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January 16, 1980
Lin Manuel Miranda was born to his parents whose names are Luis A. Miranda Jr., Luz Towns-Miranda in New York, New York USA. -
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Age of seven
Lin Manuel Miranda saw his first Broadway musical, Les Misérables, which left a lasting impression on him. -
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In highschool
In high school, he won the lead role in The Pirates of Penzance and became a part of the school’s drama program. -
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Rent
"in the West Village with people struggling whether to stay in the arts or sell out. People struggling with disease, struggling with poverty---gave me permission to write about what I knew.----but [Rent] told me, “You can write musicals. That’s not something that only a few people have access to. You can write about it, too.” - Lin Manuel Miranda inspiration on In the Heights. -
In the Heights debuts
Lin-Manuel Miranda's first version of In the Heights debuts in sophomore year of college at Wesleyan University. -
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Graduated College
Lin Manuel Miranda graduated from Wesleyan University in 2002 -
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Meets Tommy Kail
Tommy joins and helps workshop In the Heights -
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Continuing work on In the Heights
Collaborators help and take it to Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in Connecticut. -
In the Heights on Broadway
It was performed in the Richard Rodgers Theater. Miranda plays the role of Usnavi and the musical wins two Drama Desk Awards. -
West Side Story
Miranda translated some lyrics from West Side Story in Spanish at the Palace Theater. The cast won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre Album. -
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Sings Hamilton at the White House
Lin - Manuel Miranda preformed a part from Hamilton, which lead it to be the opening number for the musical. -
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Married
Lin-Manuel Miranda got married with Vanessa Nadal -
Emmy
Miranda got an Emmy award for musical number "Bigger". -
Moana
Miranda wrote music for Moana which earned an Academy Award nomination. He wrote, "How Far I'll Go," "You're Welcome," "Shiny," and "I Am Moana". -
First Baby
Lin-Manuel Miranda had his first child, Sebastian Miranda. -
Hamilton
Hamilton opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. It was nominated for 16 awards but got 11 tony awards. -
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Charity "Love Make The World Go Round."
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jennifer Lopez released, “Love Make The World Go Round” as a charity single as a tribute to the victims of the 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting. He has continued for “Found/Tonight” supporting the March For Our Lives Initiative. -
Fosse Verdon
Miranda executive produces Fosse/Verdon, an FX miniseries about the relationship between two Broadway icons choreographer Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and performer Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams). Miranda was a producer and the show was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. -
In the Heights
A film adaptation was out in theaters and HBO Max -
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Tick Tick Boom, film
The film adaptation of Tick Tick Boom premiered on Netflix with stars, Andrew Garfield and Vanessa Hudges. -
Encanto
He wrote “The Family Madrigal,” “What Else Can I Do,” and “Waiting On A Miracle” for Encanto. The film received many awards. -
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References
https://www.linmanuel.com/projects/
https://www.arts.gov/stories/magazine/2016/1/telling-all-our-stories-arts-and-diversity/lin-manuel-miranda
https://people.com/movies/who-is-vanessa-nadal-lin-manuel-miranda-wife/#:~:text=They%20exchanged%20vows%20at%20the,from%20Fiddler%20on%20the%20Roof.
https://dgf.org/staff/lin-manuel-miranda/
https://www.newyorktheatreguide.com/theatre-news/news/lin-manuel-miranda-career-timeline-from-in-the-heights-to-hamilton-to-hollywood -
Current
Lin - Manuel Miranda announced a concept album based on the novel called "The Warriors". They have been working on this album for 3 years and just now announced the release date.