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I loved musicals. I loved being in the school play and being lucky enough to get parts in the school play. But they always took place in some other time and place.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 16
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Washington Heights
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Once George Washington said, I have to step down the so the country can move on.
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