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Daveed Diggs

ダヴィード・ディッグス　/　だゔぃーど・でぃっぐす

American actor

January 24, 1982 (age 44)　・　Oakland, California, United States

California
actor
stage actor
rapper

My Take

Daveed Diggs is, to me, one of the most exhilarating boundary-crossers working today. Originating Lafayette and Jefferson in Hamilton, then walking off with a Tony, is impressive enough, but what I respect is the refusal to settle into a single lane. He raps with the experimental group Clipping, writes, acts on stage and screen, and carries a Brown degree without leaning on it. The Oakland kid who smuggled real hip-hop instincts into a founding-fathers musical did something genuinely subversive. What I find rare is that he is not merely versatile but excellent in each form, and that keeps me eager for whatever he tries next.

Overview

Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping. In 2015, he originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won a 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Daveed Diggs
Name (Japanese): ダヴィード・ディッグス
Reading: だゔぃーど・でぃっぐす
Born: January 24, 1982 (age 44)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Dog
Origin: Oakland, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: actor / stage actor / rapper / television actor / screenwriter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Berkeley High School
University: Brown University

Awards & achievements

2015 Theatre World Award
2016 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
2018 Grammy Awards
2015 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	Hamilton	—

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.daveeddiggs.com/
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/daveeddiggs/
Xhttps://x.com/DaveedDiggs
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daveed%20Diggs

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