Lin-Manuel Miranda in Washington Heights (2008) 🍎 You Had To Be There | MTV News

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  • Опубликовано: 25 июн 2020
  • A month after his musical, 'In The Heights', opened on Broadway in 2008, Lin-Manuel Miranda showed MTV News around his beloved neighborhood.
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  • @polarimani5709
    @polarimani5709 3 года назад +2221

    He was only nineteen but his mind was older.

    • @vannahedits
      @vannahedits 3 года назад +42

      genius

    • @johndavid360
      @johndavid360 3 года назад +56

      He had to be his own Lin like Usnavi but older!

    • @wolfkai8583
      @wolfkai8583 3 года назад +43

      And those New York City streets getting colder I shoulder.

    • @thedarkninja3562
      @thedarkninja3562 3 года назад +21

      @@wolfkai8583 Every burden disadvantage I've learned to manage

    • @wolfkai8583
      @wolfkai8583 3 года назад +18

      @@thedarkninja3562 I walk the streets famished

  • @Nat-bv3vk
    @Nat-bv3vk 3 года назад +920

    Lin with literally any musical he’s written:
    “I don’t get how someone hasn’t done this before!!”

    • @g.g.7730
      @g.g.7730 3 года назад +8

      Off topic but I LOVE YOUR PFP LMFAOOO

    • @sofilupi
      @sofilupi 3 года назад +2

      Lovejooooyyy

    • @gracebonen9794
      @gracebonen9794 3 года назад +1

      Lovejoy!!!!!

    • @ElizaHamilton1780
      @ElizaHamilton1780 3 года назад +4

      Well…
      Someone did do “In the Heights” before Lin. That musical was “RENT.”
      “In the Heights” uses RENT as a springboard. Both musicals are centered around a major holiday. Both have a character named Benny, who yearns for upward advancement, among other things. Both have a main character who isn’t directly part of the action (Mark vs Usnavi). Both have a character who keeps the community or family together (Angel vs Abuela Claudia). Both are meant to be for generation “now.” In Jonathan’s time, “RENT” was for the MTV generation. “In the Heights” is for us now.

    • @sofilupi
      @sofilupi 3 года назад +6

      @@ElizaHamilton1780 lin literally said in the interview that he got inspiration from rent hahaha

  • @Travelpage193
    @Travelpage193 3 года назад +571

    He wrote it when he was 19.....I’m about to turn 19 and I can’t write a paper 📝

    • @ominousyoshi
      @ominousyoshi 3 года назад +29

      He started*
      You can start today too :)

    • @jd42010
      @jd42010 3 года назад +8

      It took him 8 years to finish it. People forget they have time, all they need to do is spend it doing what they love.
      Besides, the timer only starts when you begin

    • @boiwifeyasmr4U
      @boiwifeyasmr4U 2 года назад

      I published my novel when I was 19.

  • @Krillinish2
    @Krillinish2 3 года назад +610

    Don’t be shocked when your history books mention Lin-Manuel Miranda.

  • @dyskelia
    @dyskelia 3 года назад +1182

    So if we follow the timeline, we can expect another musical in 2024?

    • @jovigal17
      @jovigal17 3 года назад +32

      I hope so. I'm hoping sooner. Lol

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 3 года назад +62

      Hard to say. He knows more about writing musicals now, so it might happen faster. But between the many other things he has been able to do now because he's famous, and the [waves hands around at the world right now] and the projects he's been doing to make the world less bad, it might take longer.

    • @Angie-ji7be
      @Angie-ji7be 3 года назад +24

      @@OrigamiMarie "to make the world less bad" I like that. I like that a lot.

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 3 года назад +6

      @@Angie-ji7be I was probably thinking of The Foundation To Reduce World Suck (which is a real thing) when I wrote it! And thank you, I think that mitigating the harm is super important right now! Well, always, but especially now. I've been trying to help by writing letters to people who are less likely to vote, to help encourage them to go to the trouble.

    • @OrigamiMarie
      @OrigamiMarie 3 года назад +9

      @Nicholas Parker and now he's making a concerted effort to stay off of Twitter, so that might even happen! I'm sad he's not tweeting anymore though.

  • @Gypsi53
    @Gypsi53 3 года назад +342

    just watched this video. He had yet to write Hamilton. How ironic that the last thing he said in the interview was about the ATM that distributes $10 bill (uh..a Hamilton)

  • @x3Vicki
    @x3Vicki 4 года назад +541

    Oh my goodness look how far he’s come. I love a good success story

  • @welcomestranger
    @welcomestranger 3 года назад +126

    Let's get this guy in front of a crowd.

  • @stellamantikou4978
    @stellamantikou4978 3 года назад +137

    Who isn't in love with this precious,amazing human?

  • @bingette7832
    @bingette7832 3 года назад +202

    7:40 He was the $10 founding father before he even started writing Hamilton.

