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Taye Diggs (1971-) is an American actor and singer. Diggs is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch, the TV series Private Practice & All American, the films How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Brown Sugar, The Best Man and its sequel, The Best Man Holiday. His IMDb page shows over 60 acting credits since 1995. This page will rank Taye Diggs movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, videos, games, and movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Taye Diggs Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2002 | Chicago (2002) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 2013 | The Best Man Holiday (2013) |  |
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| 1999 | Go (1999) | |
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| 1999 | The Best Man (1999) |  |
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| 1998 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) | |
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| 2002 | Brown Sugar (2002) |  |
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| 1999 | The Wood (1999) | |
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| 2005 | Rent (2005) | |
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| 1999 | House on Haunted Hill (1999) | |
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| 2003 | Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) |  |
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| 2018 | Set It Up (2018) | |
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| 2004 | Drum (2004) | |
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| 2017 | My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) Voice Only |
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| 2016 | Opening Night (2016) |  |
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| 2017 | Til Death Do Us Part (2017) | |
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| 2000 | The Way of the Gun (2000) | |
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| 2002 | Equilibrium (2002) |  |
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| 2005 | Slow Burn (2005) | |
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| 2003 | Basic (2003) | |
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| 2010 | Our Family Wedding (2010) |  |
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| 2018 | River Runs Red (2018) | |
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| 2005 | Cake (2005) | |
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| 2010 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010) |  |
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| 2012 | Between Us (2012) | |
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| 2013 | Baggage Claim (2013) | |
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| 2002 | New Best Friend (2002) | |
Taye Diggs Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort Taye Diggs movies by his co-stars
- Sort Taye Diggs movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Taye Diggs movies by yearly domestic box office rank.
- Sort Taye Diggs movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Taye Diggs movie received.
- Sort Taye Diggs movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Chicago (2002) AA Best Picture Win |
Renée Zellweger & Catherine Zeta-Jones |
170.70 | 317.2 | 570.20 | 10 | 81 | 13 / 06 | 99.8 | |
| 3 | The Best Man Holiday (2013) | Morris Chestnut | 70.50 | 93.5 | 96.60 | 50 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 80.5 | |
| 2 | Go (1999) | Jay Mohr & Melissa McCarthy |
16.90 | 36.1 | 60.60 | 92 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 80.0 | |
| 4 | The Best Man (1999) | Nia Long & Morris Chestnut |
34.10 | 72.7 | 73.70 | 60 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 78.2 | |
| 5 | How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998) | Angela Bassett & Whoopi Goldberg |
37.70 | 86.6 | 86.60 | 54 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 74.8 | |
| 6 | Brown Sugar (2002) | Sanaa Lathan | 27.40 | 50.9 | 50.90 | 94 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 68.9 | |
| 7 | The Wood (1999) | Omar Epps | 25.10 | 53.4 | 53.40 | 76 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 8 | Rent (2005) | Rosario Dawson | 29.10 | 49.0 | 53.30 | 96 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 10 | House on Haunted Hill (1999) | Geoffrey Rush & Famke Janssen |
40.80 | 87.0 | 87.00 | 50 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 11 | Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) | Jamie Kennedy & Ryan O'Neal |
34.40 | 61.6 | 61.90 | 82 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 49.4 | |
| 9 | Set It Up (2018) | Zoey Deutch | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 384 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.3 | |
| 12 | Drum (2004) | Gabriel Mann | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 312 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 13 | My Little Pony: The Movie (2017) Voice Only |
Emily Blunt & Kristin Chenoweth |
21.90 | 26.3 | 72.50 | 95 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 14 | Opening Night (2016) | Topher Grace | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 348 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 15 | Til Death Do Us Part (2017) | Stephen Bishop & Mark G. Chapman |
3.50 | 4.2 | 4.20 | 144 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 32.3 | |
| 16 | The Way of the Gun (2000) | Ryan Phillippe & Benicio Del Toro |
6.10 | 12.1 | 26.10 | 138 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 17 | Equilibrium (2002) | Christian Bale & Sean Bean |
1.20 | 2.2 | 10.00 | 199 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 27.9 | |
| 18 | Slow Burn (2005) | Chiwetel Ejiofor | 1.20 | 2.1 | 2.10 | 205 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.6 | |
| 19 | Basic (2003) | John Travolta & Samuel L. Jackson |
26.80 | 47.9 | 76.50 | 95 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 21.9 | |
| 20 | Our Family Wedding (2010) | Forest Whitaker | 20.30 | 27.7 | 27.70 | 116 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 19.1 | |
| 21 | River Runs Red (2018) | John Cusack | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 389 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.6 | |
| 22 | Cake (2005) | Heather Graham | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.60 | 338 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 11.6 | |
| 23 | Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010) | Brandon Routh & Anita Briem |
1.20 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 175 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 24 | Between Us (2012) | Julia Stiles | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 329 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.8 | |
| 25 | Baggage Claim (2013) | Derek Luke | 21.60 | 28.6 | 30.30 | 105 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 26 | New Best Friend (2002) | Dominique Swain | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 329 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 1.5 |
Possibly Interesting Facts On Taye Diggs
1. Scott Leo Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1971. He grew up in Rochester, New York. His nickname, Taye, comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as “Scottay”
2. Taye Diggs began career as a performer at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, VA. That is right down the street from the UMR Headquarters.
