Biography
Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American songwriter, actor, filmmaker, librettist, and producer. 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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Awards & recognition
- Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences · 2023
- Grammy Award — Best Song Written for Visual Media · 2023
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 2016
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 2016
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 2016
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- Lucille Lortel Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical · 2015
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics · 2014
- Grammy Award — Best Musical Theater Album · 2008
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 2008
- Theatre World Award · 2007
- Audie Award — Best Male Narrator
- Clarence Derwent Awards
- Drama League Award
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2022 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Song · 2017 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 2016 · nominated
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics · 2014 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Lyrics · 2013 · nominated
- Pulitzer Prize — Drama · 2009 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Musical Theater Album · 2008 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Original Score · 2008 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 2008 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Musical · 2007 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Music · 2007 · nominated
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Lyrics · 2007 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Kids' Choice Awards
On Broadway
The Sopranos
Bluey
House
BoJack Horseman
WWE Saturday Night's Main Event
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
How I Met Your Mother
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
We the People
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
Hamilton
DuckTales
Modern Family
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
His Dark Materials
One Day at a Time
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Encanto
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Big Mouth
Moana
Moana
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
Britney: For the Record
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
Song Exploder
Mufasa: The Lion King
Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Vivo
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
Conan
The Graham Norton Show
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
In the Heights
Sesame Street
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes on You
Fosse/Verdon
Residente
Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
The Magic School Bus Rides Again
Saturday Night Live
Drunk History