Lin Manuel Miranda Research Paper

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I believe that the most influential person in the last 100 years is Lin-Manuel Miranda. Lin was born on January 16, 1980. He is a writer and actor. He has written and starred in such musicals as 21 Chump Street, In the Heights, Bring it On, and (his most well known musical) Hamilton. I believe he is one of the most influential person because of his musicals, he's revered as the modern day Shakespeare, and his effect on the image of musicals.
Reason #1; his musicals. His musical 21 Chump Street was written in less than a week, which is almost unheard of in the musical industry. He also wrote the Broadway musical In the Heights. He is most well known by his other Broadway musical titled Hamilton, which tells the life story of the first American

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