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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Miranda in 2019
Born (1980-01-16) January 16, 1980 (age 44)
New York City, U.S.
EducationWesleyan University (BA)
Occupations
  • Songwriter
  • actor
  • singer
  • filmmaker
  • rapper
  • librettist
Years active2002–present
Spouse
Vanessa Nadal
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(m. 2010)​
Children2
Parents
RelativesJosé Miranda (cousin)
AwardsFull list
Websitewww.linmanuel.com

Lin-Manuel Miranda (/mænˈwɛl/; born January 16, 1980)[1] is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015), and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana (2016), Vivo, and Encanto (both 2021). He has received numerous accolades including a Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018.

Miranda made his Broadway debut in 2008, writing the music and lyrics for and starring in the musical In the Heights, which won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Original Score[2] and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album.[3] It was later adapted as a 2021 film of the same name.[4] Miranda returned to Broadway in 2015, writing the script, music, and lyrics for as well as starring in the musical Hamilton, which was praised by critics and became a popular culture phenomenon.[5] Hamilton won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for a record 16 Tony Awards and won 11, including Miranda's first win for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. The Hamilton cast recording spent 10 weeks atop Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart and became the eleventh-biggest album of the 2010s.[6]

A frequent collaborator of the Walt Disney Company, Miranda has written original songs for the studio. He gained two Academy Award for Best Original Song nominations for "How Far I'll Go" and "Dos Oruguitas" from Moana and Encanto, respectively. The song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Encanto broke various records and marked Miranda's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles charts.[7][8] He starred as Jack in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns (2018), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. For his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton released in 2020, he received a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Miranda debuted as a film director with Tick, Tick...Boom! (2021).[9]

His television work includes recurring roles on The Electric Company (2009–2010) and His Dark Materials (2019–2022). Miranda hosted Saturday Night Live in 2016 and had a guest role on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2018; he was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He has been politically active on behalf of Puerto Rico.[10] Miranda met with politicians in 2016 to speak out in favor of debt relief for Puerto Rico[10] and raised funds for rescue efforts and disaster relief after Hurricane Maria in 2017.[11]

  1. ^ "Lin-Manuel Biography (1980–)". Biography.com. September 14, 2020. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  2. ^ Gans, Andrew; Hernandez, Ernio (May 13, 2008). "2007–2008 Tony Nominations Announced; In the Heights Earns 13 Noms". Playbill. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "2009 Grammy Awards – Complete Winners and Nominees". Uproxx.com. February 8, 2009. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  4. ^ Gans, Andrew. "The First Trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights Movie, Starring Anthony Ramos, Is Here" Playbill, December 12, 2019
  5. ^ Boedeker, Hal (October 15, 2016). "Hamilton: PBS explores inspiring phenom". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  6. ^ "Billboard 200 : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Wood, Mikael (January 20, 2022). "What do 8-year-olds and Nancy Pelosi have in common? Their favorite pop star is Lin-Manuel Miranda". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  8. ^ Trust, Gary (January 31, 2022). "'We Talk About Bruno,' From 'Encanto,' Hits No. 2 on Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
  9. ^ "'tick, tick...BOOM!' Director Lin-Manuel Miranda on Telling Jonathan Larson's Story, Filming During the Pandemic, and More - ClickTheCity". November 19, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference pbs11242017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference wapo5312018 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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