His mother is one of the most iconic stars of musicals both on stage and screen.
His influence is so profound that one of his most iconic roles has been adapted into a certified holiday blockbuster.
Her handsome father was one of the biggest heartthrobs of the late 1990s, while also being a Broadway musical star.
His breakout role on the big screen was when he played the handsome young man who made Angela Bassett swoon in 1998’s How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
Now the famous father had the support of his teenage son who made a rare public appearance on the red carpet.
Can you guess the baby nepo?
Her mother is one of the most iconic musical stars on both stage and screen and her handsome father was one of the biggest heartthrobs of the late 1990s, as well as being a star of Broadway musicals. Can you guess the baby nepo?
It’s Winston Diggs! Son of Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs.
The 15-year-old joined his father Taye, 53, on the red carpet at the seventh annual Celebration of Black Film and Television in Los Angeles on Monday night.
Walker looked dapper in a black suit over a crisp white dress shirt and a pair of retro high-top Air Jordan 1s in the hyper royal smoke gray colorway.
Taye was also dressed to the nines in a loose-fitting gray double-breasted suit over black leather dress shoes and a huge brown hat.
This isn’t the first time Walker has supported her parents on the red carpet recently, as she joined her mother Idina at the red carpet premiere of the film adaptation of Wicked in Los Angeles last month.
The teenager looked dapper in a crisp black suit paired with star-print platform sneakers.
Idina glammed it up in an elegant black off-the-shoulder dress that fit her like a glove. She paired the look with a sleek black clutch and hair full of shiny waves.
She is known as the ‘Queen of Broadway’ as she originated the role of Elphaba in the musical Wicked on Broadway in 2003, for which she won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
It’s Winston Diggs! Son of Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs
The 15-year-old joined his father Taye, 53, on the red carpet at the seventh annual Celebration of Black Film and Television in Los Angeles on Monday night.
Taye was dressed to the nines in a loose-fitting gray double-breasted suit over black leather dress shoes and a huge brown hat.
This isn’t the first time Walker has supported her parents on the red carpet recently, as she joined her mother Idina at the red carpet premiere of the film adaptation of Wicked in Los Angeles last month.
The film adaptation of the musical is currently topping the box office, starring Cynthia Erivo as Idina alongside pop megastar Ariana Grande.
Idina also played the main character Elsa in Disney’s Frozen franchise in 2013, 2019 and will star again in 2027.
Taye is also known for his efforts in Broadway musicals, including Rent and Hedwig And The Angry Inch, but he has also starred in feature films such as The Best Man (1999), Chicago (2022), and the aforementioned How Stella Got Her Groove Back.
More recently, she has found success on the small screen starring in series including: Private Practice (2007–2013), Murder in the First (2014–2016), and All American (2018–2023).
Walker’s parents fell in love while starring in Broadway’s Rent as Maureen Johnson and Benjamin ‘Benny’ Coffin III in 1995. They later reprized their roles for the 2005 film adaptation of the musical.
Menzel and Diggs began dating sometime between 1995 and 1998.
They finally married in December 2003 during an intimate ceremony in Jamaica.
Six years later, Menzel gave birth to the couple’s first and only child, Walker.
Idina and Taye are seen together at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles in January 2024.
Walker’s parents fell in love while starring in Broadway’s Rent as Maureen Johnson and Benjamin ‘Benny’ Coffin III in 1995. They later reprized their roles for the 2005 film adaptation of the musical (pictured).
They announced their separation in 2013 by sharing a statement with PEOPLEwriting: ”Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to separate at this time.
‘Your main attention and concern is your son. “We ask that you respect their privacy during this time.”
Diggs filed the papers in 2014 and the divorce was finalized a year later.
They have a very friendly co-parenting relationship and Menzel has since remarried. She married fellow actor and singer Aaron Lohr, 48, in 2017.
During a 2021 interview with Drew Barrymore, Diggs gushed about his ‘baby mama’ and how ‘lucky’ he is to have met her.
Menzel and Diggs began dating sometime between 1995 and 1998. They eventually married in December 2003 during an intimate ceremony in Jamaica; seen in 2007
Six years later, Menzel gave birth to the couple’s first and only child, Walker, and announced their separation in 2013 by sharing a statement with PEOPLE, writing: ”Idina Menzel and Taye Diggs have jointly decided to separate at this time; seen in 2008′
“I hate to sound like a broken record, but it’s in these moments that I remind myself how lucky I am, how lucky we both are, even though the world around us seems to be spinning in every direction,” he told the host.
Diggs also loves that he was able to witness her rise to stardom early on.
“I love the fact that I was there at the beginning,” he said. ‘(Menzel) made history on that show and continues to make history with his singing and everything, and knowing that I was there.
‘I love sharing that with my son. Like, ‘Dad was there, when mom, when the world first heard her.’ So that’s cool too.”