Happy Birthday,
Lin-Manuel Miranda!.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
turns 43 years old today.
Here are five
fun facts about
the playwright.
1. Miranda began writing
his debut musical,
'In the Heights,' while
he was still in college.
2. 'Les Misérables' was
the first musical he saw.
3. He wrote music for
local politicians' ads.
4. Miranda was inspired to
write his first musical after seeing
Jonathan Larson's 'Rent.'.
5. He keeps a math trophy from high school next to one of his Grammys because he's "just as proud.".
Happy Birthday,
Lin-Manuel Miranda!