Lin-Manuel Miranda
Sound
Born: January 16, 1980 (age 46) · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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 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
Moana
2016
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Encanto
2021
House
2004
How I Met Your Mother
2005
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
The Sopranos
1999
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
Modern Family
2009
The Little Mermaid
2023
BoJack Horseman
2014
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
Photos (2)
Movies (17)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Soldier (uncredited)
Mary Poppins Returns
Jack
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Moana
Additional Voices (voice)
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Doctor
Vivo
Vivo (voice)
tick, tick... BOOM!
Diner Manager (uncredited)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Reggie
In the Heights
Piragüero
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
Speech & Debate
The Genie
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
This American Life: Live at BAM
Narrator
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
Cactus (voice)
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
200 Cartas
Raul
TV Shows (24)
House
Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Modern Family
Guillermo · 1 eps
The Sopranos
Bellman · 1 eps
How I Met Your Mother
Gus · 1 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lin-Manuel Miranda · 2 eps
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
David Santiago · 1 eps
BoJack Horseman
Crackerjack Sugarman (voice) · 2 eps
Bluey
Major Tom (voice) · 1 eps
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Hermes · 2 eps
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Hermes (uncredited) · 1 eps
Big Mouth
Puerto Rican Pubic Hair (voice) · 1 eps
DuckTales
Sheriff Marshall Cabrera (voice) · 1 eps
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Elves (voice) · 1 eps
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Gizmoduck (voice) · 9 eps
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabera / Gizmoduck (voice) · 1 eps
His Dark Materials
Lee Scoresby · 13 eps
Smash
Lin-Manuel Miranda · 1 eps
One Day at a Time
Juanito · 1 eps
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Michael Finney · 1 eps
Difficult People
Lin-Manuel Miranda · 1 eps
Do No Harm
Dr. Ruben Marcado · 13 eps
We the People
(voice) · 10 eps
Jam Van
1 eps
Self / Appearances (77)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest · 7 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · 3 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Graham Norton Show
Self · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 2 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · 1 eps
Great Performances
Self · 1 eps
Sherri
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · 1 eps
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · 1 eps
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 2 eps
American Idol
Self · 2 eps
Drunk History
Himself · 1 eps
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest · 1 eps
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Self · 1 eps
Kids' Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Charlie Rose
Self · 1 eps
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
Self - Host
Some Good News
Self · 1 eps
Dear...
Self · 1 eps
Disney Legends Award Ceremony
Self - Honoree · 1 eps
Song Exploder
Self · 1 eps
El accidente feliz
Himself
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread
Self · 1 eps
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
Himself - Special Guest · 1 eps
My Brother, My Brother and Me
Himself/Narrator · 1 eps
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self - Artist
Saturday Night's Main Event XLV
Self
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
Celebrating America
Self
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Self
Broadway Rising
Self
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Self
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Self
Britney: For the Record
Self
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
The Candlenights 2020 Special
Self
In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Guest
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Self
Hamilton's America
Self
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
Siempre, Luis
Self
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
Self
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Self
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Self
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
Self
A Spark Into A Flame: Hamilton & Hip Hop
Himself
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Self
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Self
Millennials: The Musical
Self
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Self
Platinum Party at the Palace
Self
Celebrity Habla
Self
Satisfied
Self
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Self
An Evening with Alan Menken
Himself
Rock Rubber 45s
Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
Residente
Himself
Upcoming (3)
Directing (1)
Writing (11)
Tony Awards
Lyricist
Encanto
Story
The Little Mermaid
Lyricist
Hamilton
Musical
Hamilton
Lyricist
Hamilton
Writer
In the Heights
Lyricist
In the Heights
Musical
In the Heights
Idea
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
Writer
This American Life: Live at BAM
Writer
Producing (14)
Moana
Producer
The Little Mermaid
Producer
Hamilton
Producer
Vivo
Executive Producer
Fosse/Verdon
Executive Producer
tick, tick... BOOM!
Producer
In the Heights
Producer
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Executive Producer
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Producer
El Tiguere
Executive Producer
Neptune Frost
Executive Producer
Hamilton's America
Executive Producer
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Producer
Millennials: The Musical
Producer
Other Crew (14)
Moana
Songs
Tony Awards
Songs
Mufasa: The Lion King
Songs
Encanto
Songs
Hamilton
Music Arranger
Hamilton
Songs
Moana
Songs
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
Songs
Alma's Way
Main Title Theme Composer
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
Theme Song Performance
Vivo
Songs
In the Heights
Songs
In the Heights
Original Music Composer
Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo!
Original Music Composer