14 Things You Never Knew About Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda
Lin-Manuel Miranda, the genius behind the hit musicals Hamilton and In The Heights, told BuzzFeed’s Another Round podcast about his childhood, making hip-hop mixtapes for Stephen Sondheim, and the time Kimye showed up to the theater.
This is Lin-Manuel Miranda.
He created the hit Broadway musical Hamilton that everyone you know has been quoting for months.
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Lin-Manuel recently sat down with the hosts of BuzzFeed's Another Round podcast for an in-depth interview about his family, his love for hip-hop, and what President Obama smells like.
The first time he felt represented in pop culture was the chihuahua in Oliver & Company, voiced by Cheech Marin.
"I was like, 'That guy sounds like my uncle! That's us.' That's how bad the 80s were when it came to Latinos."
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