Lin-Manuel Miranda

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Singles
	Love Make the World Go Round (with Jennifer Lopez )
	We Know the Way (with Opetaia Foa'i)
	Almost Like Praying (with Artists for Puerto Rico)
	Found / Tonight (with Ben Platt )

Miranda (2019)

Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980 in New York ) is an American actor , composer , songwriter and rapper . He is the composer and lyricist of the award-winning musicals In the Heights and Hamilton .

Life

Miranda grew up as the son of Puerto Rican parents in Manhattan and studied at Wesleyan University . In the second year of his studies, he started working on In the Heights . The musical combines Latin American musical styles and hip-hop with conventional musical music. It addresses the influence of gentrification and upward mobility on an immigrant neighborhood. An early variant of In the Heights premiered in 1999. In 2007 the musical Off-Broadway and 2008 on Broadway . Miranda played the main role of Usnavi in it. The Broadway production won four Tony Awards and the accompanying recording won a Grammy .

From 2007 to 2015 Miranda worked on Hamilton , a musical about the life of the American founding father Alexander Hamilton . Hamilton combines hip-hop, Broadway music and various popular musical styles. The musical premiered off-Broadway in January 2015 and has been shown on Broadway since August 2015. Miranda played Alexander Hamilton. The Broadway production won a Pulitzer Prize and eleven Tony Awards, and the recording won a Grammy. Miranda received Tonys for the best original music in a musical or a play as well as for the book.

Miranda wrote two pieces of music for the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens . Miranda was also involved in the work on the Vaiana film music . He wrote u. a. Music and lyrics for the song How Far I'll Go , which earned Miranda a Grammy Award and an Oscar nomination in 2017 . For the single We Know the Way he received not only the platinum award in the USA but also a silver record in Great Britain.

In 2015 Miranda was accepted into the MacArthur Fellowship . In 2017 he was also inducted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars annually.

Filmography (selection)

actor

2007: The Sopranos ( The Sopranos , TV series, episode 6x15)
2009, 2010: Dr. House ( House, MD , TV series, 2 episodes)
2011: Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011: Modern Family (TV series, episode 2x22)
2012: The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012: Freestyle Love Supreme (TV movie)
2013: Looking for Maria Sanchez
2013: Do No Harm (TV series, 11 episodes)
2013: How I Met Your Mother (TV series, episode 9x11)
2014: This American Life: One Night Only at BAM
2017: Speech & Debate
2017: Stop it, Larry! ( Curb Your Enthusiasm , TV series, 2 episodes)
2018: Bartlett (TV series, 2 episodes)
2018: Mary Poppins' return (Mary Poppins Returns)
2019: Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV series, episodes 6x09)
2019: My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres (TV movie)
2019: His Dark Materials (TV series)

Director

1996: Clayton's Friends

music

2016: Vaiana (Moana)

Web links

Lin-Manuel Miranda's website
Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Internet Broadway Database (English)
Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Internet Off-Broadway Database (English)
Lin-Manuel Miranda in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Lin-Manuel Miranda at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Chart sources: US
↑ Music Sales Awards: UK US
^ Lin-Manuel Miranda: Scaling the Heights. In: Broadway.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
↑ ^a ^b Rebecca Mead: All About the Hamiltons . In: The New Yorker . February 9, 2015 ( newyorker.com [accessed May 25, 2016]).
^ ^A ^b Lin-Manuel Miranda - MacArthur Foundation. In: macfound.org. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
^ The Broadway League: In the Heights. In: IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
^ Past Winners Search. In: The Grammys. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
↑ Michael Paulson: 'Hamilton' Makes History With 16 Tony Nominations . In: The New York Times . May 3, 2016 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 25, 2016]).
^ Past Winners Search. In: The Grammys. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
↑ Cameos and Secrets from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. In: Entertainment Weekly's. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
↑ "Class of 2017". oscars.org; accessed on June 30, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Miranda, Lin-Manuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American actor, composer, songwriter and rapper
DATE OF BIRTH	January 16, 1980
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York , USA

[charts-1] Chart sources: US

[Ausz.-2] Music Sales Awards: UK US

[3] Lin-Manuel Miranda: Scaling the Heights. In: Broadway.com. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .

[Mead-4] Rebecca Mead: All About the Hamiltons . In: The New Yorker . February 9, 2015 ( newyorker.com [accessed May 25, 2016]).

[macfound-5] A ^b Lin-Manuel Miranda - MacArthur Foundation. In: macfound.org. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .

[6] The Broadway League: In the Heights. In: IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .

[7] Past Winners Search. In: The Grammys. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .

[8] Michael Paulson: 'Hamilton' Makes History With 16 Tony Nominations . In: The New York Times . May 3, 2016 ( nytimes.com [accessed May 25, 2016]).

[9] Past Winners Search. In: The Grammys. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .

[10] Cameos and Secrets from 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'. In: Entertainment Weekly's. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .

[11] "Class of 2017". oscars.org; accessed on June 30, 2017.