Idina used to go down To Boca Raton every winter.
Armpit
Idina hates the word ‘armpit’; she thinks it’s a horrible word.
Parents divorce
Parents got a divorce when Idina was 15 years old
Parents
Father, Stuart Mentzel, sells pajamas for a living; Mother, Helene Mentzel, is a psychologist
Adam Pascal
Idina and her Rent co-star, Adam Pascal, attended the same High School and even had the same orthodontist!
Shows
She wears size 8.5 (US) shoes and has 40+ pairs
Idina is left-handed
Idina is left-handed
Height
Height: 5’5″
Sammy Davis Jr Jr
Idina and Taye adopted a dog, naming him Sammy Davis, a Yorkshire “Yorkie” Terrier – another “jazz” pet! [2005]
Cats
Used to have two adopted cats: a boy named Coltraine and a girl named Ella (after Ella Fitzgerald) – Idina calls them her “jazz cats”!