How Rich is Lin Manuel Miranda as In the Heights Premieres in Theaters and On HBO Max?
Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock / Evan Agostini/Invision/AP/Shutterstock  Lin-Manuel Miranda is most recognized for playing the titular role of founding father Alexander Hamilton in the record-breaking musical Hamilton  which he also wrote, composed, and won the Pulitzer prize for  but the American composer, rapper and actor, is also a multi-award-winning performer with an extensive list of Broadway and film credits to his name. That list of credits includes In the Heights, a musical which Miranda wrote the music and lyrics for  he starred in it, too. Its no surprise, then, that the 41-year-old has amassed a net worth of $80 million. Heres a look at the multi-hyphenates net worth as the movie adaptation of his musical about the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York premieres in theaters and on HBO max. Find Out: The Economy and Your Money: All You Need To Know  Learn More: The Richest Celebrity From Every State  Raised in New York City to parents of Puerto Rican heritage, Miranda started writing musicals in high school, and never abandoned his love for music and the stage. He wrote the earliest draft of In the Heights, as a sophomore at Wesleyan University. The play later became a hit Broadway musical, earning 13 Tony nominations and winning four awards, including Best Musical and Best Original Score. More From Your Money  By far, Mirandas largest paycheck has come from Hamilton: An American Musical. As one of the original cast members, not to mention the writer, composer and lyricist for the show, Miranda earned $6.4 million annually while starring as Alexander Hamilton on Broadway. This includes the profits he made from royalties as well as his salary as an actor. And Miranda will continue seeing 7.5% of the shows revenue for as long as it runs. In February of 2020, Disney purchased the film rights to a live performance of Hamilton for $75 million. Hamilton and In the Heights arent the only sources of Mirandas massive wealth. In 2011, he co-wrote the music and lyrics for Bring It On: The Musical, and later went on to write songs for Disneys Moana. Later in 2021, hell make his film directorial debut with an adaptation of Jonathan Larsons tick, tickBOOM!  Outside of writing and composing, Miranda has appeared on a wide array of television shows, including The Sopranos, House, Sesame Street and His Dark Materials. He was also featured as Jack the lamplighter in 2018s Mary Poppins Returns. He also earned $625,000 over five years as a MacArthur Foundation fellow. Whoa:Businesses You Didnt Know Your Favorite Celebrity Owns  Ouch: Critically Acclaimed Movies That Bombed at the Box Office  More From Your Money  Little is known about how Miranda spends his earnings, but he co-owns the Drama Book Shop in New York City, an independent bookstore where Miranda first penned In the Heights. He also purchased and sold property in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan according to Celebrity Net Worth. Last updated June 11th. Net Worth via CelebrityNetWorth