Lin-Manuel Miranda

About

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...

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HouseSeries • 2004Modern FamilySeries • 2009The SopranosSeries • 1999How I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005BoJack HorsemanSeries • 2014Brooklyn Nine-NineSeries • 2013Curb Your EnthusiasmSeries • 2000MoanaMovie • 2026BlueySeries • 2018DuckTalesSeries • 2017Percy Jackson and the OlympiansSeries • 2023Big MouthSeries • 2017His Dark MaterialsSeries • 2019SmashSeries • 2012Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerMovie • 2019Mufasa: The Lion KingMovie • 2024The Little MermaidMovie • 2023Difficult PeopleSeries • 2015EncantoMovie • 2021One Day at a TimeSeries • 2017Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of AmericaSeries • 2026Fosse/VerdonSeries • 2019Mary Poppins ReturnsMovie • 2018MoanaMovie • 2016