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Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Lin-Manuel Miranda

b. 1980

American songwriter, actor, filmmaker and librettist (born 1980)

Late 20th Century

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1980 January 16, 1980 →

Biography

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, filmmaker 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, along with nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2018.

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1980
Birth

American actor and composer

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