Diab
Diab is an actor, known for Outsider Bloodline (2021), Aserb: The Squadron (2022) and Karmouz War (2018).
Diablo Cody
Diablo Cody is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and moved to Minnesota to live with her Internet boyfriend, Jonny who later became her husband. While there, she decided on a whim to take up stripping as a hobby of sorts. She was working at an ad agency and got a promotion. The job wore her ragged and was something she did not particularly care for. It demanded organization which is something at which she was not very good. Eventually, she quit her day job with Jonny's blessings and began stripping full-time. During the course of about a year she went from Amateur Night, which was her first stripping experience, to a place she refers to in her book as Sheiks, then to Déjà Vu, and so on. She then took up work as a phone-sex operator before returning to stripping. Shortly thereafter she decided to quit stripping and she and Jonny married. They moved to what she refers to as "the 'burbs, and no one strips unless they're taking a bubble bath." Her stepdaughter was the flower girl in the wedding.
Diablo Dean
Producer/Prod. Mgr./Fixer specializing in Unscripted, Documentary & Feature Films. Diablo grew up on & around Air Force bases in Hahn, Germany, Mt. Home & Boise ID from birth to age 12. Before committing every & all resources to living a visceral life, Diablo had reluctant success in the corporate world, as Project Manager and VP of Marketing at internet and health care related companies. Seek & you'll be fine
Diahann Carroll
One of television's premier African-American series stars, elegant actress, singer and recording artist Diahann Carroll was born Carol Diann (or Diahann) Johnson on July 17, 1935, in the Bronx, New York. The first child of John Johnson, a subway conductor, and Mabel Faulk Johnson, a nurse; music was an important part of her life as a child, singing at age six with her Harlem church choir. While taking voice and piano lessons, she contemplated an operatic career after becoming the 10-year-old recipient of a Metropolitan Opera scholarship for studies at New York's High School of Music and Art. As a teenager she sought modeling work but it was her voice, in addition to her beauty, that provided the magic and the allure. When she was 16, she teamed up with a girlfriend from school and auditioned for Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts show using the more exotic sounding name of Diahann Carroll. She alone was invited to appear and won the contest. She subsequently performed on the daily radio show for three weeks. In her late teens, she began focusing on a nightclub career and it was here that she began formulating a chic, glamorous image. Another TV talent show appearance earned her a week's engagement at the Latin Quarter. Broadway roles for black singers were rare but at age nineteen, Diahann was cast in the Harold Arlen/Truman Capote musical "House of Flowers". Starring the indomitable Pearl Bailey, Diahann held her own quite nicely in the ingénue role. While the show itself was poorly received, the score was heralded and Diahann managed to introduce two song standards, "A Sleepin' Bee" and "I Never Has Seen Snow", both later recorded by Barbra Streisand. In 1954 she and Ms. Bailey supported a riveting Dorothy Dandridge as femme fatale Carmen Jones (1954) in an all-black, updated movie version of the Georges Bizet opera "Carmen." Diahann later supported Ms. Dandridge again in Otto Preminger's cinematic retelling of Porgy and Bess (1959). During this time she also grew into a singing personality on TV while visiting such late-nite hosts as Jack Paar and Steve Allen and performing. Unable to break through into the top ranks in film (she appeared in a secondary role once again in Paris Blues (1961), a Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward vehicle), Diahann returned to Broadway. She was rewarded with a Tony Award for her exceptional performance as a fashion model in the 1962 musical "No Strings," a bold, interracial love story that co-starred Richard Kiley. Richard Rodgers, whose first musical this was after the death of partner Oscar Hammerstein, wrote the part specifically for Diahann, which included her lovely rendition of the song standard "The Sweetest Sounds." By this time she had already begun to record albums ("Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen" (1957), "Diahann Carroll and Andre Previn" (1960), "The Fabulous Diahann Carroll" (1962). Nightclub entertaining filled up a bulk of her time during the early-to-mid 1960s, along with TV guest appearances on Carol Burnett, Judy Garland, Andy Williams, Dean Martin and Danny Kaye's musical variety shows. Little did Diahann know that in the late 1960s she would break a major ethnic barrier on the small screen. Though it was nearly impossible to suppress the natural glamour and sophistication of Diahann, she touchingly portrayed an ordinary nurse and widow