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Lin-Manuel Miranda: Actual Human Being

Ever wonder if your favorite celebrity was just like you?

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Lin-Manuel Miranda: Actual Human Being
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Lin-Manuel Miranda is fresh off a long run in his hit Broadway show "Hamilton" which he produced the book, music, and lyrics for. And as if that wasn’t enough, he starred in it, too! It tells the story of our ten-dollar founding father Alexander Hamilton which was inspired when Lin picked up Ron Chernow’s 2004 biography before his vacation as “light vacation reading.”

Anyway, I’m not here to talk about Hamilton or how I haven’t seen it in person (even though yes, it really is that good, who would ever think to have Thomas Jefferson rap like that?!). But it’s all OK because we have the gift of the cast recording that I can cry to for the next ten years until the hype finally dies down and I can see it.

I’m just here to not throw away my shot in talking about how much of a gift Lin Manuel Miranda is to this earth. Not just because he brought us In The Heights or because he brought us Hamilton but because he’s just… he’s a precious cinnamon roll too good for this world and here are 5 reasons why.

1. He fangirls like the rest of us.


Most notable are his public moments when he would bring out Broadway’s best and brightest to their weekly before show lottery that he coined, “Ham4Ham.” Each time, he would bring someone out onto the steps of the Richard Rodgers. Whether it be Kelli O’Hara or Patti LuPone, he would remain attentive and engaged like they’re the best thing he’s ever seen. He's also just so eternally grateful to those who perform with/around him.

2. His good morning/goodnight tweets.

Props to this adorable man for being the first one to greet us in the morning with serious motivation for the day and for being the last one to talk to us at night, and even giving us motivation to sleep. I don’t know how he does it, but somehow he manages to capture our hearts 25/8.

3. He’s a great guy and he knows it.


We all know that Vanessa Miranda-Nadal is the luckiest woman on the planet and at most times, some of us wish we could be her, but instead, here we are worshiping the ground that the both of them walk on. He truly is the most amazing man, he knows how to make us all laugh and how to make us all cry at the drop of the dime. He’s truly making the difference in all of our lives and he probably thinks that’s crazy, but here we are, all around the world, worshiping him.

4. He’s a nerd.


But aren’t we all a nerd for something in this life? Everyone has that one thing that they’re completely encased with. For Lin, I’ve noticed that it’s mostly for things like Harry Potter, but aren’t we all? I like that he’s just so proud of himself for it, like he embraces the fact that he’s the world’s greatest.

5. He started out just like the rest of us.

He hasn’t always been the biggest and best thing Broadway's ever seen. It took him a while to get here. His throwbacks mean everything because back in 2012 he was just a dreamer too, and now here he is in 2016 living the best life he possibly can. They give us a reason to not give up on our dreams a reason to hang on and realize that things won’t always be the way that they are right now.



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