Lin-Manuel Miranda (born January 16, 1980) is an American composer, lyricist, playwright, singer, songwriter and actor. He was born in New York to Puerto Rican parents. He is best known for creating and starring in the Broadway musicals "In the Heights" and "Hamilton". He co-wrote the songs for the Disney animated movies "Moana" and "Encanto". He directed his first movie in 2021 with "Tick, Tick... Boom!". He starred in the movie based on his play in 2020.