Lin-Manuel Miranda
Biography
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 widesprea...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Hamilton
2025
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Moana
2016
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Vivo
2021
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
2022
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012
In the Heights
2021
Celebrating America
2021
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
On Broadway
2019
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
2020
Betty White: A Celebration
2022
Broadway: The Next Generation
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A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
Satisfied
2025
Speech & Debate
2017
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
This American Life: Live at BAM
2014
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution...
2025
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
Britney: For the Record
2008
Merrily We Roll Along
N/A
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
2022
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
2019
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
2018
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
2020
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2018
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022