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 and Hamilton and the soundtracks for the animated films Moana, Vivo, and Encanto. He has received numerous accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Emmy Awards, and five Grammy Awards, and nominations for two Academy Awards. He received the Kennedy Centre Honour in 2018.

Miranda made his Broadway debut in 2008, writing the music and lyrics for and starring in the musical In the Heights, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical and Best Original Score and the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theatre 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 and starring in the musical Hamilton, which was praised by critics and became a widespread cultural phenomenon. Hamilton won the Pulitzer Prize and was nominated for a record 16 Tonys and 11, including Miranda's first win 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 won two Oscar nominations for "How Far I'll Go" & "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. For his performance in the Disney+ live stage recording of Hamilton, which was released in 2020, he received a Golden Globe & Primetime Emmy nomination. Miranda debuted as a film director with Tick, Tick...Boom!.

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. 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 & raised funds for rescue efforts and disaster relief after Hurricane Maria in 2017.

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林-曼努尔·米兰达（英语：Lin-Manuel Miranda，/lɪn mænˈwɛl məˈrændə/，1980年1月16日－）是一名美国男作曲家、作词家、歌手、演员、剧作家和制片人，以创作兼主演百老汇音乐剧《身在高地》及《汉密尔顿》而闻名。

米兰达为2008年百老汇音乐剧《身在高地》创作了音乐和歌词。他的作品获得了东尼奖最佳原创音乐、格莱美奖最佳音乐剧专辑，而戏剧本身则赢得了东尼奖最佳音乐剧；米兰达也以主角身份入围了最佳音乐剧男主角。自从为《汉密尔顿》编写剧本、音乐和歌词以来，他和该剧都获得了外界高度赞誉；从2015年在百老汇​​首演以来，《汉密尔顿》还引发了一股流行文化。

在影视界，米兰达参与过的知名作品如电视剧《电气公司》（2009年至2010年）、《善恶双生》（2013年）、电影《星球大战：原力觉醒》（2015年）和《欢乐满人间2》（2018年）。他为2016年动画电影《海洋奇缘》创作的歌曲〈海洋之心〉赢得了金球奖最佳原创歌曲与奥斯卡奖最佳原创歌曲。

林 - 曼努爾·米蘭達（英語：Lin - Manuel Miranda，/lɪn mænˈwɛl məˈrændə/，1980 年 1 月 16 日－）是一名美國男作曲家、作詞家、歌手、演員、劇作家和製片人，以創作兼主演百老匯音樂劇《狂舞紐約》及《鹹美頓》而聞名。

米蘭達為 2008 年百老匯音樂劇《狂舞紐約》創作了音樂和歌詞。他的作品獲得了東尼獎最佳原創音樂、格萊美獎最佳音樂劇專輯，而戲劇本身則贏得了東尼獎最佳音樂劇；米蘭達也以主角身份入圍了最佳音樂劇男主角。自從為《鹹美頓》編寫劇本、音樂和歌詞以來，他和該劇都獲得了外界高度讚譽；從 2015 年在百老匯​​首演以來，《鹹美頓》還引發了一股流行文化。

在影視界，米蘭達參與過的知名作品如電視劇《電氣公司》（2009 年至 2010 年）、《善惡雙生》（2013 年）、電影《星球大戰：原力覺醒》（2015 年）和《歡樂滿人間 2》（2018 年）。他為 2016 年動畫電影《魔海奇緣》創作的歌曲〈海洋之心〉贏得了金球獎最佳原創歌曲與奧斯卡獎最佳原創歌曲。