VIDEO: Daveed Diggs Reveals Story Behind His Tony Award Acceptance Speech on LIVE
By: Caryn Robbins
On today's LIVE, Tony Award winner Daveed Diggs told Kelly Ripa and guest co-host Tony Goldwyn THE STORY BEHIND his TONY AWARDS acceptance speech - check out the appearance below!
Diggs won the 2016 Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical for his dual role as Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in HAMILTON. The role marked his Broadway debut.
Diggs' national tour credits include Word Becomes Flesh. Regional: In the Red and Brown Water, Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train, The Tempest, Troilus and Cressida, Mirrors in Every Corner. Albums include CLPPNG (Sub Pop Records) and Midcity with Clipping; Small Things to a Giant. He can currently be seen on the ABC comedy BLACK-ISH.
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