Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda (/mænˈwɛl/; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana, Vivo, and Encanto. He has received numerous accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Centre Honour 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 Award for Best Musical and Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. It was later adapted as a 2021 film of the same name. Miranda returned to Broadway in 2015, writing the script, music, and lyrics and starring in the musical Hamilton, which was praised by critics and became a widespread cultural phenomenon. Hamilton won the Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for a record 16 Tonys and 11, including Miranda's first win 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. A frequent collaborator of the Walt Disney Company, Miranda has written original songs for the studio. He won two Oscar nominations for "How Far I'll Go" & "Dos Oruguitas" from Moana and Encanto. Encanto's song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" broke various records. It marked Miranda's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles charts. He starred as Jack in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns (2018), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe. For his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton, which was released in 2020, he received a Golden Globe & Primetime Emmy nomination. Miranda debuted as a film director with Tick, Tick...Boom!. 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. He has been politically active on behalf of Puerto Rico. Miranda met with politicians in 2016 to speak out in favour of debt relief for Puerto Rico & raised funds for rescue efforts and disaster relief after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lin-Manuel Miranda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Credits
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Jack
Moana (2016)
as Additional Voices (voice)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
as Reggie
In the Heights (2021)
as Piragüero
Hamilton (2025)
as Alexander Hamilton
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as Diner Manager (uncredited)
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022)
as Self - Host
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
as Doctor
Vivo (2021)
as Vivo (voice)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
as Self - Artist
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
as Self
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (2026)
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
as Self
Celebrating America (2021)
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music (2025)
as Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021)
as Self
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
as Self
Betty White: A Celebration (2022)
as Self
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures (2011)
Actor
Speech & Debate (2017)
as The Genie
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
as Self
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams (2009)
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (2018)
as Self
Merrily We Roll Along (—)
Actor
The Candlenights 2020 Special (2020)
as Self
This American Life: Live at BAM (2014)
as Narrator
Britney: For the Record (2008)
as Self
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres (2019)
as Cactus (voice)
Saturday Night's Main Event XLV (2026)
as Self
Crossing the Line to Broadway (2015)
as Self (Music and Lyrics)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail (2019)
as Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution (2025)
as Self
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)
Actor
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You (2020)
Actor
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic (2018)
as Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022)
as Self
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth (2020)
as Self
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
as Self
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
as Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival (2022)
as Self
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! (2022)
as Self
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (2020)
as Self
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate (2020)
as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy (2011)
as Self
In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda (2023)
as Self - Guest
Platinum Party at the Palace (2022)
as Self
Siempre, Luis (2020)
as Self
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert (2020)
as Self
Hamilton's America (2016)
as Self
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar (2018)
as Self
El accidente feliz (2020)
as Himself
Broadway Rising (2022)
as Self
200 Cartas (2013)
as Raul
Celebrity Habla (2009)
as Self
Millennials: The Musical (2016)
as Self
An Evening with Alan Menken (2020)
as Himself
Residente (2017)
as Himself
Satisfied (2025)
as Self
Rock Rubber 45s (2018)
as Self
A Spark Into A Flame: Hamilton & Hip Hop (2026)
as Himself
COLECTIVO: The First Year (2026)
as Self
The Making Of (—)
Actor