frontal nudity from Díaz. In 2011, Díaz appeared alongside Britney Spears in a music video for the single "I Wanna Go", and took part in a scene referencing his character Scarface from Half Baked. In 2012, Díaz began his role as Huck in the drama series Scandal. Díaz was one of the many celebrities that acted in Beyoncé and Jay Z's video for "Run" in 2014. Personal life Díaz is gay. In 2011, he told Out magazine that his rough upbringing in New York City, during which he hid his sexuality so as not to become a target, ultimately made him a better actor. He said: "I went to school in the Bronx. I learned to constantly try to cover up the fact that I was gay. That façade of being somebody I'm really not just to protect myself definitely helped with acting." He was named one of Out Magazine's 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people for 2013. Díaz has said on multiple occasions that he is a fan of Madonna. He has been to all of her tours apart from The Virgin Tour and The Who's That Girl Tour. He also has her face tattooed on his right arm. In November 2017, Díaz was nominated to Out magazine's "OUT100" for 2017 in recognition of his work and his visibility. In popular culture In 2006, he joined the cast of a series of improv-based commercials for Sierra Mist titled Mist Takes. A Spanish version of the advertisements began airing, and the bilingual Díaz also starred in those with other Latino comedians. Filmography Film Television Other media References External links American male film actors American male television actors American people of Cuban descent American gay actors Hispanic and Latino American male actors LGBT Hispanic and Latino American people Living people People from Washington Heights, Manhattan 1975 births Male actors from New Jersey Male actors from New York City LGBT people from New York (state) LGBT people from New Jersey