggs in brief
Scott Leo \”Taye\” Diggs is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the TV series Private Practice and All American, the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Brown Sugar and The Best Man Holiday. Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Rochester, New York. His nickname, Taye, comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as \”Scottay\”. He has two brothers, Gabriel and Michael, and two sisters, Christian and Shalom. He attended Allendale Columbia School in Rochester and later transferred to School of the Arts. He received a BFA in musical theater from Syracuse University. He appeared as Mr.
Black opposite Idina Menzel’s character of Kate in Andrew Lippa’s off-Broadway production of The Wild Party at Manhattan Theatre Club. In early 2006, Diggs guest-starred for several episodes as Will Truman’s love interest, James, on the eighth season of Will & Grace. In May, Day Break, in which he portrayed a detective trapped in a same-day murder, debuted in mid-November 2006, but was canceled due to poor ratings. Although his film and television career has moved forward, he still returns to the stage in Charles Fuller’s A Soldier’s Play at New York’s Second Stage Theatre. He was seen opposite James Mc McBride in Private Practice, the spin-off of Grey’s Anatomy.
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