Born: January 24, 1982 (age 34)
Birthplace: Oakland, California
Hamilton: Marquis de Lafayette & Thomas Jefferson
Education
Daveed is a graduate of Brown University, in which he graduated in 2004. He was originally recruited for his track skills but got a degree in theater instead.
Broadway
His Broadway debut is Hamilton. He has one of the fastest rap solos in the history of the genre. In "Guns and Ships" he has 6.3 words per second.
Career
Before being on Hamilton, he was on the national tour for Marc Bamuthi Joseph's choreopoem, Word Becomes Flesh. Daveed, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Christopher Jackson, and Thomas Kail were were part of a hip-hop improv group called Freestyle Love Supreme.
He is also a member of clipping. which is a hip-hop group.
In 2016, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for the Tony's. He won the award.
Social Media
Twitter: @DaveedDiggs
Instagram: @daveeddiggs
Snapchat: @daveeddiggs
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