3. Taye Diggs’s big break occurred in 1996, when he originated the role of the landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent.
4. Taye Diggs appeared on stage with his wife Idina Menzel in the shows: “Rent,” “The Wild Party,” and “Wicked.”. They were married from 2003 to 2014. Menzel provides the voice of Elsa in the Disney Frozen movies.
5. Taye Diggs is the author of three children’s books, Mixed Me! (2015), Chocolate Me (2015), and I Love You More Than (2018).
Check out Taye Diggs’s career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
I like this page. I saw him perform Rent in person. Stage show was so much better than the movie. Diggs was in both. Awesome that he follows you on Twitter.
We need more modern stars.
Hey Taylor…before leaving for a quick weekend getaway…I wrote four pages….https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/winona-ryder-movies/ was the first one and she is modern. Friday and Sunday are classic ones….and Saturday is another modern one.
I saw 3 including number one UMR ranked Chicago a 10 and favorite, diggs was 7th billed per letterboxd. no 9s , no 8s, no hidden gems
I completely missed diggs in Chicago as bandleader. thankful it got me to check cast because I found lucy liu 16th billed and a favorite of mine from the television show elementary. in Elementary I am infatuated with Liu’s wardrobe, weird huh, my first and only time that has happened. she was in a dozen movies I enjoyed including kill bill. I am now hoping for a UMR page for this minor actress that I enjoy. after Cogerson completes his priorities especially best actor Oscar winners.
Hey bob cox…..thanks for the feedback on our Taye Diggs page. Glad you enjoyed Chicago. I have only seen Chicago once…and only have vague memories of him in the movie. Did not even realize Lucy Liu was in the movie. I think your suggestion of a Lucy page is a good one. I will have to check out her waredrobe on Elementary. Good stuff as always.
Taye Diggs has never been on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000, unlike Arthur Tovey. These are the actors on the 2020 list he has appeared with.
12 SAMUEL L. JACKSON Basic (2003)
79 BRUCE MCGILL Slow Burn (2005)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (2017)
159 PETER STORMARE Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2010)
174 DANNY GLOVER How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
192 STANLEY TUCCI LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
195 JASON FLEMYNG Drum (2004)
198 JOHN CUSACK RIVER RUNS RED (2018)
202 FOREST WHITAKER Our Family Wedding (2010)
209 ROSANNA ARQUETTE LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
220 ELLEN BURSTYN 30 Days (2006/I)
225 DAVID HEMMINGS Equilibrium (2002)
241 GEOFFREY LEWIS The Way of the Gun (2000)
246 CHRISTIAN BALE Equilibrium (2002)
297 RICHARD GERE Chicago (2002)
302 JULIETTE LEWIS The Way of the Gun (2000)
311 SCOTT WILSON The Way of the Gun (2000)
319 CLANCY BROWN THE TRIALS OF CATE MCCALL (2013)
320 RAY LIOTTA Slow Burn (2005)
350 TARA STRONG MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (2017)
365 ROSARIO DAWSON Rent (2005)
375 JOHN TRAVOLTA Basic (2003)
391 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Days of Wrath (2008)
407 HEATHER GRAHAM Cake (2005/I)
408 BOB GUNTON LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
437 SEAN BEAN EQUILIBRIUM (2002)
442 MARISA TOMEI Just a Kiss (2002)
461 JEFFREY TAMBOR Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003)
524 COLM FEORE CHICAGO (2002)
528 ERIC STOLTZ LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
529 MARCIA GAY HARDEN LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
536 JASON ALEXANDER LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
578 DEBI MAZAR House on Haunted Hill (1999)
582 JOHN C. REILLY Chicago (2002)
593 BENICIO DEL TORO The Way of the Gun (2000)
602 FISHER STEVENS JUST A KISS (2002)
641 SNOOP DOGG MALIBU’S MOST WANTED (2003)
685 DJIMON HOUNSOU BAGGAGE CLAIM (2013)
754 RYAN O’NEAL Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003)
772 MICHAEL PENA MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (2017)
776 LUCY LIU CHICAGO (2002)
777 EMILY BLUNT MY LITTLE PONY: THE MOVIE (2017)
830 FAMKE JANSSEN House on Haunted Hill (1999)
841 VICTOR GARBER HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998)
852 GEOFFREY RUSH House on Haunted Hill (1999)
905 WILLIAM FICHTNER Equilibrium (2002)
905 WILLIAM FICHTNER Go (1999)
918 ANGELA BASSETT HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998)
927 CHRISTINE BARANSKI CHICAGO (2002)
947 MOLLY SHANNON LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
960 KATHY BAKER THE TRIALS OF CATE MCCALL (2013)
997 JULIA STILES BETWEEN US (2012)
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant is his most connected film. I actually have this film which is a modern day Airplane though not as good. Julie Hagerty is even in the film.
