Lin-Manuel Miranda Gets Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS, NY — "Hamilton" creator and Washington Heights native Lin-Manuel Miranda will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced earlier this month.

Miranda will join entertainers such as Jennifer Lawrence, Taraji P. Henson, Snoop Dogg, Bernie Mac and and “Weird Al” Yankovic in the Hollywood Walk of Fame's 2018 class.

“The Walk of Fame Selection Committee is pleased to announce our newest honorees to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Committee looked carefully at each nominee and we feel that we have selected an eclectic group of talent that will appeal to the tastes of many fans around the world,” said television producer and chair of the Walk of Fame selection committee Vin Di Bona.

When the news dropped, Miranda was actually eating lunch with fellow honoree "Weird Al Yankovic.

Miranda has ascended to superstardom when "Hamilton," — which he wrote and starred in — became a Broadway hit. The musical, which tells the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton, broke Broadway records and won 11 Tony Awards.

Since "Hamilton," Miranda has gone on to write the music for Disney's "Moana" and will star in a sequal of "Mary Poppins." Miranda's first broadway musical "In The Heights" is set in Washington Heights.

In other Lin-Manuel Miranda news, the music video for Miranda's "Immigrants (We Get The Job Done)" off "The Hamilton Mixtape" dropped Wednesday and features artists such as K'naan and Riz Ahmed.

Check out the music video below:

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