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Taye Diggs
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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-); 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.
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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-); 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
Law & Order
Grey's Anatomy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Tony Awards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
New Girl
MADtv
S.W.A.T.
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Alert: Missing Persons Unit
Will & Grace
Celebrity Family Feud
The $100,000 Pyramid
America's Next Top Model
Ally McBeal
Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry
The Chris Rock Show
Lip Sync Battle
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
The Wheel
The Good Wife
Muppets Now
Back in the Groove
Black Panther
My Little Pony: The Movie
Private Practice
Chicago
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Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
The West Wing
Set It Up
The Wood
Malibu's Most Wanted
Equilibrium
Disney Junior Ariel
All American
The Best Man: The Final Chapters
River Runs Red
Production Credits
Back in the Groove
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