  • @oriana_fortunato
    @oriana_fortunato 3 года назад +54

    Something I don't see people talking about enough is:
    Lin plays Usnavi, who can't talk to girls and kind of represents him...
    and he likes Vanessa.
    AND LIN'S WIFE'S NAME IS VANESSA. AND THEY KNEW EACH OTHER WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG.
    LIKE, DUDE, HE REALLY WENT AND DID A BROADWAY SHOW WHERE HIS CHARACTER ENDED UP WITH A VANESSA.
    Imagine when they met up later.... what she must've thought, I've always wanted to know.

    • @victoriat7961
      @victoriat7961 3 года назад +12

      according to him it wasn’t on purpose (he said in a tweet that Vanessa from the musical was “born” in 1999 and him and ‘real’ Vanessa only started dating in 2005) but i saw an interview where he said they knew eachother in high school and that he was too shy to talk to her or something, so i wonder if it was subconscious (that he named the female lead Vanessa). but that’s just my theory lol it might just be a crazy coincidence.

    • @oriana_fortunato
      @oriana_fortunato 3 года назад +1

      @@victoriat7961 i share your theory. Its suuuuch a coincidence.

    • @TheDoktorlubicz
      @TheDoktorlubicz 3 года назад

      recently I've read about it (or watched an interview with him) and he said that Vanessa is named after his sister's best friend. Unfortunately I don't remember where but if I find it I'll post it here

    • @_maddy
      @_maddy 3 года назад

      dude finally, someone else noticed that!

    • @roseprimviolet5852
      @roseprimviolet5852 2 года назад

      Ikr? Why is nobody talking about that. Also Lin said that he was totally crushing on V and everyone knew except Vanessa

  • @reaganrabuck395
    @reaganrabuck395 3 года назад +87

    Awww Lin is such a baby here 😍😭😱

  • @professionalnerd4055
    @professionalnerd4055 3 года назад +43

    ¨Do you know what merengue flavor is? I don't either but it's effing good¨ I love him so much omg

  • @madiroser1546
    @madiroser1546 3 года назад +62

    Look at where u are, look at where u started
    He has come so far

  • @TheHabitualWordsmith
    @TheHabitualWordsmith 2 года назад +5

    He saw "Rent" on Broadway for his 17th birthday and I saw "Rent" the movie in theaters for my 17th birthday.
    My mind just exploded.

  • @ewenchan1239
    @ewenchan1239 2 года назад +14

    This is one of the best and greatest things and one of the reasons why I love musicals (and other forms of art/media) so much.
    I never got a chance to grow up in Washington Heights, NY, but through this, it provides a glimpse into that life - something that I otherwise would not have been able to experience.
    re: "I can't believe no one else has done this yet"
    The most famous words said by people who end up becoming incredibly successful.

  • @aidansheehan7777
    @aidansheehan7777 3 года назад +74

    This video is full of great advice for future artists! I would suggest it to anyone planning on going into art of any kind!

  • @Lily-bz3sp
    @Lily-bz3sp 3 года назад +36

    AND NOW THIS IS COMING TO THE CINEMAS

  • @kylleethekiwi2175
    @kylleethekiwi2175 3 года назад +63

    Man I love him so much, he inspired me to write a musical and it’s actually working out!

    • @percy603
      @percy603 2 года назад +1

      I would actually be really interested to hear that

    • @manicpixiecoffeelovr
      @manicpixiecoffeelovr 2 года назад

      i’m curious

    • @ARS1508
      @ARS1508 Год назад +1

      All the bestttt!!!!!

  • @madiroser1546
    @madiroser1546 3 года назад +58

    He has come so far, I’m so so proud of him

  • @AkariIto
    @AkariIto Год назад +7

    Lin: "I knew I was going to be broke"
    Also Lin: Proceeds to write the biggest hit musical of all time, Hamilton

  • @cosmiclatte9416
    @cosmiclatte9416 3 года назад +60

    Lin can't believe other people aren't mus cal geniuses!

  • @_maddy
    @_maddy 3 года назад +40

    HE DOESNT LOOK ANY DIFFERENT- I SWEAR LIN, YOU DONT AGE-

  • @vanniam7220
    @vanniam7220 3 года назад +15

    this interview made my heart happy

  • @TriciaS1986
    @TriciaS1986 3 года назад +19

    He’s a genius and I love how amazing he is

  • @briansounalath
    @briansounalath 3 года назад +35

    Ha. He got defensive when he got called out for not actually growing up in Washington heights. And he probably knew he might be criticized for a playing a Dominican. Regardless this musical going to Broadway in 2008 was revolutionary.

    • @Perro-nv4jq
      @Perro-nv4jq 3 года назад +1

      I noticed that too lol

    • @retro9173
      @retro9173 3 года назад

      The movie adaptation isn't doing to well at the box office .. :/

    • @rushankadri8055
      @rushankadri8055 3 года назад +11

      @@retro9173 probably because of COVID and it's availability online rather than because the movie is bad, I personally loved it

    • @lizziebakeoven3225
      @lizziebakeoven3225 2 года назад

      @@rushankadri8055 yeah I chose to watch it at home too. I'll be buying it on DVD for sure. I LOVED ti

  • @JoshuaHenelyThornhill
    @JoshuaHenelyThornhill 3 года назад +10

    Dude just listen to this man he really knows what he wanted to achieve with that play and god he did that amazingly !!

