Daveed Diggs, 1982
Writers · January 24, 1982
Daveed Diggs
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Daveed Diggs is 44 years old, born January 24, 1982 in United States · Aquarius.
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About
Daveed Diggs won a Tony Award for originating dual roles in Hamilton, then built a career spanning theater, film, and television. Born January 24, 1982 in the US, he is an actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter who also fronts the experimental hip hop group Clipping. Since Hamilton, he has appeared in Black-ish, Snowpiercer, and voiced characters in Soul and The Little Mermaid. His Aquarius energy [birth] channels restless innovation across medium and genre.
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Biography
Daveed Daniele Diggs originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton, winning a 2016 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical. He shared a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album with the main cast. Born January 24, 1982, Diggs is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter and the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping.
Post-Hamilton, he played a recurring role in Black-ish (2016–2022) and co-starred in Wonder (2017) and Velvet Buzzsaw (2019). He wrote, produced, and starred in Blindspotting (2018), earning an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead, then created, wrote, and executive-produced the 2021 spin-off television series, reprising his role as a guest. From 2020 to 2024, he starred in the television adaptation of Snowpiercer. In 2021, he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Supporting Role in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton (2020), and won a Children's and Family Emmy Award as executive producer on The Crossover (2023).
His voice work includes Ferdinand (2017), Soul (2020), DC League of Super-Pets (2022), The Little Mermaid (2023), and Trolls Band Together (2023). As an Aquarius [birth], Diggs operates across boundaries—stage and screen, voice and live action, performer and creator—channeling the sign's restless cross-disciplinary energy. Actors and singer-songwriters shape culture through embodiment and composition, inhabiting characters and worlds.
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Trivia
- Diggs originated both Lafayette and Jefferson in Hamilton, a dual-role achievement that earned him the 2016 Tony Award.
- He is the vocalist of Clipping, an experimental hip hop group, making him equally rooted in theater and underground rap.
- His voice appears in Soul (2020), DC League of Super-Pets (2022), The Little Mermaid (2023), and Trolls Band Together (2023).
- He wrote, produced, and starred in Blindspotting (2018), then created and executive-produced its 2021 television spin-off sequel.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Daveed Diggs often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan WangTiger · 1998
- Kerris DorseyTiger · 1998
- Declan McKennaTiger · 1998
- Emily FairnTiger · 1998
CHALLENGING
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade Pettyjohn
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Frequently asked
- How old is Daveed Diggs?
- Daveed Diggs is 44 years old (born January 24, 1982).
- When is Daveed Diggs's birthday?
- Daveed Diggs was born on January 24, 1982.
- What is Daveed Diggs's zodiac sign?
- Daveed Diggs is a Aquarius, born January 24, 1982.
- What is Daveed Diggs's Chinese zodiac sign?
- Daveed Diggs was born in 1982, the year of the Water Dog.
- Where is Daveed Diggs from?
- Daveed Diggs is from United States.
- What does Daveed Diggs do?
- Daveed Diggs is a writer.
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