Lin-Manuel Miranda a famous creator of hit musicals ; “Hamilton”, “In the Heights”, and “ 21 Chump Street”. This man is also the well known singer and producer of songs from the famous and recent Disney movie called “Moana”. The thirty eight year old man has a lovely wife and two kids. The youngest one just being born on February of 2018.
Lin-Manuel Miranda was born in New York City, New York, on January 16, 1980. He grew up in the neighborhood of Inwood Manhattan with his mother, father and his older sister. His mother : Luz Towns , is a clinical psychologist. His older sister : Luz Miranda , is a Chief Financial Officer. His father : Luis A. Miranda Jr. , is a Democratic Party Consultant. His father even advised New York City mayor Ed Koch.
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Now sadly, his grandmother : Abuela Mundi, died on Christmas Day of 2017. Lin Manuel was truly devastated when this happened. Lin Manuel Miranda is mostly of Puerto Rican descent. An interesting fact about Miranda’s mother's ancestors is that her ancestors include of an interracial couple in the 1800’s. The woman, Sophie whom was black, and the man David Town whom was white. The married couple of Luz’s ancestry lived happily with each other, although the couple tried to outrun slavery as laws and government changed around them. Now his name “ Lin Manuel” actually came from a poem that was inspired by the Vietnam War. The poem was called , “Nana Roja para mi hijo Lin Manuel” which was written by an Puerto Rican writer named Jose Manuel Torres Santiago. Lin studied in Hunter College High School , and Wesleyan University. During his sophomore year in Wesleyan …show more content…
This has earned him a lot of recognition around the world. Hamilton has earned Miranda a lot of awards, some just including : Tony award for best original score, and much more. He also made his first appearance in theatre during his first musical “In The Heights”. Although Lins main source of popularity is Hamilton,more people knew his name from ‘In The Heights’. Even though Lin Manuel Miranda made the lyrics for the songs in Hamilton,In The Heights,21 Chump Street,as well as the lyrics of a couple of songs in Moana; Miranda also appeared in different movies. A few examples of these movies being : Speech and Debate, Star Wars The force Awakens ,and the new Mary Poppins movie. Even with him doing mostly musicals, and writing lyrics this has actually won him 28 awards. And there is much more to come for this man,considering he isn't done doing shows,writing lyrics, and making
When asked to write about an important activist who has demonstrated protest, I immediately drifted towards a Hispanic and/or feminist activist. Various names came across my mind initially such as Cesar Chavez and Joan Baez but as a later discussion in class concluded, there are numerous others who are rarely highlighted for their activism and struggles, which lead to me researching more. In my research I came across Dolores Huerta, an American labor leader and civil rights activist, who I felt was an underdog and brushed over activist in the Hispanic community.
As the Great Depression and the World War came to a dramatic close during the mid 1940s, the American society prepared for a redefinition of its core ideologies and values. During this time, the idea of a quintessential “American family” was once again reinforced after two decades of social strife. Under such historical context, the 1941 novel Mildred Pierce by James M. Cain and its 1945 film adaptation by Michael Curtiz both carries a strong idea that when one, especially a female, tries to disobey their traditional family roles and social etiquettes, undesirable consequences would inevitably follow. However, the film adaptation, utilizing a slightly different narrative configuration and plot organization, further intensifies and emphasizes
Lin-Manuel Miranda was born January 16, 1980, to Puerto Rican parents in the Latino neighborhood of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, New York. He grew up as a cultural outsider with a deep understanding of his
Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, Ozzie Smith, and Tony Gwynn; What do they all have in common? They are all some of the most famous African-American baseball players to ever play in the Major Leagues. One man, though, made it possible for all of them to play in the Major Leagues. That man’s name is Jackie Robinson. Although Jackie Robinson faced many adversities throughout his lifetime, he persevered and became the first African-American in Major League Baseball, breaking the color barrier and changing the world of baseball forever.