Like Jill Clayburgh before him, Taye has appeared with 11 Oscar winners. Alas no offspring who are regulars on American Horror Story.
BENICIO DEL TORO The Way of the Gun (2000)
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES Chicago (2002)
CHRISTIAN BALE Equilibrium (2002)
ELLEN BURSTYN 30 Days (2006/I)
FOREST WHITAKER Our Family Wedding (2010)
GEOFFREY RUSH House on Haunted Hill (1999)
MARCIA GAY HARDEN LARRY GAYE: RENEGADE MALE FLIGHT ATTENDANT (2015)
MARISA TOMEI Just a Kiss (2002)
REGINA KING HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK (1998)
REGINA KING OUR FAMILY WEDDING (2010)
RENEE ZELLWEGER Chicago (2002)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG How Stella Got Her Groove Back (1998)
Hey Dan. Thanks for these trivia lists on Taye Diggs. The first list almost made it with nobody being in two of his movies…but good ole William Fichtner made two movies with him. Interesting that both new pages today appeared with 11 Oscar winning co-stars. Good stuff as always.
1/On top of his film career Taye has appeared in 31 television productions from 1996 until the present time. This year he was in an episode of Celebrity Ghost Stories in which he played himself. Last year as well he was himself in 8 episodes of “Hypnotize Me”. He is currently also in the sports drama series All American which first aired in 2018 and is scheduled to run until at least 2021. Taye plays coach Billy Baker in the series and already has 32 episodes under his belt in seasons 1 and 2 with a further 16 to aire starting Jan next year in season 3.
2/IMDB credits him with 7 acting awards and 21 noms; and when his income was last assessed in 2015 by Celebrity Net Worth he had a nice bank balance of $16 million which would be equivalent to $17 million this year and may well have increased by way of additional earnings since 2015.
3/My own fave Taye performances are in Basic/Way of the Gun/and House on Haunted Hill. A sequel called Returned to House on Haunted Hill went straight to DVD in 2007. I haven’t seen it but the published cast lists suggest Taye isn’t in it. Bruce gives the original just a 44% review rating above. I agree with that but I still as said liked Taye in it. It’s Cogerson adjusted domestic gross of $73 million is not too bad for a c**p horror film.
4/In the pipeline for Taye at pre-production stage is the romantic movie While We Were Dancing in which he is the top-billed star. Let’s hope it goes ahead and does well. As mentioned in my first paragraph viewers will also be seeing hin in the 3rd season of All American next year.
5/In recent weeks we have had excellent new Cogerson pages on for example English/Welsh/Australian/Cambodian-American thespians [of both genders] so it’s good to see the Cogerson site continuing to take its even-handed approach – even The Donald has a page despite initial protest -by now giving us a new profile of another talented African-American performer which I welcome with a “Vote Up”
Hey Bob. Thanks for all the additional information on Taye Diggs. I think his movie career would finish in third place…if his stage work, his tv work and his movie work got in a race. I have seen two of your favorites…..but not House on Haunted Hill. As for the subjects here we try and have a diverse group. Good stuff as always.
Good actor-Again a great job.
Mike
Thanks Mike. I actually researched him a couple of years ago, finally got around to writing the page.