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Taye
Diggs made an unforgettable feature film debut starring
opposite Angela Bassett in Twentieth Century Fox's
HOW STELLA GOT HER GROOVE BACK. Diggs will next
be seen in Miramax's screen adaptation of CHICAGO,
opposite Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Richard Gere and John C. Reilly. The film is scheduled
for a December release.
He recently completed production on John McTiernan's
BASIC, in which he stars opposite Samuel L. Jackson
and John Travolta.
Diggs is currently in production on Warner Bros.'
"Untitled Jamie Kennedy Project" for director John
Whitesell. He will next be seen in the futuristic
thriller EQUILIBRIUM, opposite Emily Watson and
Christian Bale.
Diggs' additional film credits include Doug Liman's
GO, THE WAY OF THE GUN written and directed by Chris
McQuarrie, Malcolm Lee's THE BEST MAN, HOUSE ON
HAUNTED HILL and Rick Famuyiwa's THE WOOD.
For television, Diggs was last seen guest starring
as Jackson Duper on David E. Kelly's hit "Ally McBeal,
" for which he appeared in six episodes. Diggs has
also appeared on "New York Undercover," "Law and
Order" and "Guiding Light."
Diggs' talent was first recognized in Broadway's
Pulitzer Prize winning play "Rent" for his role
as Benny the landlord. His first stage appearance
was a coveted role in the ensemble cast of the five-time
Tony AwardÆ-winning play "Carousel." Recently Diggs
appeared in Manhattan Theater Club's "The Wild Party,"
winner of the Outer Critics Circle Award for "Best
Off-Broadway Musical."
Sanaa
Lathan first worked with Rick Famuyiwa on his directorial
debut, THE WOOD. She will next be seen opposite
Denzel Washington in Carl Franklin's crime thriller
OUT OF TIME.
Lathan received critical acclaim, including a Best
Actress Award from the NAACP, for her performance
in writer/director Gina Prince-Bythewood's romantic
drama, LOVE & BASKETBALL, with Omar Epps. She reunited
with Prince-Bythewood for the HBO film "Disappearing
Acts," starring opposite Wesley Snipes. Lathan also
appeared in Malcolm Lee's THE BEST MAN opposite
Taye Diggs. Her performance earned her an Image
Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Additional
feature film credits include Ted Demme's hit comedy
LIFE; New Line's sci-fi thriller BLADE, with Wesley
Snipes; and producer/writer/director Chi Muoi Lo's
CATFISH IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE. Lathan's television
credits include a series regular role on NBC's "Lateline"
with Al Franken and a starring role in the CBS original
movie "Miracle In the Woods" with Della Reese and
Meredith Baxter.
A graduate of the Yale School of Drama, Lathan has
performed on stage in numerous regional and off-Broadway
productions including "Por' Knockers" and "A Movie
Star Has To Star in Black and White" at The Public
Theater. Last summer she appeared as Isabella, the
nun, in a Shakespeare in the Park production of
"Measure for Measure" at the Delacorte Theater in
Central Park.
Her performance in "To Take Arms" in Los Angeles
was rewarded with a nomination for Best Actress
by the NAACP Theatrical Award Committee. Most recently
she starred in New York's West Side theatre production
of Eve Ensler's acclaimed production of "The Vagina
Monologues."
Mos
Def recently appeared in MONSTER'S BALL with Halle
Berry and opposite Robert DeNiro and Eddie Murphy
in SHOWTIME. Other film credits include MTV's CARMEN:
A HIP HOPERA and Spike Lee's BAMBOOZLED.
His work for television includes appearances with
Bill Cosby on "Cosby Murder Mysteries" and MTV's
hip-hop comedy series "Lyricist Lounge" as a producer,
writer and cast member. He serves as co-executive
producer, music supervisor and host of the HBO series
"Def Poetry."
Def recently made his Broadway debut in the role
of Booth in "Topdog/Underdog," with Jeffrey Wright.
Directed by the acclaimed, George C Wolfe, "Topdog/Underdog"
has won critical praise as well as the Pulitzer
Prize for Drama for playwright Suzan-Lori Parks.
