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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Composer, lyricist, playwright, actor
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Count von Count speak during the 72nd Emmy Awards.
Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks onstage at the 71st Emmy Awards.
Lin-Manuel Miranda on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards.
Tom Kitt (l) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (r) celebrate at the 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt accept the award for outstanding original music and lyrics for their work on 67th Annual Tony Awards.
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Lin-Manuel Miranda

Composer, lyricist, playwright, actor

January 16

Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American composer, lyricist, playwright, and actor best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals Hamilton and In the Heights. He co-wrote the songs for Disney's Moana soundtrack (2016) and is set to star in their upcoming film Mary Poppins Returns.

Miranda's awards include a Pulitzer Prize, two Grammy Awards, an Emmy Award, a MacArthur Fellowship, and three Tony Awards.

In 2016, Miranda hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live, which earned him a 2017 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Count von Count speak during the 72nd Emmy Awards.
Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks onstage at the 71st Emmy Awards.
Lin-Manuel Miranda on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards.
Tom Kitt (l) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (r) celebrate at the 2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys.
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Tom Kitt accept the award for outstanding original music and lyrics for their work on 67th Annual Tony Awards.
Awards & Nominations News & Features
6 Nominations
2 Emmys
2021 2019 2018 2017 2014 All
Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded) - 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Produced by
Hamilton
Disney
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Nevis Productions LLC, Old 320 Sycamore, and RadicalMedia
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Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie - 2021
Lin-Manuel Miranda, as Alexander Hamilton
Hamilton
Disney
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Nevis Productions LLC, Old 320 Sycamore, and RadicalMedia
Outstanding Limited Series - 2019
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Executive Producer
Fosse/Verdon
FX Networks
Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series - 2018
Lin-Manuel Miranda, as Himself
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Fatwa!
HBO
HBO Entertainment
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Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series - 2017
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Host
Saturday Night Live
Host: Lin-Manuel Miranda
NBC
SNL Studios in association with Universal Television and Broadway Video
67th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics - 2014
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Lyrics by
67th Annual Tony Awards
Song Title: Bigger!
CBS
White Cherry Entertainment

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