In 1996, Taye Diggs originated the role of landlord Benny in Tony Award-winning musical Rent, which would go on to make him a bonafide star (via Fandom). From there, he truly started raking in his stunning net worth, both from the original production of Rent and the movie version in 2005. Apart from the cult musical, the actor has also starred in all kinds of Broadway productions, including The Wild Party, A Soldier's Play, and Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Apart from solidifying his artistic career, each production has definitely added to his net worth — but it's his film and television career that has truly blown it out of the water.

Once becoming well-known in the Broadway world, Diggs made his way over to daytime television with a role on Guiding Light as music producer Adrian "Sugar" Hill. But he quickly made it over to film, starring in movies like How Stella Got Her Groove Back in 1998, as well as Go, The Wood, The Best Man, and House on Haunted Hill in 1999 (what a year!). In fact, The Best Man actually featured Diggs as the title character, which rocketed him even further to fame (via IMDb).