Def catapulted to hip-hop fame with the release
of "Universal Magnetic" in 1996. With Talib Kweli,
he formed Black Star, whose debut "Mos Def and Talib
Kweli Are...Black Star" would become one of 1998's
most important and critically acclaimed hip-hop
albums. Def released a solo album, "Black of Both
Sides," and appeared on "Lyricist Lounge Vol. 1"
and "Lyricist Lounge Vol. 2," with Def performing
on three tracks. Scheduled for release in 2003 is
the debut album of the Black Jack Johnson Project,
a band Def put together consisting of himself, Will
Calhoun and Doug Wimbish of Living Colour, Doctor
Know of Bad Brains, and Bernie Worrell of Parliament
Funkadelic.
Nicole
Ari Parker was most recently seen in REMEMBER THE
TITANS. She has also appeared in BLUE STREAK, BOOGIE
NIGHTS and in the HBO Original Film DANCING IN SEPTEMBER.
Other film credits include 200 CIGARETTES, LOVING
JEZEBEL, SUBWAY STORIES and SEBASTIAN COLE, a winner
at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival.
Parker is best known for her role as Teri Joseph
on Showtime's award-winning original series "Soul
Food." She also appeared in the television movie
The Wonderful World of Disney's "The Loretta Claiborne
Story," "Exiled," and "Mind Prey."
Parker has an extensive background in theatre, having
performed in off-Broadway productions like "Chicago,"
"House of Lear," and "Romeo and Juliet."
Parker has been nominated for three NAACP Image
Award and had the pleasure of presenting President
Bill Clinton with a Thurgood Marshall Lifetime Achievement
Award at a ceremony hosted by the NAACP. She also
received a special award at the Urban World Film
Festival, for Outstanding Body of Work as an Actress.
Boris
Kodjoe was recently seen in LOVE & BASKETBALL with
Omar Epps and Sanaa Lathan. He is currently developing
a project for Fox Searchlight entitled PAPA WAS,
in which he will star and produce.
Kodjoe received a 2002 NAACP Award Nomination for
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for
his second season on "Soul Food." He has also guest-starred
on the sitcom "For Your Love."
Kodjoe joined the Ford Modeling agency in 1997.
His career skyrocketed immediately when he booked
12 campaigns such as Ralph Lauren, Perry Ellis,
Yves Saint Laurent and the GAP, within the first
seven months. He worked with photographers like
Bruce Weber, Herb Ritts, Mathew Rolston and Marco
Glaviano for major publications, such as Vogue,
GQ and Esquire. His impressive track record was
awarded with a Supermodel Award at the Fall ë98
fashion shows. He can currently be seen in magazine
ads and on billboards worldwide for Polo Ralph Lauren.
Kodjoe's website (www.BorisOnLine.com) is one of
the most popular sites among women and men of all
ages.
Queen
Latifah will next be seen in Miramax's CHICAGO with
Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger.
She recently completed work on BRINGING DOWN THE
HOUSE, in which she stars and serves as executive
producer.
Since her screen debut in Spike Lee's 1992 film
JUNGLE FEVER, Latifah has starred in SET IT OFF,
which earned her a nomination for a Spirit Award
in the Best Actress category; and co-starred with
Holly Hunter and Danny DeVito in the critically
acclaimed LIVING OUT LOUD. She was last seen in
Universal's THE BONE COLLECTOR directed by Philip
Noyce starring Denzel Washington.
Latifah recently starred in a film for CBS entitled
"Living With the Dead," opposite Ted Danson. For
two years she hosted a one-hour syndicated talk
show appropriately entitled "Queen Latifah." Her
first series "Living Single" was a huge success
and is currently in syndication.
Latifah is also one of music's most well respected
rappers. Since her ground breaking 1989 debut "All
Hail the Queen," Latifah has earned three Grammy
nominations as well as a Grammy® Award for Best Solo
Rap Performance in 1994. Her upcoming album will
feature celebrated artists such as Missy Elliot,
Mary J. Blige and Method Man, and new artists Cole,
Gotti and Picasso. Flavor Unit Entertainment, a
company owned and operated by Latifah and her partner
Sha-Kim Compere manages some of the biggest names
in music.
In addition to music, film and television, Latifah
has also written a book on self-esteem entitled
Ladies First: Revelations of a Strong Woman.
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