Lin-Manuel Miranda

Lin-Manuel Miranda
Background information
Born	January 16, 1980 (age 42) New York City, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, writer, composer, rapper
Years active	1999-present
Spouse	Vanessa Nadal (2010–present)
Children	2

Lin-Manuel Miranda is an American actor, writer, composer, and rapper. He is best known for his Broadway stage shows: In the Heights and Hamilton, which he created and originated the main roles of Usnavi de la Vega, Piragua Guy and Alexander Hamilton, respectively. A recording of Hamilton was released by Disney on July 3, 2020. He later directed Tick-Tick Boom! which starred Andrew Garfield.

In 2015, Miranda (along with director J.J. Abrams) wrote and performed two songs for the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Miranda is one of the composers and songwriters for Walt Disney Animation Studios' 56th animated feature film, Moana, performing on "We Know the Way" and the end credits version of "You're Welcome" with Jordan Fisher. Miranda also played Jack in Mary Poppins Returns and voices Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera/GizmoDuck in the new DuckTales. He was recently the songwriter of Walt Disney Animation Studios' 60th animated feature Encanto, and will play Chef Louis in the live action remake of The Little Mermaid.

Disney Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Studio
2012	The Odd Life of Timothy Green	Reggie	Walt Disney Pictures
2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	Composer/Performer: "Jabba Flow"	Lucasfilm
2016	Moana	Composer/Songwriter/Performer	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2017	DuckTales	Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera/Gizmoduck	Disney Television Animation
2018	Mary Poppins Returns	Jack	Walt Disney Pictures
2019	Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker	Resistance Trooper	Lucasfilm
2020	Hamilton	Alexander Hamilton	Walt Disney Pictures
2021	Encanto	Songwriter	Walt Disney Animation Studios
2023	The Little Mermaid	Chef Louis	Walt Disney Pictures

Disney Roles

Reggie
(The Odd Life of Timothy Green)

Fenton Crackshell-Cabrera/Gizmoduck
(Ducktales reboot)

Jack
(Mary Poppins Returns)

Alexander Hamilton
(Hamilton)

Chef Louis
The Little Mermaid

Gallery

Lin-Manuel Miranda at the premiere of Moana in November 2016.

Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks onstage at the 71st annual Tony Awards in June 2017.

Lin-Manuel Miranda visiting The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in October 2017.

Lin-Manuel Miranda at the Mary Poppins Returns premiere in November 2018.

Lin-Manuel Miranda at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in December 2018.

Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks at the 2019 San Diego Comic Con.

Lin-Manuel Miranda speaks at the HBO segment at the 2019 Summer TCA Tour.

Lin-Manuel Miranda attending the 71st annual Emmy Awards in September 2019.

Trivia

• Miranda is a fan of The Little Mermaid. He even named his first son, "Sebastian" after The Little Mermaid character of the same name.

References

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