Taye Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Rochester, New York. He is the son of Marcia (Berry), a teacher and actress, and Andre Young, a visual artist. When he was a child, his mother married Jeffries Diggs, whose surname Taye took. He received a BFA degree in musical theater from Syracuse University. Taye made his show business debut in the ensemble cast of the five-time Tony Award winning play “Carousel.”” Taye Diggs is the oldest of five. His two brothers are musicians, one sister is a dancer and the other is going to college to be a veterinarian.”
Taye Diggs
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Told from three perspectives, a story of a bunch of young Californians trying to get some cash, do and deal some drugs, score money and sex in Las Vegas, and generally experience the rush of life.
Fun Facts
Graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in musical theater.
Portrayed Benny, the landlord and former friend of the main characters in the Tony Award winning stage production of "Rent
Quotes
Growing up, I was a nerd. With actual taped eyeglasses.
But then all that died down and as far as casting was concerned it didn't really matter that I had been on Broadway.
It's a trip but it hasn't crossed over to the point where women are throwing their panties at me.
All my friends from my past would know me as Scott Diggs. Taye Diggs comes from Scott-taye. When I went to college I liked it because it was so different and I have an infatuation with nicknames.
I've always been attracted to women who are assertive and have confidence - qualities older women possess. They've been on the Earth a little longer. They're more seasoned. They don't play games. They know what they want, and they're not afraid to tell you.
I think I am less of a prankster and more of a jokester.
I love apple juice.
I keep all my clothes on in House on Haunted Hill, Mary Jane's Last Dance, and The Way of the Gun.
I jump at any chance to go back into theater.
I failed chemistry. I almost failed algebra.
I'm awful with directions, and I'm not very handy around the house.
I'm always up for going back to the stage.
I'm always singing and dancing and getting up in people's faces.
I'm a choreographer and I love watching 'The Bachelorette.'
I would love for film to go back to those days where you had to be able to do everything just to get by.
Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
My wife never throws anything at me that I can't handle.
Live theater is my favorite of all the mediums that I have worked in, so I have every intention on coming back to Broadway.
I'm living my life and I found a woman who I love.
I'm going through a stage where the dumbest things make me bawl. I feel like I need to see a shrink.
The whole issue is that everyone would love to do theater, but it doesn't pay enough, so to do music theater on TV, that's the ultimate dream.
The only tough thing is admitting to my wife how much a certain article of clothing costs.
One of my favorite films is 'Pretty Woman.'
On the set I never know what day of the week it is.
The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man.
Like I went out to a predominantly black club last night and nobody said anything and I was wishing somebody would so that someone would dance with me.
I complained to my mother about wanting to look less like myself and more like my friends. My mother then gave me a lesson in embracing my differences and loving them despite what others said.
You just don't see the same type of all-purpose entertainers nowadays.
The Wood was about young people and the other one is more of a grown up movie.