Daveed Diggs
Diggs in 2016, photo by prphotos.com
Birth Name: Daveed Daniele Diggs
Place of Birth: Oakland, Alameda, California, United States
Date of Birth: January 24, 1982
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Daveed Diggs is an American actor, rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is the vocalist for hip hop group Clipping.
His father, Dountes Darnell Diggs, is African-American, and originally from El Cerrito, California. His mother, Barbara (Needell), who is caucasian, is Jewish, and originally from Haskell, New Jersey. Daveed went to Hebrew school.
The name Daveed means “beloved” in Hebrew.
Daveed’s paternal grandmother has the surname Williams.
Daveed’s maternal grandfather is Melvin Needell/Needle (the son of Hyman Needell/Needle and Hannah). Melvin was born in New York, to parents from Russia.
Daveed’s maternal grandmother is named Flora Forman.
Daveed’s father is pictured here. Daveed’s mother is pictured here.
Sources: http://nypost.com
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Daveed’s maternal grandfather is Melvin Needell (the son of Hyman Needell and Hannah). Melvin was born in New York, to parents from Russia.
Daveed’s maternal grandmother is named Flora.