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)
Moana (2016)
as Additional Voices (voice)
Hamilton (2025)
as Alexander Hamilton
In the Heights (2021)
as Piragüero
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
as Jack
tick, tick... BOOM! (2021)
as Diner Manager (uncredited)
Vivo (2021)
as Vivo (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
as Doctor
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
as Reggie
Saturday Night's Main Event XLV (2026)
as Self
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl (2022)
as Self - Host
El accidente feliz (2020)
as Himself
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... (2026)
as Self
Celebrating America (2021)
as Self
Britney: For the Record (2008)
as Self
The Skywalker Legacy (2020)
as Self
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
as Self - Artist
This American Life: Live at BAM (2014)
as Narrator
Betty White: A Celebration (2022)
as Self
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It (2021)
as Self
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music (2025)
as Self
Merrily We Roll Along (—)
Actor
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
as Self
Broadway: The Next Generation (—)
as Self
Hamilton's America (2016)
as Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves (2021)
as Self
The Candlenights 2020 Special (2020)
as Self
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures (2011)
Actor
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate (2020)
as Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 (2023)
as Self
Millennials: The Musical (2016)
as Self
The Polar Bears (2012)
as Jak (voice)
On Broadway (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Speech & Debate (2017)
as The Genie
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres (2019)
as Cactus (voice)
An Evening with Alan Menken (2020)
as Himself
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023)
as Self
The Making Of (—)
Actor
Celebrity Habla (2009)
as Self
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution (2025)
as Self
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert (2020)
as Self
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth (2020)
as Self
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (2020)
as Self
Platinum Party at the Palace (2022)
as Self
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote (2020)
as Self
Rock Rubber 45s (2018)
as Self
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway (2017)
Actor
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles (2019)
as Self
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (2020)
as Self
In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda (2023)
as Self - Guest
Satisfied (2025)
as Self
A Spark Into A Flame: Hamilton & Hip Hop (2026)
as Himself
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! (2022)
as Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival (2022)
as Self
200 Cartas (2013)
as Raul
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You (2020)
Actor
Siempre, Luis (2020)
as Self
Broadway Rising (2022)
as Self
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic (2018)
as Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim (2022)
as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy (2011)
as Self
Crossing the Line to Broadway (2015)
as himself (Music and Lyrics)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail (2019)
as Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
Residente (2017)
as Himself
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams (2009)
as Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration (2018)
as Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar (2018)
as Self