WC 02.09.24

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Key Information

Born: 1980

Nationality: American

Genre: Hip Hop / Musical Theatre

5 Interesting Facts

• Lin-Manuel Miranda is composer, lyricist, actor, and filmmaker.
• He is best known for writing the Broadway musical Hamilton and Disney's Encanto.
• He lives in New York with his wife and two children.
• In the film Mary Poppins returns, Miranda plays Jack, a lamplighter and former apprentice to Bert, the chimney sweep played by Dick Van Dyke in the original 1964 film Mary Poppins.
• Miranda is of Puerto-Rican descent is an active supporter of relief efforts in Puerto Rico post-Hurricane Maria. 

Take a listen to...

Wait for It - Hamilton

The Schulyer Sisters - Hamilton

You're Welcome - Moana

How Far I'll Go - Moana

The Family Madrigal - Encanto