The American songwriter and actor Lin-Manuel Miranda is best known for his ability to blend diverse musical styles and for his socially conscious lyrics. He is known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton.
Miranda, who is of Puerto Rican descent, is an advocate for Puerto Rican culture and has used his platform to raise awareness about the ongoing struggles of the Puerto Rican people. It also includes the island's debt crisis and the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.
Who Is Lin-Manuel Miranda's Wife?
Miranda is married to lawyer and education advocate Vanessa Nadal.
Nadal is an MIT-trained chemical engineer. She is currently an adjunct professor at Fordham Law School.
She is working as a patent attorney, who is advising companies and individuals on protecting their inventions and managing IP assets.
Talking about her education, she holds a degree in Chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law.
Married Life And Kids
Miranda met his wife in high school. He proposed to her in 2004 and got married 6 years later.
Miranda and Vanessa tied the wedding knot in September 2010 and have been married for 12 years now.
The happily married couple is now the parents of two kids. They have two sons named Sebastian Miranda and Francisco Miranda.
Vanessa gave birth to their first child Sebastian in November 2014 and their second baby was born in February 2018.
Miranda and his partner in crime are known for their sweet love story and the chemistry that they share. Together, they are a power couple in the entertainment industry.
They are currently relishing a blissful family life with the presence of their adorable sons.
Early Life And Parents
Lin-Manuel Miranda was born on January 16, 1980, in New York City to his parents, Luis A. Miranda Jr. and Luz Towns-Miranda.
His mother Dr. Luz is a clinical psychologist and his father Luis is a political consultant.
Talking about his siblings, he has one older sister named Luz. His sister Luz works as the Chief Financial Officer at a strategic consulting firm in Government and Communications called MirRam Group.
Miranda and his sister grew up in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. He was exposed to a variety of musical styles at a young age, including Latin, hip-hop, and show tunes.
Education
Miranda attended Hunter College High School and later Wesleyan University, where he wrote his first musical, 21 Chump Street, as a senior thesis.
After college, Miranda worked as an actor and composer in regional theater and on Broadway.
In 2007, he debuted his first Broadway show, In the Heights, which he wrote and starred in.
The musical, which tells the story of a tight-knit community in New York City's Washington Heights neighborhood, was a critical and commercial success, winning four Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score.
Career
Miranda began his career in the theater in the early 2000s, performing in various off-Broadway productions.
In 2008, he premiered his first major work, "In the Heights," a musical about the residents of Washington Heights, a neighborhood in Upper Manhattan.
The show was a critical and commercial success, and it won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Musical, among other awards.
In 2015, Miranda debuted his second Broadway show, Hamilton, which tells the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton through a blend of hip-hop, jazz, and Broadway show tunes.
In 2020, he also released his book "Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You", which is a collection of captions and illustrations of the motivational phrases he wrote on his Twitter account.
Net Worth
According to Forbes, Lin-Manuel Miranda had a net worth of $45.5 million as of 2020. His net worth as of 2022 is estimated to be more than $80 million.
Miranda is best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals "In the Heights" and "Hamilton," which have both been highly successful and have earned multiple awards.
Miranda has also appeared in film and television and has written for a variety of other projects, including the Disney film "Moana" and the television series "21 Chump Street."
Along with his work in theater, he has also worked on various film and television projects.
He composed the music for Disney's animated film Moana and starred in the lead role of Jack in the film adaptation of the Musical Into the Woods.
He has also appeared on television shows such as The Electric Company and House.
