Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Actor, composer and writer Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for the Tony Award-winning 2008 Broadway musical In the Heights. Miranda starred in the production as well until February of 2009.Playbill: Lin-Manuel Miranda to Leave In the Heights in February (January 12, 2009) On May 5, 2009, he and actress Cynthia Nixon announced the nominees for the 2009 Tonys.
Fast Facts
1. Born: January 16, 1980
2. Birth place: New York City, New York
3. Alma mater: Wesleyan University
4. Debut: Clayton's Friends (1996)IMDb: Clayton's Friends
5. In the Heights character Vanessa may be named for Miranda's real-life girlfriend
6. Conceived of In the Heights while studying at Wesleyan
7. Show based on Miranda's old neighborhood, Washington Heights
8. Tony nominations announced at New York Library for the Performing Arts
9. In the Heights was up for 13 Tonys
10. Winner of a Grammy for Best Musical Show Album
11. Played a bellman on an episode of The Sopranos
In the Heights

In the Heights follows the residents of a single block in the largely Dominican-American New York neighborhood of Washington Heights over the course of two days. The songs, unlike traditional show tunes, are designed to sound contemporary, and include elements of salsa, soul and hip-hop music. The show won a total of four Tony Awards, including Best Musical, in 2008. Universal Pictures is planning to adapt musical into a feature film in 2010.
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