Idina Menzel: 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me! (‘My Dream Duet Is Bono’)

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“Into the Unknown”! Broadway icon and Frozen star Idina Menzel exclusively let Us Weekly in on some Wicked-ly fun facts about herself that even her biggest fans may not know.Decades before she became a Tony winner or scored a massive hit with the Frozen franchise, the actress was trying to make a name for herself by singing at various celebrations — and lying about her age.“I used to [sing] at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs,” the Glee alum tells Us, noting that she “lied about my age as a teenager so I could perform.”After getting her big break in 1995 by originating the role of Maureen in Rent, Menzel went on to marry her costar Taye Diggs in 2003.

The Enchanted actress’ star was able to take her career to new heights as she went on to star as Elphaba in Wicked and land the role of Elsa in 2013’s animated Disney blockbuster Frozen.Though Menzel and Diggs divorced in 2014, the two coparent 12-year-old son Walker.

Though her son is now a preteen, the Cinderella star admits to Us that she “still like[s] to hold him like a baby when he sleeps.” She also built him the treehouse of her dreams — the one she “always wished I had as a kid.”When she’s not parenting her son, relaxing with husband Aaron Lohr, or performing, Menzel is dreaming of her next career moves. “My dream duet is with [U2] frontman Bono,” she tells Us, adding that her favorite song to sing in the shower is Whitney Houston’s “I Have Nothing.”Keep scrolling for more fun facts about Menzel:1.

I’m actually Dr. Idina Menzel. I have an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts.2. I used to [sing] at weddings and Bar Mitzvahs.3.