Taye Diggs
The first original cast member of the Broadway phenomenon Rent to make the leap to Hollywood, this sexy triple threat seduced Angela Bassett along with drooling droves of female audiences ...
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01/01/1972
Newark, NJ |
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News Roundup: Aug. 22
August 22, 2002 12:31pm ESTPop oddity Michael Jackson has a not-so-new bouncing baby boy. In its latest issue, People magazine reports that Jackson brought the 6-month-old baby backstage at Siegfried and Roy's Las Vegas show on July 30, along with his two other children, Prince Michael, 5, and daughter Paris, 4. Michael Jackson 2002 Venice Film Festival Liz Hurley Hugh Grant Ozzy Osbourne Taye Diggs Midsummer Night's Rave Danny Huston Dragnet Lesley Stahl Dan Rather Cyndi Lauper Russell Simmons Rap the Vote Rock the Vo
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Box office analysis: April 14
April 14, 2002 10:56am ESTBox office analysis: April 14 Changing Lanes Frailty The Sweetest Thing Panic Room Ice Age The Rookie
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New Best Friend Review
April 12, 2002 2:21pm ESTNot even the die-hard Dawson's Creek fans are going to find anything redeeming about New Best Friend.
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By the Numbers: April 12
April 12, 2002 10:30am ESTThe box office preview of the weekend beginning April 12 Ben Affleck Samuel L. Jackson Roger Mitchell Changing Lanes Cameron Diaz The Sweetest Thing Bill Paxton Frailty Best New Friend Human Nature Charlie Kaufman Tim Robbins Tim Allen Rene Russo Big Trouble Barry Sonnenfeld Ashley Judd Morgan Freeman High Crimes Tara Reid National Lampoon's Van Wilder Jodie Foster David Fincher Panic Room Robin Williams Danny DeVito Death to Smoochy Clockstoppers Jonathan Frakes Dennis Quaid The Rookie
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BUZZ/SAW: Advertisers Go 'Psycho'
August 15, 2001 11:35am ESTNEW YORK, April 25, 2000 -- Has anyone else noticed the sudden surge of "Psycho"-inspired ads on both TV and radio? Spots for DiGiorno's make-it-at-home pizza and the Web's AltaVista are both "Psycho" knock-offs. So why "Psycho" and why now? New York Times advertising reporter Stuart Elliott, who was planning his own item on the mini-phenom, noted that advertising and pop culture have always met at intersections, making "Psycho," Alfred Hitchcock's very recognizable cultural touchstone, an obvi
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BEST OF: The Upside of 'The Insider'
August 15, 2001 10:04am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2000 -- Most end-of-the-year "best of" lists from critics deplore the current state of movies before telling you about the few nuggets that came out that were actually (according to them) worth your time. The year 1999 was different. The critics didn't complain, and rightfully so. The last of the 1900s marked a groundbreaking revolution in cinema. Films like "Three Kings," "American Beauty," "The Sixth Sense" and "The Blair Witch Project" expanded the boundaries of
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'Ally' Gets Her Groove Back
July 23, 2001 9:52am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26, 2000 -- First Robert Downey Jr., now Taye Diggs. Hunky actor Diggs ("How Stella Got Her Groove Back," "The Best Man") begins a six-episode guest-starring stint on "Ally McBeal" on Feb. 12, but the "Go" man hopes that he'll be allowed to be more than just another pretty face (and body). "I'm hoping they'll let me be a little wild and crazy as opposed to 'sit around and look cute,'" Diggs says in the Dec. 4 issue of People magazine. Diggs, who played Angela Bassett's much young
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Stars Join MTV to Celebrate Janet Jackson
March 19, 2001 11:51am ESTHOLLYWOOD, March 12, 2001 -- She's had her "Good Times," took "Control," and led a "Rhythm Nation." On Saturday night, Janet Jackson became an icon. MTV celebrated Jackson's illustrious musical career and influence at the first "mtvICON" gala. Hundreds of celebrities, fans and awe-struck admirers filled Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City for a series of tributes, tears and terrific performances. Jackson's music, videos and style have influenced many of today's hottest hit-makers, and these top
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ROLE CALL: 'American Psycho' Goes Straight
March 19, 2001 11:50am ESTHOLLYWOOD, June 19, 2000 -- No more Mr. Bad Guy for Christian Bale. The Welsh actor, who was the embodiment of evil in films such as "American Psycho" and "Shaft," will play a just, upright police (good guy) who subverts a fascist society in the futuristic thriller "Librium." Daily Variety says that Emily Watson and Taye Diggs will star alongside Bale in the flick. PROFESSOR ROTH: Tim Roth is in talks to play Professor Snape, the magic teaching wizard, in the upcoming "Harry Potter and the Sorc
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ROLE CALL: Leo out of Anakin Sweepstakes
December 31, 1899 7:00pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., April 4, 2000 -- Some guys would give a lung to play Anakin Skywalker in the new "Star Wars" movie. Leonardo DiCaprio? He's "unavailable." The actor's rep tells USA Today that the 25-year-old star did meet with George Lucas about the "Episode II" prequel. But the conference was all for naught. Says DiCaprio publicist Ken Sunshine: "[H]e is definitely unavailable." "Episode II" is slated to go before cameras this summer -- about the same time DiCaprio is slated to start "Ga
