an American actor, songwriter, singer, playwright, producer, and film director. He is known for creating the Broadway musicals In the Heights (2005) and Hamilton (2015), and the soundtrack of Disney's Encanto (2021). His accolades include two Laurence Olivier Awards, two Primetime Emmy Awards, three Tony Awards, three Grammy Awards, a MacArthur Fellowship Award, a Kennedy Center Honor, and a Pulitzer Prize.
