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.
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Known For
Satisfied
Self
2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Self
2023
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2023
In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda
Self - Guest
2023
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
Self - Host
2022
Broadway Rising
Self
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
Doctor
2022
Platinum Party at the Palace
Self
2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim
Self
2022
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
Self
2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
Self
2022
Betty White: A Celebration
Self
2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
Diner Manager (uncredited)
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Self
2021
In the Heights
Piragüero
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
Self
2021
Celebrating America
Self
2021
The Candlenights 2020 Special
Self
2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Self
2020
An Evening with Alan Menken
Himself
2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
Self
2020
Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert
Self
2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
Self
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
2020
The Happy Accident
Himself
2020
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Self
2020
Siempre, Luis
Self
2020
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
Self
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Soldier (uncredited)
2019
On Broadway
Self (archive footage)
2019
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Himself
2019
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
Cactus (voice)
2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
2019
Mary Poppins Returns
Jack
2018
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
Self
2018
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
Self
2018
Rock Rubber 45s
Self
2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
Self
2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
Speech & Debate
The Genie
2017
Residente
Himself
2017
Millennials: The Musical
Self
2016
Moana
Additional Voices (voice)
2016
Hamilton's America
Self
2016
Crossing the Line to Broadway
himself (Music and Lyrics)
2015
This American Life: Live at BAM
Narrator
2014
200 Cartas
Raul
2013
The Polar Bears
Jak (voice)
2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Reggie
2012
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
2011
Celebrity Habla
Self
2009
In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams
Self
2009
Britney: For the Record
Self
2008
The Making Of
The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20
Self
2024
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Hermes · (1 episode)
2023
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Hermes (uncredited) · (1 episode)
2023
Jam Van
(1 episode)
2023
Take 5 with Zan Rowe
Self · (1 episode)
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Vivo
Vivo (voice)
2021
We the People
(voice) · (10 episodes)
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Self
2021
Song Exploder
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Hamilton Sing-Along
2020
Dear...
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Some Good News
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Stars in the House
Self - Special Guest · (1 episode)
2020
His Dark Materials
Lee Scoresby · (13 episodes)
2019
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
Bluey
Major Tom (voice) · (1 episode)
2018
Bartlett
Jesus · (1 episode)
2018
Big Mouth
Puerto Rican Pubic Hair (voice) · (1 episode)
2017
DuckTales
Sheriff Marshall Cabrera (voice) · (1 episode)
2017
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Elves (voice) · (1 episode)
2017
DuckTales
Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera / Gizmoduck (voice) · (9 episodes)
2017
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
Himself - Special Guest · (1 episode)
2017
My Brother, My Brother and Me
Himself/Narrator · (1 episode)
2017
One Day at a Time
Juanito · (1 episode)
2017
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(1 episode)
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (2 episodes)
2015
Difficult People
Lin-Manuel Miranda · (1 episode)
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self · (1 episode)
2014
BoJack Horseman
Crackerjack Sugarman (voice) · (2 episodes)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(2 episodes)
2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
David Santiago · (1 episode)
2013
Drunk History
Himself · (1 episode)
2013
Do No Harm
Dr. Ruben Marcado · (13 episodes)
2013
Smash
Lin-Manuel Miranda · (1 episode)
2012
Conan
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Modern Family
Guillermo · (1 episode)
2009
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2007
How I Met Your Mother
Gus · (1 episode)
2005
House
Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez · (2 episodes)
2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Lin-Manuel Miranda · (2 episodes)
2000
The Sopranos
Bellman · (1 episode)
1999
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
Charlie Rose
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1991
Kids' Choice Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1987
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (3 episodes)
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self · (1 episode)
1975
Great Performances
Self · (1 episode)
1971
Tony Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (2 episodes)
1953