Shalom Diggs is the sister of an American actor Taye Diggs.

Personal Life

Shalom Diggs is a celebrity known for appearing on the Family Feud. She is better known as Shalom Israel Diggs. Not much is known about her date of birth or place of birth. She was born to Jeffries Diggs and Marcia nee Berry. Shalom is the youngest of five children.  She has earned a B.S. in dance.

Family

Shalom’s mother Maricia nee Berry was an actress and a teacher. Her Father is Jeffrie Diggs. She has four siblings, three elder brothers, and one elder sister. Her sister, Christian Diggs is also famous for being on the TV show Family Feud. Meanwhile, her other three siblings are Michael Diggs, Gabriel Diggs, and Taye Diggs. All her brothers work in the entertainment industry, Taye is an actor, Michael is a musician and Gabriel is a DJ.

Taye Diggs

It is safe to say that Taye is a primary contributor to her fame. Taye Diggs was born on January 2nd, 1971 in New Jersey. His birth name is Scott Leo Berry. He was brought up in New York. Shalom Diggs and Taye share the same mother. His father was Andre Young. He was a visual artist. Not much is known about his life with his father. Taye recalls only remembering his father through pictures. When Taye was at the age of 5 his mother married  Jeffrie Diggs. It was his surname that Taye took on. Shalom and Taye Diggs are step-siblings.

Taye was inspired to step into the world of acting by his mother. Her performances and commitment to the stage and theater made him embark on the journey of becoming an actor. He did his schooling at Allendale Columbia School and later transferred to Rochester School of Arts. This transfer helped him a great deal in pursuing acting. Further ahead, he received his BFA from Syracuse University.

He is highly acclaimed for his roles in Broadway musicals, Rent and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. He has been featured in several other TV shows and movies like Brown Sugar, How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Private Practice, and All American.

He married Idina Menzel in 2003 and the two have a son from their marriage. The marriage however ended ten years later.

Occupation

Shalom Diggs is a dance instructor. She has worked with many renowned dancers such as Germaul Barnes, Val Chmerkovskiy, and Sheryl Murakami. She began to serve as the Assistant Creative Director for the Haitian dance company, KaNu in 2012. Besides her dancing career. Shalom actively participates in empowering and uplifting young Black girls. She currently works with the organization ‘The Black Doll Affair’, based out in Atlanta.

The organization’s main goal is to boost the self-esteem of young Black women. The organization was brought into force after the founder Dana Hill discovered the outcome of the Doll Test conducted by Kiri Davis. The experiment revealed that children who were presented with a black and white doll would pick the white-toned doll when asked to pick the good one and the Black doll when asked to pick the bad one.

This was the driving force for the organization to come to life.

Shalom works as an ambassador for the organization, serving their cause.

Conclusion

Shalom Diggs is an inspiration and role model for many through her work.