Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper and singer. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group clipping. and in 2015 originated the roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in the musical Hamilton, for which he won both a Grammy Award and Tony Award. Since leaving Hamilton in 2016, he has had a recurring role on the television series Black-ish, and co-starred in the film Wonder. Diggs has also created and starred in his own movie, Blindspotting.\n', '

Diggs was born in Oakland, California. His mother is Jewish, and his father is African-American. His parents named him "Daveed", the Hebrew pronunciation of David. Diggs has said, "\'David\' means beloved in Hebrew... They spelled it with two E\'s because my dad liked the look of it.” His parents\' ethnic/racial identities have contributed to his own self-identification: "The cultures never seemed separate—I had a lot of mixed friends. When I was young, I identified with being Jewish, but I embraced my dad\'s side too.”\n', '

Diggs is an alumnus of Berkeley High School and Brown University, where he graduated in 2004, with a bachelor\'s degree in theatre arts. An elite athlete, he was originally recruited for his track skills, and excelled in the sport at Brown, while earning a degree in theatre. Diggs broke the Brown Bears\' school record in the 110 meter hurdles as a sophomore, when he finished with a time of 14.21 seconds.\n', '

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