Taye Diggs

Biography

Born 01/02/1972

Described by Ebony magazine as “the black Clark Gable,” actor Taye Diggs’ range of talent placed him closer to the moniker bestowed upon him by The Los Angeles Times, which labeled him “the black Cary Grant.” Like the Hollywood legend, the New Jersey-born Diggs was both...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2003, received Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Acting Ensemble
In 2003, received Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture

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Highlights

In 2007, Co-starred with Ray Liotta in "Slow Burn"
In 2007, Cast as Dr. Sam Bennett, the Internal Medicine Specialist, in the "Grey’s Anatomy" spinoff series, "Private Practice" (ABC)
In 2005, Reprised the role of Benny for the big-screen adaptation of Jonathan Larson's Tony-winning musical, "Rent"

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Family & Companions

Idina Menzel: met while appearing in "Rent" together; appeared together in the Off-Broadway production of "The Wild Party" by Andrew Lippa; engaged in 2002; married January 11, 2003 in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Walker Nathaniel Diggs: son (Born Sept. 2, 2009; mother, Idina Menzel )

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