Lin-Manuel Miranda
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.
Born: 16 January 1980
Played In
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
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A Spark Into A Flame: Hamilton & Hip Hop
Himself
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
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Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread
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Satisfied
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Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution
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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Hermes
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Hermes (uncredited)
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
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In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Jam Van
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
Self - Host
Broadway Rising
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Take 5 with Zan Rowe
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Sherri
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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Doctor
Platinum Party at the Palace
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Keeping Company with Sondheim
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Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
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Reopening: The Broadway Revival
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Betty White: A Celebration
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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
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tick, tick... BOOM!
Diner Manager (uncredited)
Vivo
Vivo (voice)
We the People
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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Artist
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
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In the Heights
Piragüero
Roll Up Your Sleeves
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Celebrating America
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The Candlenights 2020 Special
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
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Song Exploder
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An Evening with Alan Menken
Himself
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
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Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
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Dear...
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Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
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Some Good News
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The Skywalker Legacy
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Stars in the House
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El accidente feliz
Himself
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
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Siempre, Luis
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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Soldier (uncredited)
His Dark Materials
Lee Scoresby
On Broadway
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Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
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My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
Cactus (voice)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
Mary Poppins Returns
Jack
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
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Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
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Bluey
Major Tom (voice)
Rock Rubber 45s
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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
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American Idol
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Bartlett
Jesus
Big Mouth
Puerto Rican Pubic Hair (voice)
DuckTales
Sheriff Marshall Cabrera (voice)
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Elves (voice)
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Gizmoduck (voice)
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabera / Gizmoduck (voice)
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
Himself - Special Guest
Speech & Debate
The Genie
Residente
Himself
My Brother, My Brother and Me
Himself/Narrator
One Day at a Time
Juanito
Millennials: The Musical
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Moana
Additional Voices (voice)
Hamilton's America
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Difficult People
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Crossing the Line to Broadway
himself (Music and Lyrics)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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BoJack Horseman
Crackerjack Sugarman (voice)
This American Life: Live at BAM
Narrator
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine
David Santiago
Drunk History
Himself
200 Cartas
Raul
Do No Harm
Dr. Ruben Marcado
The Polar Bears
Jak (voice)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Reggie
Smash
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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
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Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Conan
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Celebrity Habla
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Modern Family
Guillermo
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
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Britney: For the Record
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The Graham Norton Show
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How I Met Your Mother
Gus
House
Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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The Sopranos
Bellman
The Daily Show
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
Charlie Rose
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Kids' Choice Awards
Self - Presenter
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
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Great Performances
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Tony Awards
Self - Winner
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
The Oscars
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Broadway: The Next Generation
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The Making Of
Merrily We Roll Along