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 (2005) and Hamilton (2015), as well as 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, five Grammy Awards, and 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  In the Heights, which won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater 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 for and starring in the musical Hamilton, which was praised by critics and became a widespread cultural phenomenon. Hamilton won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, 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.

A frequent collaborator of the Walt Disney Company, Miranda has written original songs for the studio. He earned two Academy Awards for Best Original Song nominations for "How Far I'll Go" and "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 Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He received a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton, released in 2020. Miranda debuted as a film director with Tick, Tick...Boom! (2021).

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. Miranda met with politicians in 2016 to speak out in favour of debt relief for Puerto Rico. He raised funds for rescue efforts and disaster relief after Hurricane Maria in 2017.

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Moana

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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House

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How I Met Your Mother

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

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Mary Poppins Returns

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Modern Family

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The Sopranos

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BoJack Horseman

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tick, tick... BOOM!

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His Dark Materials

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Hamilton

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

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Big Mouth

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Curb Your Enthusiasm

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In the Heights

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Vivo

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Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

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Bluey

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The Daily Show

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians

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Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

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Saturday Night Live

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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DuckTales

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The Graham Norton Show

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Conan

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Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

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One Day at a Time

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Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

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Speech & Debate

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Drunk History

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Smash

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The Oscars

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Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

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The Skywalker Legacy

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Hamilton's America

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Britney: For the Record

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Billy on the Street

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Do No Harm

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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote

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Residente

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My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

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Tamron Hall

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Kids' Choice Awards

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Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway

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Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

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Some Good News

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Song Exploder

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Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic

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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

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200 Cartas

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Charlie Rose

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Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20

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21 Chump Street

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Tony Awards

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We the People

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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

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Dear...

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Sherri

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Siempre, Luis

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Roll Up Your Sleeves

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Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!

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We Are Freestyle Love Supreme

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Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail

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Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You

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Broadway Rising

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Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

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This American Life: Live at BAM

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Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate

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My Brother, My Brother and Me

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Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings

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On Broadway

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The Polar Bears

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The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20

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Betty White: A Celebration

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Crossing the Line to Broadway

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Millennials: The Musical

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The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth

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In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams

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Celebrating America

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Take 5 with Zan Rowe

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2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

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Platinum Party at the Palace

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Keeping Company with Sondheim

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Broadway: The Next Generation

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Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar

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In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Reopening: The Broadway Revival

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Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert

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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

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Celebrity Habla

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Satisfied

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The Happy Accident

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Rock Rubber 45s

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The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration

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The Making Of

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An Evening with Alan Menken

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The Candlenights 2020 Special

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Bartlett

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Stars in the House

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Jam Van

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