Taye Diggs Net Worth

Taye Diggs's 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.

Interesting Facts about Taye Diggs

1. Graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in musical theater.
2. Portrayed Benny, the landlord and former friend of the main characters in the Tony Award winning stage production of "Rent," and repeated his role in the movie version, Rent (2005).
3. As of April, 2002 Taye is engaged to Broadway actress and singer Idina Menzel.
4. Was called "Scottaye" by friends, then shortened his name to "Taye".
5. Won the role of "Winston Shakespeare" in How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998), even though the casting directors were searching for a tall black man with dreads.
6. Was a cast member at Tokyo Disneyland before he got the job in "Rent".
7. Has two younger brothers and two younger sisters.
8. Appeared on stage with his wife Idina Menzel in the shows: "Rent," "The Wild Party," and "Wicked.".
9. Married Idina Menzel at the same Jamacian resort where How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) was filmed.
10. Began career as a performer at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA.
11. Taye and his wife, Idina Menzel, are expecting their first child, due later this year [March 31, 2009].
12. His wife Idina Menzel gave birth to their first child, a boy named Walker Nathaniel Diggs, on September 3, 2009.
13. He will play "Captain Richard Davenport" in the upcoming Second Stage Theatre Off-Broadway season opener, Charles Fuller's "A Soldier's Play". The play will premiere September 20, 2005. [September 2005]
14. Starring in Charles Fuller's "A Soldier's Play", at Second Stage Theater in New York City. The play will run through November 13th. [October 2005]
15. Starting December 25th, he will be appearing in the musical, Wicked, in New York. His appearance will run until mid January. [December 2003]
16. Friends with Taraji P. Henson, and Omar Epps.
17. Attended Syracuse University with Vera Farmiga and Tom Everett Scott.