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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Born
January 16, 1980
Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights. He was a songwriter for Moana (2016) and Encanto (2021). He also starred in Mary Poppins Returns (2018). Miranda's awards include a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and three Tony Awards. Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the musical In the Heights, which premiered on Broadway in 2008. For this work, he won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Original Score, the show's cast album won the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and the show won the Tony Award for Best Musical. Miranda was also nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in the show's lead role. Miranda prepared Spanish translations used in the 2009 Broadway production of West Side Story and was co-composer and lyricist for Bring It On the Musical, which played on Broadway in 2012. His television work includes recurring roles on The Electric Company (2009–2010) and Do No Harm (2013). He hosted Saturday Night Live in 2016. Among other film work, Miranda contributed music and vocals for a scene in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Miranda also wrote the book, music and lyrics for another Broadway musical, Hamilton. The show earned the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, and was nominated for a record-setting 16 Tony Awards, of which it won 11, including Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book. For his performance in the lead role of Alexander Hamilton, Miranda was nominated for another Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. The Hamilton cast recording spent ten weeks atop Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart in 2015, while The Hamilton Mixtape, an album of covers of songs from the musical, developed by and featuring Miranda, reached number one on the Billboard 200 upon release in December 2016.
Known For
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Soldier (uncredited)
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
(2022)
Host - Self
Vivo
(2021)
Vivo (voice)
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Jack
tick, tick... BOOM!
(2021)
Diner Manager (uncredited)
Moana
(2016)
Additional Voices (voice)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
(2012)
Reggie
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
(2022)
Doctor
Hamilton
(2020)
Alexander Hamilton
In the Heights
(2021)
Piragüero
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
(2021)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
Britney: For the Record
(2008)
Himself
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
(2009)
Self
Celebrity Habla
(2009)
Self
A Place for Us - West Side Story's Legacy
(2011)
Self
The Polar Bears
(2012)
Jak
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
(2012)
Reggie
200 Cartas
(2013)
Raul
21 Chump Street
(2014)
Narrator
This American Life: Live at BAM
(2014)
Narrator
Crossing the Line to Broadway
(2015)
himself (Music and Lyrics)
Hamilton's America
(2016)
Self
Millennials: The Musical
(2016)
Himself
Moana
(2016)
Additional Voices (voice)
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
(2017)
Residente
(2017)
Himself
Speech & Debate
(2017)
The Genie
Rock Rubber 45s
(2018)
Self
Mary Poppins Returns
(2018)
Jack
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
(2018)
Himself
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
(2018)
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
(2018)
Self
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
(2019)
Himself
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
(2019)
Cactus (voice)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
(2019)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
On Broadway
(2019)
Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(2019)
Soldier (uncredited)
Hamilton
(2020)
Alexander Hamilton
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
(2020)
Self
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
(2020)
Self
Siempre, Luis
(2020)
Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
(2020)
Self
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
(2020)
An Evening with Alan Menken
(2020)
Himself
The Happy Accident
(2020)
Himself
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
(2020)
Self
The Candlenights 2020 Special
(2020)
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
(2020)
Self
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
(2020)
Self
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
(2020)
Self - Performer
Vivo
(2021)
Vivo (voice)
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
(2021)
Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
(2021)
Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves
(2021)
Self
Celebrating America
(2021)
Self
In the Heights
(2021)
Piragüero
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(2021)
Self
tick, tick... BOOM!
(2021)
Diner Manager (uncredited)
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
(2022)
Self
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
(2022)
Host - Self
Betty White: A Celebration
(2022)
Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim
(2022)
Self
Platinum Party at the Palace
(2022)
Self
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
(2022)
Doctor
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
(2022)
Broadway Rising
(2022)
Self
In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda
(2023)
Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
(2023)
Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams - A Special Edition of 20/20
(2023)
Self
Sound
Writing
Production
Directing
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