During an appearance onThe Drew Barrymore Showin January, Diggs remembered his time starring inRentfondly.

“Rentis literally the gift that keeps on giving.

I met my baby mama there.

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel smiling

It was the beginning of my career,” he said (viaPeople).

“That’s where it all started.”

They also co-starred in the feature film version ofRentin 2005 (viaIMDb).

Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel on red carpet

“I love the fact that I was there at the beginning,” he told Barrymore.

Menzel remarried in 2017.

Her husband is Aaron Lohr, who also starred alongside the couple in the film version ofRent.

Menzel and Lohr began dating in 2015 and got engaged in 2016, according to Menzel’sTwitter.

Diggs, who stars in the CW seriesAll American, has never remarried.

He told Barrymore he loved sharing stories about Menzel with their son.

“Like, Daddy was there when the world first listened to her.

So that’s cool as well,” he said.