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April 11, 2003
'West Wing' Diggs Taye
Associated Press
Thu, Apr 10, 2003 02:59 PM PDT
LOS ANGELES - Hard working leading man Taye Diggs will do a guest spot on "The West Wing" in two episodes that will air during May sweeps.
Diggs will first appear in the episode "Commencement" and will play a secret service agent assigned to watch over First Daughter Zoey (Elisabeth Moss) at her college graduation and subsequent trip to Europe. The last high-profile actor to play a "West Wing" body guard was Mark Harmon, whose character briefly flirted with press secretary CJ Cregg (Allison Janney) before getting killed in a convenience store robbery last season.
This spring, Diggs will appear on the big screen in "Basic" and "Malibu's Most Wanted." Last year, his seeming movie-a-week pace included "Brown Sugar," "Equilibrium" and a co-starring role in "Chicago." His big breaks came opposite Angela Bassett in "How Stella Got Her Groove Back" and on-stage in the original cast of "Rent."
His television credits include a sting on "The Guiding Life" and a guest spot on "Ally McBeal."
Posted by Jo at April 11, 2003 07:46 AM