Robert De Niro, Jr. (born August 17, 1943) is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film role was in 1973’s Bang the Drum Slowly. Robert De Niro was born in New York City, the son of Virginia Admiral, and Robert De Niro, Sr., an abstract an italian and Irish descent expressionist painter and sculptor.
Scott Leo “Taye” Diggs (born January 2, 1971) is an American theatre, film and television actor. His nickname, Taye, comes from the playful pronunciation of Scotty as “Scottay”. Taye Diggs was born in Newark, New Jersey but grew up in Rochester, New York