After being born in Newark, New Jersey, Diggs moved with his family to the South Wedge district of Rochester, New York, where he was raised.
In jest, the name Scotty is occasionally pronounced as “Scottay,” which is pronounced as Taye. Before enrolling at the School of the Arts in Rochester, he received his elementary and secondary education at Allendale Columbia School in Rochester.
Taye received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theater from the Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts in 1993.
Taye Diggs Wife
Diggs tied the knot with his co-star in Rent, the actress Idina Menzel, on January 11, 2003. Walker Nathaniel Diggs, their first child, arrived on this earth on September 2, 2009. Following a marriage that lasted eleven years, Diggs and Menzel finalized their divorce in 2013.
On December 3, 2014, they divorced, and that day the divorce was finalized. He does not have a partner at this time. Taye Diggs Children Walker On September 2, 2009, the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Nathaniel Diggs. At the same time, Diggs and the actress Idina Menzel tied the knot.
Taye Diggs Parent
His mother, Marcia (née Berry), was both a teacher and an actor before she gave birth to him. His father, Andre Young, is a visual artist. When Taye was a little child, his mother was married to Jeffries Diggs, and he ended up taking his stepfather's last name.
Taye Diggs Siblings
Taye is the eldest of the five children in the family. His two brothers are Gabriel and Michael, and his two sisters are Christian and Shalom. He also has a sister named Shalom.
