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ABOUT THE PROGRAM
This program will feature award-winning actor/musician Daveed Diggs in conversation about his career, from his breakout role as Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette in the original Broadway run of Hamilton, to his current projects in film, TV, theater, and music. The discussion will be moderated by theater producer Caitlin Clements.

ABOUT DAVEED DIGGS
Tony and Grammy Award-winning actor, rapper and producer Daveed Diggs is widely known for originating the dual roles of Thomas Jefferson and Marquis de Lafayette in the Broadway sensation, Hamilton.

Diggs starred in Season 2 of his hit TNT series Snowpiercer opposite Jennifer Connelly. He also lent his voice to the live-action film adaptation of Disney’s The Little Mermaid, in which he played Sebastian. The film also stars Halle Bailey, Melissa McCarthy, Awkwafina, Javier Bardem and Jacob Tremblay. Diggs also lent his voice to Disney Pixar’s Soul, where he starred opposite Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey.

Among his many other credits are starring opposite Ethan Hawke in SHOWTIME’S The Good Lord Bird, starring opposite Melissa McCarthy in the independent feature The Starling, and starring opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in the Netflix thriller Velvet Buzzsaw. Diggs has also done extensive voiceover work for films and shows including the Apple TV+ animated musical sitcom, Central Park.

Diggs has lent his voice to Fox’s Bob’s Burgers, Apple’s Edendale and Netflix’s Bojack Horseman. Other television credits include ABC’s Emmy-nominated series Blackish, Netflix’s hit comedy Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, HBO’s Tour De Pharmacy, NBC’s Law & Order SVU, and Netflix’s The Get Down, created by visionary director Baz Luhrmann. Diggs also executive produced ABC’s The Mayor and a variety of digital shorts for ESPN.

In 2018, Diggs co-wrote, produced and starred in the critically acclaimed Lionsgate feature, Blindspotting, which Peter DeBruge at Variety called, “the most exciting cinematic take on contemporary race relations since Do The Right Thing nearly 30 years ago.” In addition to receiving an Independent Spirit Award nomination for his performance, Eric Kohn of IndieWire deemed Diggs as “an instant movie star.” Following the film’s success, Starz ordered a television series spinoff starring Jasmine Cephas Jones. Diggs served as co-executive producer and writer of the series.

Diggs is a member of the West Coast-based experimental hip-hop trio, “clipping.” He has toured nationally and internationally, both as a solo artist and with “clipping,” playing venues such as the Sonar Festival in Barcelona; Off Festival in Krakow; ATP Iceland in Keflavic; and Brooklyn's AfroPunk Fest. One of the hip-hop trio’s songs, "The Deep," was turned into a book from Simon & Schuster and was named one of NPR’s best books of 2019. The group was also nominated for a Hugo Award for their sophomore album, Splendor & Misery.

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