struggling to raise a small son in the series Julia (1968). Despite other Black American actresses starring in a TV series (i.e., Hattie McDaniel in "Beulah"), Diahann became the first full-fledged African-American female "star" -- top billed, in which the show centered around her lead character. The show gradually rose in ratings and Diahann won a Golden Globe award for "Best Newcomer" and an Emmy nomination. The show lasted only two seasons, at her request. A renewed interest in film led Diahann to the dressed-down title role of Claudine (1974), as a Harlem woman raising six children on her own. She was nominated for an Oscar in 1975, but her acting career would become more and more erratic after this period. She did return, however, to the stage with productions of "Same Time, Next Year" and "Agnes of God". While much ado was made about her return to series work as a fashionplate nemesis to Joan Collins' ultra-vixen character on the glitzy primetime soap Dynasty (1981), it became much about nothing as the juicy pairing failed to ignite. Diahann's character was also a part of the short-lived "Dynasty" spin-off The Colbys (1985). Throughout the late 1980s and early 90s she toured with her fourth husband, singer Vic Damone, with occasional acting appearances to fill in the gaps. Some of her finest work came with TV-movies, notably her century-old Sadie Delany in Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years (1999) and as troubled singer Natalie Cole's mother in Livin' for Love: The Natalie Cole Story (2000). She also portrayed silent screen diva Norma Desmond in the musical version of "Sunset Blvd." and toured America performing classic Broadway standards in the concert show "Almost Like Being in Love: The Lerner and Loewe Songbook." She then had recurring roles on Grey's Anatomy (2005) and White Collar (2009). Diahann Carroll died on October 4, 2019, in Los Angeles, California.
Diahann Elise
Diahann Elise is an actress, improvizer, singer, and writer who resides in Hollywood, California; originally from San Diego, California. She is a Diversity Scholarship recipient at Upright Citizens Brigade where she graduated the improv program and is a student in the sketch program. She has performed at UCB with Jason Mantzoukas during the Del Close Marathon and performs regularly with WE Improv. Her film career began with a role on "The Mindy Project" as the brawling prison inmate "Inmate Donna" and she has loved working in TV and Film ever since. Diahann's favorite theater credits include "Vanessa" In the Heights," Aldonza" Man of La Mancha, Urinetown, and in the world premiere musical: Kingdom at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego. She began her love of acting as a child by watching "The Spirit of Pocahontas" at Disneyland which has inspired her to create as an artist ever since. Her training began in dance, musical theater, and acting at The Academy of Performing Arts where she earned many dance scholarships. She has a B.A. in Performance from San Diego State University.
Diahanna Davidson
Diahanna Davidson is an American actress who resides in New York City. She lives with her husband, Thomas Gowen, and their dog, Raiko. Diahanna was born in Louisville, Kentucky to David Davidson and Guadalupe Davidson (nee Garcia). Diahanna's father is a retired salesman and her mother is retired from the customer service industry. Diahanna has one brother, Darrin Davidson, who is a mechanical engineer and one sister, Dawn Davidson, who is a research psychologist.
Diahnna Nicole Baxter
Diahnna Nicole Baxter (director/actress/producer) is a ruthless storyteller who addresses trauma as an opportunity for transformation through storytelling. A pioneer of the web, she co-created, co-wrote and starred in SATACRACY 88, the first web series to win an Emmy Award, and was nominated again the following year. She also took home the People's Voice Webby Award. A graduate of Duke University, her studies of Literature and African/Women studies took her to Cairo, Egypt where she worked with famed activist and writer Nawal Al-Saadawi. Returning to the states with a new worldview, Diahnna integrated her love for storytelling and passion for studies of marginalized women's voices with performance. Diahnna has been on a multitude of television sets as an actress (Tell Me Your Secrets, Scandal, True Blood, Jane the Virgin, American Crime Story, The Fosters) to name a few. She wrote, produced, and starred in her first short film, Cowboy's Girl, which screened at Palm Springs International Short Film Festival, Toronto International Black Film Festival, PAFF, and many other festivals around the country. Her solo directorial debut, Epigenetics, is shining in the festival circuit. She is also developing a limited series, Finding Lady, about Billie Holiday. Beyond creating stories, Diahnna embodies the transformation of body, mind, and spirit as a certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher & Transformational Life Coach.
