Daveed Diggs was born on 24th January 1982, in Oakland, California USA, and is an actor and rapper, probably best known for the starring in the musical “Hamilton”, in which he plays Marquis de Lafayette in the first act and Thomas Jefferson in the second. For this performance he won Tony, Theatre World, and Lucille Lortel Awards in the category of the Best Supporting Actor in a Musical. Diggs has been active in the entertainment industry since 2006.
How much is the net worth of Daveed Diggs? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is almost $2 million, as of the data presented in early 2018. Theatre, film, television and music are the sources of Diggs’ fortune.
Daveed Diggs Net Worth $2 million
To begin with, the boy was raised in Oakland, and after matriculation from Berkeley High School, enrolled at Brown University from which he graduated in 2004 with a BA in theatre arts. He then returned to Oakland to teach poetry and acting.
Concerning his subsequent professional career, Diggs abandoned his role as a teacher to devote himself to the rap group. He became a group vocalist in 2010, and contributed to the writing and composition of the tracks of the two albums “Midcity” released in 2013 and “CLPPING” released the following year. Recently the group has worked on a new album – “Wriggle” – released in the middle of 2016. In 2012, he released his first solo album “Small Things to a Giant”, a collection of 11 tracks recorded in various studios with the collaboration of Gunjan Patel, Radproductionz, Rafael Casal and other rappers.
Regarding his career as an actor, he portrayed Ferdinand in Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest” (2006) at the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and later starred in the plays “Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train” (2007) and “Six Degrees of Separation” (2007). Daveed landed the lead role in Shakespeare’s tragedy “Troilus and Cressida” in 2008, and continued with a number of theatre roles, including Matt in “Red Light Winter”, Watts in “Mirrors in Every Corner”, and The Egungun in “In the Red and Brown Water”. Later, the actor starred in “Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine” (2011) and “A Behanding in Spokane” (2012). Then, he created the award winning role in “Hamilton” (2015 – 2016), all adding steadily to his net worth.
Having a look at Digg’s roles created for the small and big screens, he started with the lead role in the series “Hobbes and Me” in 2014, portrayed Adult Ezekiel Figuero in the series “The Get Down” (2016 – 2017), and Johan Johnson in the series “Black – ish” (2016 – 2017). The actor was cast as main in the feature film “Wonder” (2017) directed by Stephen Chbosky, and also voiced Dos in the animated film “Ferdinand” (2017). Daveed Diggs created small roles in the series’ “Sesame Street”, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” and “The Mayor” in 2017, and most recently in 2018 he starred in the comedy film “Blindspotting” directed by Carlos López Estrada, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He will be seen in the series “Snowpiercer” later in 2018. To conclude, all the above mentioned engagements have added sums to the total size of Diggs net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of Daveed, he is in a long-term relationship with Jalene Goodwin.
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
Albums
Small Things to a Giant, Splendor & Misery, CLPPNG
Music Groups
clipping.
Nominations
Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance
Movies
Blindspotting, Ferdinand, Wonder, Tour de Pharmacy
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Daveed graduated from Brown University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theater Arts.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blindspotting
2018
post-production
Collin
Snowpiercer
2018
TV Series pre-production
Layton Well
Ferdinand
2017
completed
Dos (voice)
Wonder
2017/I
completed
Mr. Browne
The Mayor
2017
TV Series
Mac Etcetera
Tour de Pharmacy
2017
TV Movie
Slim Robinson
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2017
TV Series
Perry
Black-ish
2016-2017
TV Series
Johan Johnson
The Get Down
2016-2017
TV Series
Adult Books
Clipping.: Wriggle
2016
Video short
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2015-2016
TV Series
Counselor Henderson
Yoga Boner
2012
Video short
Daveed
Rock Hard: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Sexual Detergent
2010
Short
Neil Davis
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blindspotting
2018
producer post-production
The Mayor
2017
TV Series executive producer - 5 episodes
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Conan
2016
TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2016 performer - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Zootopia
2016
performer: "Parlez-Vous Rap"
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Mayor
2017
TV Series 2 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Blindspotting
2018
post-production
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2016-2017
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest Musician
The Hamilton Mixtape: Immigrants, We Get the Job Done