I complained to my mother about wanting to look less like myself and more like my friends. My mother then gave me a lesson in embracing my differences and loving them despite what others said.

Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs (born January 2 1971) is an American theatre film and television actor. Klaustus" episode of the animated TV series American Dad the character Roger the Alien sees a picture of Diggs in a magazine and comments that he's "still perfect. Diggs was featured in an episode of America's Next Top Model to help the contestants through an acting challenge.

He is perhaps best known for his roles in the Broadway musical Rent the motion picture How Stella Got Her Groove Back and the television series Private Practice. Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs (born January 2 1971) is an American theatre film and television actor. His nickname Taye comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as "Scottay".