Diajesma Orozco
Diajesma Orozco is an actress, known for El Sueño (2016), Rogue Cell: Shadow Warrior (2020) and Carter Family Reunion (2021).
Diako Abraham
Diako Abraham is an actor, known for MaveriX (2022).
Diallo Riddle
As an EMMY- and WGA-nominated writer, actor, show runner, and moonlighting DJ, Diallo Riddle has proven to be one of the most creative and multi-faceted talents in the entertainment industry today. Riddle, with his creative partner Bashir Salahuddin, have created two critically-acclaimed series to television: HBO Max's "South Side" and AMC/IFC's Emmy Award-winning "Sherman's Showcase." Both shows instantly hit 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, a rare feat for two series premiering within one week of each other. Created, written, and starring Riddle and Salahuddin, "South Side" follows a rent-to-own business on the south side of Chicago. Shot on location in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood, the series gives an authentic look into what life on the South Side is all about. Season two of "South Side" is now streaming on HBO Max. In addition to "South Side," Riddle and Salahuddin also created, wrote, and starred in AMC/IFC's Emmy Award-winning scripted musical variety/sketch comedy "Sherman's Showcase." Executive Produced by John Legend, the stylish sketch show moves to its own groove and invites everyone to laugh along including A-list guest stars like Tiffany Haddish, Common, Quincy Jones, and Lil Rel, just to name a few. On June 19, 2020, an hour-long "Sherman's Showcase: Black History Month Spectacular" aired, garnering multiple award nominations and wins including: Outstanding Writing in a Television Movie or Special at the 2021 NAACP Image Awards, Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program (WON) at the 2021 Primetime Emmy Awards, and Best Period and/or Character Makeup - Television Special, One Hour or More Live Program Series, or Movie for Television at the 2021 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards. "Sherman's Showcase" will return for season 2, in 2022. While "South Side" and "Sherman's Showcase" keep Riddle and Salahuddin busy, they also recently closed a multi-year overall deal with Warner Bros TV, to create and produce television projects in a wide range of genres, from animation and superhero series, to comedies and dramas. Riddle got his start in television as a writer on "Chocolate News" for Comedy Central. He went on to write and perform for "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" from 2008-2012, arriving three months before the show premiered. Some of the stand-out segments he wrote included Slow Jam the News featuring Barack Obama, and the first three editions of A History of Rap with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake. Riddle's writing credits include working with Jordan Peele and Tracy Morgan on "The Last O.G.," Maya Rudolph on both "The Maya Rudolph Show" and "Maya and Marty," and with Drake for his hosting duties at the ESPYs and the NBA Awards. In 2015, Riddle and Salahuddin joined forces with Lorne Michaels on the HBO pilot "Brothers in Atlanta," which landed him on Variety's Top 10 Scribes to Watch list. As an actor, Riddle is well known for playing the character "Stevie" on the Netflix comedy series "Marlon," opposite Marlon Wayans. Riddle has also appeared on several seasons of the HBO series "Silicon Valley," as well as the most recent season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Born and raised in Atlanta, Riddle attended Harvard University, majoring in History. While in school, he picked up side gigs as a DJ, with it later becoming a second career. As a DJ, Riddle has played the MainStage at KABOO Music Festival and has DJ'd on Diplo's international radio show Diplo & Friends on BBC Radio 1. He has held residencies at the Dream Hotel's Highlight Room, Beauty & Essex, Skybar LA Mondrian, Soho House, and The Standard Hotels. He has also DJ'd for A-list events including the Golden Globes and the People's Choice Awards. On the charity front, he is an active supporter of The Children's Institute, a nonprofit organization that provides services to children and families healing from the effects of family and community violence within Los Angeles' most challenged neighborhoods.
