<P> Digbert `` Diggie '' Smalls ( Ryan McCartan ) is Maddie 's main love interest . He is the captain of the boys ' basketball team of Ridgewood High and is perceived as confident and strong . Diggie affectionately calls Maddie simply as `` Rooney '' , though in `` Twin - a-Rooney '' , he calls her `` Rooney classic '' to distinguish her from Liv . In `` Move - a-Rooney '' , Diggie finally expresses his feelings toward Maddie after she tells him they are moving . Diggie is also seen as a mentor for Joey when it comes to anything related to being `` cool '' . Diggie was also the manager of the local frozen yogurt shop . In the second season , he left Wisconsin to go to the nation of `` Tundrabania '' after Maddie injured her knee . In `` Gift - a-Rooney '' , he makes his first physical appearance since the first season for his and Maddie 's `` meet - a-versary '' , courtesy of Liv . In `` Flugelball - a-Rooney '' , he returns from Tundrabania only to break up with Maddie after he thinks she does not support his decision to go to Australia . It is revealed that he still has feelings for Maddie in `` Video - a-Rooney '' . </P>
<P> Digbert `` Diggie '' Smalls ( Ryan McCartan ) is Maddie 's main love interest . He is the captain of the boys ' basketball team of Ridgewood High and is perceived as confident and strong . Diggie affectionately calls Maddie simply as `` Rooney '' , though in `` Twin - a-Rooney '' , he calls her `` Rooney classic '' to distinguish her from Liv . In `` Move - a-Rooney '' , Diggie finally expresses his feelings toward Maddie after she tells him they are moving . Diggie is also seen as a mentor for Joey when it comes to anything related to being `` cool '' . Diggie was also the manager of the local frozen yogurt shop . In the second season , he left Wisconsin to go to the nation of `` Tundrabania '' after Maddie injured her knee . In `` Gift - a-Rooney '' , he makes his first physical appearance since the first season for his and Maddie 's `` meet - a-versary '' , courtesy of Liv . In `` Flugelball - a-Rooney '' , he returns from Tundrabania only to break up with Maddie after he thinks she does not support his decision to go to Australia . It is revealed that he still has feelings for Maddie in `` Video - a-Rooney '' . </P>
what is diggy 's real name from liv and maddie
what is diggy 's real name from liv and maddie
Digbert `` Diggie '' Smalls
Digbert `` Diggie '' Smalls