Taye Diggs Says Apryl Jones Is “The One”

our first guests may have been one of the most accomplished of the Class of 1989 from the School of Arts in Rochester New York I know you recognize him even behind the specs there that is award-winning actor Tay Diggs after this photo Tay went on to shake up Broadway in two Tony winning musicals including the original rent he went on to be a movie star and How Stella Got Her Groove Back the oscar-winning musical film Chicago and of course the iconic series The Best Man most recently is Billy Barker the devoted football coach and father figure in the CW Mega hit All-American when Tay last was here he was joined by uh his best friend they have a book together beautiful children's book the illustrator of the book is Shane Evans Tay is known Shane their entire high school years here's what he said about Tay in high school take a look Shane is Tay the person you predicted he would be when you met did he turn out the way you thought I mean to be simple simple about it yes and and then some you do uh reflect upon a moment where I asked him I said you know what do you want to do and he was like I want to be famous I remember this moment like because he was serious about it too and um and I remember thinking to myself at that time I remember thinking to myself I don't have any reason to question this wow welcome to the show one of the most versatile actors in all of Hollywood naacb image and sag award-winning actor the most we vote the most likely to manifest anything he wants let's welcome our friend Tay Dixon [Applause] oh um okay so we named you most likely to manifest anything you want based on what Shane said and based on what you accomplished take me back when he was saying that you were laughing and nodding do you remember saying I want to be famous I do not you don't remember I do not but I do remember having um uh an enormous amount of confidence yeah and knowing that once I uh once I left College uh uh things were going to happen the confidence wasn't always there I know you did an interview you talked about your mom enrolling you in school that you attended because you had what you described as low self-esteem 100 yeah it was a very slight um you know we came from a household where you weren't uh you didn't speak unless you were spoken to and uh you know the kids uh that went to the school the public school were you know they had money and they're on the basketball team and and I didn't have any of that stuff so it wasn't until I went to this performing arts high school that my mother enrolled me and that uh that I found my own uh tribe and then was allowed to kind of work on the uh the small talents I had at the time the small but big talents because they were small then I was I was bad I was bad at first I don't believe it not good I don't believe I lie because it is in your DNA I have seen your son Walker Nathaniel Diggs who's 13. yes look at this kid that is a showman all day every day um your man as you call him is heading to high school yeah 13 years old 13 years old it's a it's a trip I'm so lucky he's so easy he's your Barber too I saw this video so he was doing all of today's Tick Tock videos that's why I take out all those followers on social media but do we have the one where he's your Barber look at the top wait [Laughter] [Applause] I watched that video [Laughter] I mean I say I watched that video I knew the slap was coming every time and each time I move my head every time I was like move tank move what's your advice for him because the high school is such a big moment man you know what I I I I just want him to be able to uh always uh talk to me whatever you know because I can't uh I can't control his feelings I can't control what happens to him um but as long as we keep an open dialogue then we can at least discuss so that's very important that's what you talked about with your children's book just having that open dialogue series have all been about having that dialogue I have to tell you the other thing I vote you most likely to make me laugh I so cyber stalk you and and I'm just gonna admit it you and April Jones and her kids your your girlfriend now I'm so happy that you talk about it openly and show us this side um I'm not kidding you you were on this show was it unconsciously coupled with Aaron and Oliver Hudson and you talked about yeah the podcast and I heard you I'm not kidding I do stalk you on everything security because I love this love story but you said your mother your late Mom through a psychic yes sent you a sign was it yes I don't know how many of you although are into that kind of thing but uh I'm into it if it's right yeah yeah yeah yeah I've been very I've been very lucky with uh you know people that have that gift and I had a friend of mine uh uh who was a psychic that hadn't seen me in in months and uh she texted me out of nowhere I was at April's house and out of nowhere I got the text um she's the one oh so I didn't know what she meant so then I put a question mark and she said you're seeing somebody now right and I said yes and she said she's the one this is all through text um your mother sent her for you and she's um painting a picture of her right now um so then I ran straight to church I did not Lord help me now double go um no it was the opposite we both just started crying and we're not so um I know there are times and I'm like Mama did you oh should she because she's not are you sure you wanted me with her no but it's so that was that was something very special at the opening of when we were just uh starting now the videos I they are so cute they are so fun and it you just seem so I ran into you in Mexico before the pandemic and you don't remember because again I was cyber stalking uh it was just a chance meeting my niece goes there's Taye Diggs and I watched you dance on the Dance Floor New Year's Eve I won't say okay yeah okay and there was such a lightness of error and I see that in so many ways and your mission you um are such a philanthropic person as well I know that you donated 75 000 um for classroom supplies in 2021 for your former High School I mean I had help I had help but yeah um that's important and then you get to your point with hell but your Tay Diggs your name is behind it and people see you as This brilliant actor in this versatile performer but the heart also matters so much so hang on yes because I have a surprise your former acting teacher Michael Schneider from the School of the Arts wanted to send a little message oh she thought that was him I tell you Michael Schneider here I remember when you came to me for an audition I remember remember it because it was quite different we're extremely focused and you were a bit apprehensive worried about it obviously it worked he did a good job with it so that's history it was a special there will never be a place like it again so he we share that she was great he was great yeah that shy guy that he's referring to does he ever show up anymore because I feel like he's long oh no no that's who I am really permanently yeah this is all a facade oh God it started with that guy and then you and then you develop I developed other skills

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Length: 9min 12sec (552 seconds)

Published: Wed Jun 07 2023