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I got to holler just to be heard.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 16
Actor
Composer
Film Director
Librettist
Lyricist
Playwright
Rapper
Singer
Songwriter
Stage Actor
Theatrical Director
Translator
Washington Heights
New York
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Holler
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My kid gets me out of bed in the morning.
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The distance between where I am and where I want to be seems impossibly large.
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