Lin-Manuel Miranda
Born: 1980-01-16 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Known For: Sound
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.
Filmography
2026
- Moana ... (Producer)
- You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution... as Self
- A Spark Into A Flame: Hamilton & Hip Hop as Himself
2025
- Hamilton as Alexander Hamilton
- El Tiguere ... (Executive Producer)
- Tony Shalhoub Breaking Bread as Self
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music as Self
- Hamilton: Reuniting the Revolution as Self
- Satisfied as Self
2024
- Mufasa: The Lion King ... (Songs)
2023
- Percy Jackson and the Olympians as Hermes
- The Little Mermaid ... (Lyricist)
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ... (Producer)
- In The Room: Leigh Sales with Lin-Manuel Miranda as Self - Guest
- Jam Van
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic as Self
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 as Self
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- Weird: The Al Yankovic Story as Doctor
- Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl as Self - Host
- Take 5 with Zan Rowe as Self
- Neptune Frost ... (Executive Producer)
- Betty White: A Celebration as Self
- Keeping Company with Sondheim as Self
- Reopening: The Broadway Revival as Self
- Broadway Rising as Self
- Platinum Party at the Palace as Self
- Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom! as Self
2021
- Encanto ... (Songs)
- Alma's Way ... (Main Title Theme Composer)
- Celebrating America as Self
- tick, tick... BOOM! as Diner Manager (uncredited)
- Vivo as Vivo (voice)
- In the Heights as Piragüero
- We the People as (voice)
- Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) as Self - Artist
- Roll Up Your Sleeves as Self
- Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It as Self
- 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony as Self
2020
- Stars in the House as Self - Special Guest
- Dear... as Self
- Some Good News as Self
- Song Exploder as Self
- El accidente feliz as Himself
- The Skywalker Legacy as Self
- The Candlenights 2020 Special as Self
- An Evening with Alan Menken as Himself
- Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate as Self
- Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado as Self
- A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote as Self
- Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
- Siempre, Luis as Self
- We Are Freestyle Love Supreme as Self
- The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth as Self
- Global Goal: Unite for Our Future | The Concert as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- His Dark Materials as Lee Scoresby
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker as Soldier (uncredited)
- Fosse/Verdon ... (Executive Producer)
- On Broadway as Self (archive footage)
- My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres as Cactus (voice)
- Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail as Lin-Manuel Miranda (archive footage)
- Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles as Self
2018
- Bluey as Major Tom (voice)
- American Idol as Self
- Mary Poppins Returns as Jack
- Rock Rubber 45s as Self
- Bartlett as Jesus
- Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic as Self
- The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration as Self
- Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar as Self
2017
- Big Mouth as Puerto Rican Pubic Hair (voice)
- DuckTales as Sheriff Marshall Cabrera (voice)
- One Day at a Time as Juanito
- The Magic School Bus Rides Again ... (Theme Song Performance)
- My Brother, My Brother and Me as Himself/Narrator
- Speech & Debate as The Genie
- Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings as Himself - Special Guest
- Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
- Residente as Himself
2016
- Moana as Additional Voices (voice)
- Hamilton's America as Self
- Millennials: The Musical as Self
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- Difficult People as Lin-Manuel Miranda
- Crossing the Line to Broadway as himself (Music and Lyrics)
- Sesame Street: Play All Day with Elmo! ... (Original Music Composer)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- BoJack Horseman as Crackerjack Sugarman (voice)
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self
- Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- This American Life: Live at BAM as Narrator
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as David Santiago
- Drunk History as Himself
- Do No Harm as Dr. Ruben Marcado
- 200 Cartas as Raul
2012
- Smash as Lin-Manuel Miranda
- The Odd Life of Timothy Green as Reggie
- The Polar Bears as Jak (voice)
2011
2010
- Conan as Self
2009
- Modern Family as Guillermo
- Celebrity Habla as Self
- In the Heights: Chasing Broadway Dreams as Self
2008
- Britney: For the Record as Self
2007
- The Graham Norton Show as Self
2005
- How I Met Your Mother as Gus
2004
- House as Juan 'Alvie' Alvarez
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2000
- Curb Your Enthusiasm as Lin-Manuel Miranda
1999
- The Sopranos as Bellman
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
1992
- MTV Movie & TV Awards as Self - Presenter
1991
- Charlie Rose as Self
1987
- Kids' Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1971
- Great Performances as Self
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Winner
1953
- The Oscars as Self