Taye Diggs

Taye Diggs
Birth name	Scott Leo Diggs
Born	January 2, 1971 in Newark, New Jersey, USA
Notable Roles	Dr. Sam Bennett in Private Practice
Notable Episodes
Awards

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Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
Kevin Hill	Kevin Hill	2004–2005	1
Day Break	Brett Hopper	2006	1
Private Practice	Sam Bennett	2007–2013	1	2	3	4	5	6
Murder in the First	Terry Seagrave	2014–2018	1	2	3

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
New York Undercover	Stephon	2x24 - No Greater Love	April 25, 1996
Law & Order	Sky Bell	7x03 - Good Girl	October 2, 1996
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x13 - Reach Out and Touch	February 12, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x14 - Boys Town	February 19, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x15 - Falling Up	February 26, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x17 - The Pursuit of Unhappiness	March 26, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x18 - The Obstacle Course	April 16, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x19 - In Search of Barry White	April 23, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x20 - Cloudy Skies, Chance of Parade	April 30, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x21 - Queen Bee	May 7, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x22 - Home Again	May 14, 2001
Ally McBeal	Jackson Duper	4x23 - The Wedding	May 21, 2001
The West Wing	Secret Service Agent Wesley	4x22 - Commencement	May 7, 2003
The West Wing	Secret Service Agent Wesley	4x23 - Twenty Five	May 14, 2003
Will & Grace	James Hanson	8x10 - Von Trapped	January 5, 2006
Will & Grace	James Hanson	8x14 - I Love L. Gay	February 2, 2006
Will & Grace	James Hanson	8x15 - The Definition of Marriage (1)	February 9, 2006
Will & Grace	James Hanson	8x16 - Grace Expectations (2)	March 16, 2006
Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Sam Bennett	3x22/23 - The Other Side of This Life	May 3, 2007
Grey's Anatomy	Dr. Sam Bennett	5x15 - Before and After	February 12, 2009
Better Off Ted	Greg	2x01 - Love Blurts	December 8, 2009
New Girl	Artie	3x07 - Coach	November 5, 2013
The Good Wife	Dean Levine-Wilkins	6x02 - Trust Issues	September 28, 2014
The Good Wife	Dean Levine-Wilkins	6x03 - Dear God	October 5, 2014
The Good Wife	Dean Levine-Wilkins	6x05 - Shiny Objects	October 19, 2014

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Kevin Hill	2004 –2005	Producer
Day Break	2007	Producer

Awards and Accolades

NAACP Image Awards

(2 Wins in 9 Nominations)

Trivia

• Grew up in Rochester, New York
• His nickname "Taye" comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty pronounced as "Scottay"
• Took his last name from his stepfather, Jeffries Diggs
• His mother, Marcia is an actress & teacher and his father, Andre Young is a visual artist
• Has two brothers: Gabriel & Michael, and two sisters: Christian & Shalom
• Graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in musical theatre
• Made his Broadway debut in the 1994 revival of the musical, "Carousel"
• Married to Idina Menzel from 2003 to 2013; their divorce was finalized in 2014; they have a son, Walker (born in 2009)