Actor. Born on January 2, 1972 in New Jersey. The eldest of five children, Diggs grew up in
Rochester, New York, where he attended the School of the Arts. He was spotted by a
talent agent while performing in a showcase during his
senior year at
Syracuse University, where he earned a BFA in
musical theater. Diggs made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award-winning musical
Carousel. In 1996, he landed the role of Benny, an opportunistic landlord, in
Jonathan Larson's groundbreaking musical,
Rent. The play won both a Tony Award and a
Pulitzer Prize and was eventually made into a film in 2005 in which Diggs reprised his role.
Crossing the bridge from theater to film, Diggs became known to mainstream audiences as
Winston, the hunky love interest in 1998's
How Stella Got Her Groove Back. He's made numerous appearances on television including shows such as
Grey's Anatomy and
Private Practice.
Diggs married actress and
Rent costar
Idina Menzel in 2003.
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All of you should know by now, how much I love a man in a suit!
Raise your hand if you didn't see the movie "How Stella Got Her Groove Back".....shame on you! You need to rent this movie tonight! This was the movie that introduced this cup of "Hot Chocolate" to the masses.
Look at that smile! Just gorgeous!
Ok....so we had to get to the shirtless pics sometime! LOL
That's Idena Menzel, Taye's lovely wife, who is a killer actress in her own right on both stage and screen. You go girl!
