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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Age: 44
Born: 1980
Born: January 16
Actor
Composer
Film Director
Librettist
Lyricist
Playwright
Rapper
Singer
Songwriter
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Theatrical Director
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Washington Heights
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My rhymes are gonna kill, so I suggest you write your will and leave your [expletive] to me.
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The problem is I got a lot of brains but no polish.
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The distance between where I am and where I want to be seems impossibly large.
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