![]() Miranda posted the video to YouTube noting, “I got an A.” (You can enjoy it for yourself above.) 3. Miranda’s father, Luis, wanted his son to be a lawyer-but according to Playbill, it was clear after a young Lin-Manuel filmed an “infamous” video book report about Jean Merrill’s The Pushcart War in the third grade that he was destined for the stage, not the courtroom. As a kid, Lin-Manuel Miranda couldn’t make it all the way through Mary Poppins. In celebration of Miranda's 40th birthday (Miranda was born in New York on January 16, 1980), here are some fun-and surprising-facts about the creative Renaissance man. This summer, Miranda will produce and star in the big-screen adaptation of his play In the Heights and is preparing to make his directorial debut with an adaptation of Jonathan Larson's musical tick, tick… BOOM. Twitter isn't the only place you can get a dose of Miranda these days: In addition to making the rounds at awards shows for his work as an executive producer on Fosse/Verdon (where he also made a memorable cameo as Roy Scheider), Miranda had a major role as Lee Scoresby in HBO's adaptation of His Dark Materials and had some fun playing a soldier in Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker. ![]() The Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of Hamilton tweets prolifically-and delightfully-about his life and his work, dropping in inspirational messages along the way. Do you follow Lin-Manuel Miranda on Twitter? If not, you should. ![]()
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