George Lopez was born on April 23rd in the year of 1961 in the Mission, Hills of Los Angeles, California. His father who was Anataso was a migrant worker who left his wife, Frieda for a different lifestyle. After Lopez was born, Frieda and George Moved in with his mom’s parents who tried to raise Lopez In her hometown of California. When George was a young kid his mother explained to him that his father had died. Even though, the real truth was that he was in fact alive but wanted nothing to do with his son who he had with his ex-wife. His mother soon remarried when George was only ten years of age. His mouther also left, so he had nowhere to go other than to his grandparents’ house because he figured they would take care of him. Lopez was
Miranda interest was captured by the unimaginable changes in Hamilton life after finishing the first few chapters of Ron Chernow biography of Hamilton. Miranda began to envision the life of Hamilton as a musical, and researched whether a stage musical of Hamilton's life had been created. Miranda therefore began a project entitled The Hamilton Mixtape. In 2009, Miranda received White House performance invitation to perform music from his musical In the Heights. Instead he considered trying something new that featured American politics. He performed the first song from The Hamilton Mixtape, and from here on the idea of using self-destructive stubbornness, linguistic dexterity, brilliance, and relentlessness of Hamilton in his unique, idiosyncratic lens composes a series of music entitled Hamilton (Mead,
...lassical composers, I applaud this man for his creativity, style, but most of all for the great contribution he has made to the music and film world.
John Williams once states, “So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it’s gratifying to have something you have done linger in people’s memories.” John Williams is an incredibly talented composer, scoring the music for over hundred famous films. Some films he has composed the music for include: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jaws, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Home Alone, several Harry Potter movies, and many, many more. Williams has left a legacy for himself that will not soon be forgotten. John Williams has lead a very interesting life. While many will argue, some of Williams best work is in the movies, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Jurassic Park, and Star Wars.
Elmer won one Academy Award and was nominated for 14, one Emmy Award and was nominated for two, two Golden Globe Awards and was nominated for three, one Downbeat Award, two Western Heritage Awards, and was nominated for five Grammy Awards and two Tony Awards. He composed over 200 film scores for 51 different movies. His vigorous work earned him the title of “a Composer of Scores Capable of Outshining their films” by The New York Times. He is known for his versatile nature and love of diversity. He told Time’s Barbara Isenberg, “I rarely do anything at the same time each day, simply because anything you do routinely cannot possibly be fresh. I think a life with change in it keeps you young.” Bernstein was wise, but had a young heart filled with energy and optimism that is missed dearly by filmmakers and enthusiasts across not only America, but the
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Adventure, mystery, and magic all go hand-in-hand when it comes to the Harry Potter series written by J.K. Rowling. The books were adapted into films starting in 2001. The first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, was directed by Chris Columbus. The story of Harry Potter is magical as is however; the movie needed a little extra magic. This extra magic needed to be added through music. Director Chris Columbus chose John Williams to compose the music for a promotional reel (John Williams). After Columbus heard the song for the promotional reel he knew they had to have Williams compose the entire movie (John Williams). Williams created an entire score for the movie and called it “The Harry Potter Suite.” “The Harry Potter Suite” has a song for each important event that happened throughout the film. John Williams adds magic and tells the story of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone through his composed music.
Jackie Robinson once said that “"A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives." (Brainy Quotes). Jackie Robinson faced more abuse than any other baseball player. Jackie Robinson had his mind set on breaking the color barrier for African Americans. Jackie Robinson had the muscle strength and talent to inspire and change the color barrier in Major League baseball. Jackie Robinson was one of the most significant baseball players that America has ever known for Jackie Robinson’s bravery to stop the color barrier for, his inspiration he gave to people all around the world and for his accomplishments during baseball and outside of baseball this made him one of the most valuable players in the National League.
Shelton Jackson Lee, better known as Spike Lee was born on March 20, 1957 in Atlanta, Georgia. During his childhood years, he was exposed to the culture of the time which included the civil rights era. He grew up in Georgia then moved to Brooklyn, NY. His parents were educated members of society with his father being a jazz musician and his mother being a schoolteacher. He attended Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta Univer...
The Voice, 'Ol' Blue Eyes', Swoonatra, La Voz, and Chairman of the Board. These were all sobriquets of the infamous Frank Sinatra. However, one of Sinatra's earliest and possibly most well-known nicknames was The Voice. A title such as The Voice is more than just a name that sounds cool and sensual. It promises something flawless about his singing style, signifying you could select one song, or perhaps even an album, as representative of Frank Sinatra. However, Sinatra had a multitude of styles over his five decade career, so to call him the voice could potentially be doing an injustice, perhaps a more accurate description would be The Voices.
Marlon Brando was born on April 3rd 1924 in Omaha Nebraska. Marlon Brando had a pretty tough childhood. Brando was the youngest out of three children. Brando had two sisters, Jocelyn and Frances. His parents are Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Brando also known as Dodie. His father was always away at work selling agriculture products in Illinois and Missouri while his mother was an amateur actor who got drunk every chance she had made his home life miserable. Even when little Brando’s father was home he would be mean and his kids were terrified of him.