Lin-Manuel Miranda

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jan 16, 1980 (45 years old)

Lin-Manuel Miranda

Known For

The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20
1h 23m
Movie 2024

The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20

ABC takes viewers on a magical journey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of one of Walt Disney’s most beloved films.

Satisfied
1h 24m
Movie 2024

Satisfied

An intimate look at the actress Renée Elise Goldsberry; a woman’s struggle to have a family and balance a career, against the backdrop of the hit musical Hamilton.

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
1h 28m
Movie 2023

Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic

CBS presents DICK VAN DYKE 98 YEARS OF MAGIC, an unforgettable special celebrating the legendary career of the iconic entertainer for his 98th birthday.

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
1h 18m
Movie 2023

Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20

Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the entertainment company with interviews, rare footage and photos, and never-before-heard stories from those who built the Disney legend; a look inside Disney's newest attraction.

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
0h 45m
Movie 2022

Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl

Step into Casa Madrigal for a special concert spectacular as the original voice cast of Disney Animation's Oscar®-winning "Encanto," Stephanie Beatriz, Adassa, Carolina Gaitán, Jessica Darrow, Diane Guerrero, Mauro Castillo, Angie Cepeda and Olga Merediz, along with special guests including Colombian superstar Carlos Vives, reunites for "Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl." This unprecedented concert experience gives you a front-row seat to the musical extravaganza celebrating the global phenomenon.

Broadway Rising
1h 33m
Movie 2022

Broadway Rising

There is no New York without Broadway. It’s both a landmark and a community, an industry and a people, making magic in a dark theater, eight times a week. During the pandemic, over 96,000 people lost their jobs and an entire ecosystem of small businesses were brought to a standstill. Broadway Rising tells the story of the broadway community and its harrowing journey back to the stage following the COVID-19 shutdown. This feature documentary brings everyone into the spotlight - from the costume makers to the ushers to the producers to the stars.

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
1h 48m
Movie 2022

Weird: The Al Yankovic Story

Exploring every facet of ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic’s life, from his meteoric rise to fame with early hits like ‘Eat It’ and ‘Like a Surgeon’ to his torrid celebrity love affairs and famously depraved lifestyle, this biopic takes audiences on a truly unbelievable journey through Yankovic’s life and career, from gifted child prodigy to the greatest musical legend of all time.

Platinum Party at the Palace
3h 0m
Movie 2022

Platinum Party at the Palace

The third day of the platinum jubilee celebrations continues with a spectacular evening of entertainment. The concert at Buckingham Palace features a glittering array of global stars and performers from the worlds of music and dance to celebrate 70 years of HM the Queen’s reign. As darkness falls, stunning projections illuminate the palace during the performances.

Keeping Company with Sondheim
1h 13m
Movie 2022

Keeping Company with Sondheim

Filmed over two years, this new documentary takes an exclusive inside look at Tony-winning director Marianne Elliott’s creative process of bringing a reimagined gender-swapped production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s musical Company to Broadway during the COVID-19 pandemic. Featuring rehearsal and performance footage, plus new interviews with Elliott, Sondheim, Katrina Lenk, Patti LuPone and members of the original 1970 cast, the broadcast tells the story of the show’s Broadway debut in a city on the verge of bankruptcy to its reimagination 50 years later as both Broadway and New York City emerge from one of the greatest crises in contemporary history.

Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
0h 28m
Movie 2022

Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!

Go deep inside the film tick, tick...BOOM! with director Lin-Manuel Miranda, actor Andrew Garfield and the rest of the film's acclaimed ensemble. The award-winning biopic tells the story of the late Tony Award®-winning legend Jonathan Larson, an artist at a crossroads desperate to tell his story.

Biography

Lin-Manuel Miranda (/mænˈwɛl/; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015), as well as the soundtracks for the animated films Moana (2016), Vivo, and Encanto (both 2021). He has received numerous accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, five Grammy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2018. Miranda made his Broadway debut in 2008, writing the music and lyrics for and starring in  In the Heights, which won the Tony Awards for Best Musical and Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. It was later adapted as a 2021 film of the same name. Miranda returned to Broadway in 2015, writing the script, music, and lyrics for and starring in the musical Hamilton, which was praised by critics and became a widespread cultural phenomenon. Hamilton won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, was nominated for a record 16 Tony Awards, and won 11, including Miranda's first win for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. The Hamilton cast recording spent 10 weeks atop Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart and became the eleventh-biggest album of the 2010s. A frequent collaborator of the Walt Disney Company, Miranda has written original songs for the studio. He earned two Academy Awards for Best Original Song nominations for "How Far I'll Go" and "Dos Oruguitas" from Moana and Encanto. Encanto's song "We Don't Talk About Bruno"  broke various records. It marked Miranda's first number-one song on the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles charts. He starred as Jack in the musical fantasy Mary Poppins Returns (2018), for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. He received a Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton, released in 2020. Miranda debuted as a film director with Tick, Tick...Boom! (2021). His television work includes recurring roles on The Electric Company (2009–2010) and His Dark Materials (2019–2022). Miranda hosted Saturday Night Live in 2016 and had a guest role on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2018; he was nominated twice for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He has been politically active on behalf of Puerto Rico. Miranda met with politicians in 2016 to speak out in favour of debt relief for Puerto Rico. He raised funds for rescue efforts and disaster relief after Hurricane Maria in 2017. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lin-Manuel Miranda, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting

2024
The Untold Story of Mary Poppins: A Special Edition of 20/20
2024
Satisfied
2023
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20
2022
Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl
2022
Broadway Rising
2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
2022
Platinum Party at the Palace
2022
Keeping Company with Sondheim
2022
Honoring a Broadway Legacy: Behind the Scenes of tick, tick...Boom!
2022
Reopening: The Broadway Revival
2022
Betty White: A Celebration
2021
tick, tick... BOOM!
2021
Vivo
2021
We the People
2021
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
2021
Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021
In the Heights
2021
Roll Up Your Sleeves
2021
Celebrating America
2020
The Candlenights 2020 Special
2020
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
2020
Hamilton Sing-Along
2020
Hamilton: History Has Its Eyes On You
2020
Hamilton
2020
The Undefeated Presents: Hamilton In-Depth
2020
Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
The Happy Accident
2020
We Are Freestyle Love Supreme
2020
Siempre, Luis
2020
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
On Broadway
2019
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
2019
My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres
2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
2018
Mary Poppins Returns
2018
The Wonderful World of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration
2018
Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic
2018
Rock Rubber 45s
2018
Andrew Lloyd Webber: Tribute to a Superstar
2018
Bartlett
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
2017
Hamilton: One Shot to Broadway
2017
Speech & Debate
2017
Residente
2016
Millennials: The Musical
2016
Moana
2016
Hamilton's America
2015
Crossing the Line to Broadway
2013
Do No Harm

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