Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American composer, lyricist, and actor. He was born in New York City in 1980. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton. Hamilton became one of the most successful musicals in history.

Early Life

Miranda grew up in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. His parents came from Puerto Rico. He loved music and theater from a young age. He started writing musicals while still in college.

Hamilton

Miranda read a biography of Alexander Hamilton and decided to turn it into a hip-hop musical. Hamilton opened on Broadway in 2015 and became a sensation. It won 11 Tony Awards, a Pulitzer Prize, and a Grammy Award. The show changed how people think about musicals and American history.

Fun Facts

• Hamilton won 11 Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
• Miranda wrote the first song for Hamilton six years before it opened on Broadway.
• He also wrote songs for the Disney movies Moana and Encanto.

Did You Know?

Lin-Manuel Miranda got the idea for Hamilton while reading a biography on vacation. He started rapping Alexander Hamilton's life story and realized it would make a great musical.