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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
Taye Diggs Biography (1972?-)
Original name, Scott Diggs; born January 2, 1972 (some sources cite 1971), inNew Jersey; raised in Rochester, NY; son of Jeffries and Marcia (an actressand teacher; maiden name, Berry) Diggs; married Idina Menzel (an actress andsinger), January 11, 2003. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775; or United Talent Agency,9560 Wilshire, Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Abe Hoch, A Management, 9107 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 650, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- January 2, 1972?
- New Jersey, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Donnell's older brother, Full Court Press, 1997
- Winston Shakespeare, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
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Mary Jane's Last Dance, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
- Eddie Baker, House on Haunted Hill, Warner Bros., 1999
- Harper Stewart, The Best Man, MCA/Universal, 1999
- Marcus, Go, Columbia/TriStar, 1999
- Roland, The Wood, Paramount, 1999
- Jeffers, The Way of the Gun, Artisan Entertainment, 2000
- Sheriff Artie Bonner, New Best Friend, TriStar, 2002
- (Uncredited) Andre, Just a Kiss, Paramount, 2002
- Jamal boy, Cross the Line, Horizon Productions, 2002
- Dre, Brown Sugar (also known as Seven Days), Fox Searchlight, 2002
- Clerick Brandt, Equilibrium, Miramax/Dimension Films, 2002
- Bandleader, Chicago, Miramax, 2002
- Himself, Media Whore, Rock & Role Productions, 2002
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A Midsummer Night's Rave, 2002
- Raymond Dunbar (some sources cite role of Pike), Basic (also knownas Formation extreme), Columbia, 2003
- Sean, Malibu's Most Wanted, Warner Bros., 2003
- Also appeared as Gabriel, Blind Date; made appearances in the films Black Love Song #1,
Dutchman, and The Greeks.
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Dre, 101 Dalmatians: The Series, 1997
- Adrian "Sugar" Hill, The Guiding Light, CBS, 1997-1998
- Jackson Duper, Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
- Cohost, Rock across America, VH1, 2001
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Episodic
- Stephon, "No Greater Love," New York Undercover, Fox, 1996
- Sky Bell, "Good Girl," Law & Order, NBC, 1996
- Guest, The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999
- Secret Service Agent Wesley, "Commencement," The West Wing, NBC, 2003
- Secret Service Agent Wesley, "Twenty Five," The West Wing, NBC, 2003
- "Captain Lucidity," Ed, NBC, 2003
- Guest, The Best Damned Sports Show Period, 2003
- Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, 2003
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Awards Presentations
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The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999
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The 32nd NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2001
- Presenter, The 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
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The 34th NAACP Image Awards, Fox, 2003
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Specials
- Interviewee, MTV Icon: Janet Jackson, MTV, 2001
- Interviewee, Aaliyah: A Life Cut Short, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
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Stage Appearances
- Understudy for Cyrus Hamilton, Jigger, and policeman, Carousel (musical), Vivian Beaumont Theatre, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1994-1995
- Benjamin "Benny" Coffin III, Rent (musical), New York Theatre Workshop, 1996, then Nederlander Theatre, New York City, 1996-1997
- Black, The Wild Party (musical), Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, New York City, 2000
- Billy Flynn, Chicago (musical), Broadway production, 2002
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RECORDINGS
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Music Videos
- Appeared in "Boys" by Britney Spears, 2002.
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Audio Books
- Narrator, When the Women Come Out to Dance by Elmore Leonard, Harper-Audio, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 25, Gale, 2000
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Newsmakers 2000, Issue 1, Gale, 2000
Periodicals
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Ebony, January, 2000, p. 100
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Entertainment Weekly, November 12, 1999, p. 11
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Harper's Bazaar, July, 1998, p. 118
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Movieline, September, 1998, pp. 58-59
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Newsweek, August 24, 1998, p. 58
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People Weekly, May 10, 1999, p. 125; May 14, 2001, p. 172
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Playboy, March, 1999, pp. 82-83, 144-45
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Premiere, September, 2000, pp. 66-69
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