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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Known For Acting
Birthday Jan 16, 1980 (45)
Birthplace Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.9 (history)
Updated May 13, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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, inc ... luding 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

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Filmography

Hamilton

Hamilton

2025

as Alexander Hamilton

Vivo

Vivo

2021

as Vivo (voice)

In the Heights

In the Heights

2021

as Piragüero

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

as Diner Manager (uncredited)

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres

2019

as Cactus (voice)

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

as Soldier (uncredited)

Mary Poppins Returns

Mary Poppins Returns

2018

as Jack

Speech & Debate

Speech & Debate

2017

as The Genie

Moana

Moana

2016

as Additional Voices (voice)

The Polar Bears

The Polar Bears

2012

as Jak (voice)

Hamilton

Hamilton

2025

Songs, Lyricist, Musical, Writer, Music Arranger

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023

Lyricist

In the Heights

In the Heights

2021

Songs, Lyricist, Musical, Original Music Composer, Idea

Encanto

Encanto

2021

Story, Songs

Vivo

Vivo

2021

Songs, Music

Moana

Moana

2016

Songs

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

Director

Hamilton

Hamilton

2025

Producer

The Little Mermaid

The Little Mermaid

2023

Producer

Vivo

Vivo

2021

Executive Producer

In the Heights

In the Heights

2021

Producer

tick, tick... BOOM!

tick, tick... BOOM!

2021

Producer

Hamilton's America

Hamilton's America

2016

Executive Producer

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Do No Harm

as Dr. Ruben Marcado

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jan 31, 2013

His Dark Materials

as Lee Scoresby

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Nov 03, 2019

We the People

as (voice)

Episodes: 10

First Aired: Jul 04, 2021

DuckTales

as Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Gizmoduck (voice)

Episodes: 9

First Aired: Aug 12, 2017

House

as Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 16, 2004

BoJack Horseman

as Crackerjack Sugarman (voice)

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 22, 2014

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Lin-Manuel Miranda

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 15, 2000

The Sopranos

as Bellman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1999

DuckTales

as Sheriff Marshall Cabrera (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2017

DuckTales

as Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Elves (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 12, 2017

Modern Family

as Guillermo

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2009

Big Mouth

as Puerto Rican Pubic Hair (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 29, 2017

Bluey

as Major Tom (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 01, 2018

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

as Hermes

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 19, 2023

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

as Hermes (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 19, 2023

Bartlett

as Jesus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 30, 2018

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

as David Santiago

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2013

Smash

as Lin-Manuel Miranda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 06, 2012

How I Met Your Mother

as Gus

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 2005

One Day at a Time

as Juanito

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 2017

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

The Daily Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 22, 1996

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 22, 2007

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 17, 2014

Dear...

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2020

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

Drunk History

as Himself

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 09, 2013

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2015

Tony Awards

as Self - Winner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 01, 1956

Kids' Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 18, 1987

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 27, 2014

Take 5 with Zan Rowe

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2022

My Brother, My Brother and Me

as Himself/Narrator

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 23, 2017

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Billy on the Street

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 18, 2011

Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings

as Himself - Special Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 07, 2017

Stars in the House

as Self - Special Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

Jam Van

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 19, 2023

Some Good News

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 29, 2020

Song Exploder

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 2020

Conan

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 08, 2010

Charlie Rose

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 1991

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 21, 2014

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 12, 2022

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 09, 2019

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