VIDEO: Taye Diggs Talks New Children's Book 'Mixed Me' on TODAY

Star of screen and stage and author Taye Diggs stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about his second children's book entitled, "Mixed Me." He tells the TODAY anchors that he was inspired by his young son Walker Nathaniel Diggs, sharing, "His mom's vanilla and I'm dark chocolate." Watch the appearance below!

Taye Diggs recently returned to Broadway to star in HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, the 2014 Tony Award winning Best Musical Revival. Diggs played the title role in the acclaimed musical for a limited 12-week engagement at the Belasco Theatre. It marked his New York stage role since the 2005 revival of A Soldier's Play.

The actor is currently in production for the second season of Steven Bochco's crime drama "Murder in the First," which will premiere Monday, June 8 on TNT.

Diggs made his Broadway debut in 1994 in the Tony Award-winning revival ofCarousel. Soon after, he landed the role of Benny in in the landmark musicalRent, a role he recreated in the 2005 film version. Diggs other New York stage credits include Chicago, Wicked, and Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party. His many film and television credits include How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Go, Chicago,The Best Man, its follow up The Best Man Holiday, and six seasons on ABC's hit drama "Private Practice."