Idina Menzel

Idina Menzel

American actress
Tony and Grammy Award winner best known for her roles in the Broadway musicals Rent and Wicked as well as the Disney film Frozen.
BornMay 30, 1971
HometownNew York City, U.S.
Net worth$16 million
Height5'4" (1.63m)
SpouseAaron Lohr (m 2017 - present) , Taye Diggs (m 2003 - 2014)
ChildrenWalker Nathaniel Diggs
ParentsHelene Mentzel , Stuart Mentzel
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Videos

Idina Menzel Shares Rare Photo of Her and Ex-Husband Taye Diggs’ 13-Year-Old Son Walker

Wicked cute! Idina Menzel shared a rare photo with her teenage son, Walker, whom she shares with ex-husband Taye Diggs. “Happy New Year everyone, from me and my three curly-haired boys. xoxo,” the Frozen star, 51, captioned a sweet selfie via Instagram on Sunday, January 1, in which she posed with Walker, 13, husband Aaron Lohr and their dog. The Broadway icon placed a red heart over her son’s face as the family cuddled on the couch. Menzel and Diggs, 52, rarely share any pictures of their son via social media. However, the coparents have frequently gushed about their child, whom they welcomed in September 2009. Idina Menzel attends the 'Disenchanted' film premiere Scott Kirkland/Shutterstock “He doesn’t feel the need to follow in our footsteps. He’s doing all this stuff that I didn’t get a chance to,” the Empire alum exclusively told Us Weekly in July 2020, revealing that Walker is more interested in athletics than showbiz. “He’s a really great athlete. He plays basketball every day and when he’s not playing basketball, he’s running around throwing a football.” Diggs and Menzel were married from 2003 to 2011. The now-exes met while costarring in Rent, which premiered on Broadway in 1996. The How Stella Got Her Groove Back star originated the role of Benny, while the Disenchanted actress was the first to play Maureen. Nine years later, the pair reprised their respective roles for the film version of Jonathan Larsen’s Tony-winning musical. When it comes to coparenting, the Private Practice alum joked in 2019 that he’s “the last person to give advice” about the adjustment. “I think you can’t go wrong when you just put the kid first,” he told Us, emphasizing, “Put the kid first and it really prioritizes all the other bull.” Diggs previously revealed the secret to his copacetic coparenting relationship with Menzel in 2017. “[We] trust each other,” he explained to Us. “We both love our son so much, that the best way to raise him is to provide him with whatever we can.” The Uncut Gems actress, for her part, exclusively told Us in July 2022 that she “built [her] son the treehouse I always wished I had as a kid.” Walker Diggs, Idina Menzel and Aaron Lohr Courtesy of Idina Menzel/Instagram Though Walker was a preteen at the time, Menzel confessed that she “still like[s] to hold him like a baby when he sleeps.” When the Tony winner wed Lohr, 46, in September 2017, she revealed in a heartfelt social media post that Walker walked her down the aisle, along with her father. Diggs, meanwhile, is dating producer Apryl Jones, who is a mom of two. On New Year’s Day, the Will & Grace alum shared a sweet video of himself cuddling and joking around with one of Jones’ daughters. “My lovies❤️,” Jones commented on Diggs’ Instagram video. In 2019, the Set It Up actor told Us that Walker “wants a younger sibling, but he also says he doesn’t want Dad to have a girlfriend,” joking, “I don’t know how we’re going to work that out.”
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Olaf's Frozen Adventure
Olaf's Frozen Adventure
G
0h 21min
2017
Frozen Fever
Frozen Fever
G
0h 7min
2015
Disenchanted
Disenchanted
PG
1h 59min
2022
American Murderer
American Murderer
R
1h 42min
2022
Cinderella
Cinderella
PG
1h 53min
2021
Once Upon a Snowman
Once Upon a Snowman
0h 8min
2020
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
Into the Unknown: Making Frozen II
0h 43min
2020
Frozen II
Frozen II
PG
4h 59min
2019
Beaches
Beaches
1h 27min
2017
Frozen Sing-Along
Frozen Sing-Along
PG
1h 42min
2014
Frozen
Frozen
PG
1h 42min
2013
Ask the Dust
Ask the Dust
R
1h 57min
2006
Rent
Rent
PG-13
2h 15min
2005
The Tollbooth
The Tollbooth
1h 25min
2004

Albums

Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
2012
Acoustic EP
Acoustic EP
2008
Hope
Hope
2008
Gorgeous [Gabriel Diggs' Perfect 10 Remix]
Gorgeous [Gabriel Diggs' Perfect 10 Remix]
2007
Brave
Brave
2007
Gorgeous [Angel Manuel Remix]
Gorgeous [Angel Manuel Remix]
2007
Gorgeous [Redtop in the Remix Extended]
Gorgeous [Redtop in the Remix Extended]
2007
Love Power [From "Disenchanted"]
Love Power [From "Disenchanted"]
2022
Season of Love: Holiday Classics
Season of Love: Holiday Classics
2020
Season of Love: The Holiday Party Songs!
Season of Love: The Holiday Party Songs!
2020
Season of Love: Songs for the Stage
Season of Love: Songs for the Stage
2020
At This Table
At This Table
2020
I'll Be Home for Christmas/Estaré En Mi Casa Esta Navidad
I'll Be Home for Christmas/Estaré En Mi Casa Esta Navidad
2019
Hand for Mrs. Claus
Hand for Mrs. Claus
2019
Christmas: A Season of Love
Christmas: A Season of Love
2019
idina: live
idina: live
2018
Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love
2018
Everybody Knows
Everybody Knows
2018
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water
2018
Never Never Land
Never Never Land
2017
Beaches [Soundtrack from the Lifetime Original Movie]
Beaches [Soundtrack from the Lifetime Original Movie]
2017
Wind Beneath My Wings
Wind Beneath My Wings
2016
Small World
Small World
2016
Perfect Story
Perfect Story
2016
Queen of Swords
Queen of Swords
2016
I See You
I See You
2016
Making Today a Perfect Day [From "Frozen Fever"]
Making Today a Perfect Day [From "Frozen Fever"]
2015