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays4186 2 года назад +6

    Lin-Manuel at 19: Starts working on his first Tony Award winning show.
    Me at 19: Trying to pass my community college classes.

    • @boiwifeyasmr4U
      @boiwifeyasmr4U 2 года назад

      Me at 19: published a book and passing community college classes.

  • @katherineknapp6604
    @katherineknapp6604 3 года назад +11

    I LOVE LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA BECAUSE HE'S SO INSPIRING!

  • @legowtham
    @legowtham 3 года назад +5

    Here after 'In the heights' movie. What was I doing all my life not finding this gem already...

  • @tylerhayes9278
    @tylerhayes9278 3 года назад +3

    HISTORY HAS ITS EYES ON YOUUUUUUUUUU

  • @nk2ti
    @nk2ti 3 года назад +9

    Maaan dude is a genius 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

  • @thetunebella6675
    @thetunebella6675 Год назад +1

    5:57 little did he knew 2 years later he would be marrying his high school sweetheart!!!!!

  • @josyperez7483
    @josyperez7483 3 года назад +2

    Im blown away by lin manual, so talented

  • @HausdorffLover
    @HausdorffLover 3 года назад +66

    The can't talk with the girls thing
    The 10 dollar thing
    Ah this video is just too precious

  • @solmariamusic
    @solmariamusic 3 года назад +7

    I'm so excited to see the film tomorrow. Always wanted to see the show on Broadway, but I've been listening to the soundtrack on repeat for yearssss. Play close attention to the themes, specifically gentrification. This film is gonna change the world. IM SO EXCITED 🥺🥰🤗God bless Lin!!! PS: He plays the Piragua Guy!!!

  • @tashadhyani
    @tashadhyani 4 года назад +45

    10-dollar bill!!

    • @ericmckinney9057
      @ericmckinney9057 3 года назад +6

      Founding father without a father

    • @Henry3Productions
      @Henry3Productions 3 года назад +5

      got a lot farther by working a lot harder

    • @allielee
      @allielee 3 года назад +4

      @@Henry3Productions by being a lot smarter by being a self starter

    • @isabellegrace5665
      @isabellegrace5665 3 года назад +5

      by fourteen they placed him in charge of a trading charter

    • @sistinevenize868
      @sistinevenize868 3 года назад +2

      And every day while slaves were being slaughtered and carted away across the waves, he struggled and kept his guard up

  • @malvarezbjj
    @malvarezbjj 3 года назад +3

    2021 - In The Heights Movie is finally here and is a hit ❤️

  • @joesc3343
    @joesc3343 4 года назад +16

    RIP mtv

  • @aboutkimmy
    @aboutkimmy 3 года назад

    So inspiring ❤

  • @vernam.c.mendiola8903
    @vernam.c.mendiola8903 3 года назад +3

    Wow. What a cool throwback. I absolutely love how they explained the name Usnavi.🤣 🥰⚓

  • @beatrizpestana
    @beatrizpestana 3 года назад +4

    I've watched the movie today and youtube recommended this 🥺

  • @magvlogs83
    @magvlogs83 3 года назад +2

    Just watched In the heigths yestarday. I F-Love it.

  • @heathers.9740
    @heathers.9740 3 года назад +1

    This is a great moment in history!

  • @Jasonnovember
    @Jasonnovember 3 года назад +4

    When Lin said Manhattan I hat to sing that part from the Schuyler sisters

  • @tsthinker1318
    @tsthinker1318 3 года назад +11

    he`s the most cute thing ever

  • @vivianawagner112
    @vivianawagner112 2 года назад

    Love love love

  • @mari.tiengo
    @mari.tiengo 3 года назад +12

    Eu amo Hamilton de paixão, mas In the Heights sempre vai tocar mais no meu coração! Toda a história me faz querer ainda mais uma vida melhor, em um lugar melhor!

  • @moriahlim7904
    @moriahlim7904 3 года назад +6

    His voice is so much higher here

    • @crystalward1444
      @crystalward1444 2 года назад +1

      Big MTV interview...yeah stress does that and tightens up people's voices so the speak at a higher pitch.

  • @lin.ith.ham.
    @lin.ith.ham. 5 месяцев назад

    everytime lin writes a musical he puts himself as the main character

  • @nairobideservesbetter507
    @nairobideservesbetter507 3 года назад +2

    Omg just watched it😭😭

  • @santoshsahoo7417
    @santoshsahoo7417 3 года назад +3

    This man is an art God for me.

  • @chrissies5442
    @chrissies5442 3 года назад +12

    His voice is so high I can't-

  • @felipeeusebio6313
    @felipeeusebio6313 3 года назад +3

    One of the staples of the Bodegas is finding all those Dominicans and puertorican groceries, something you could not see it anywhere else

  • @randomgeekstuff7078
    @randomgeekstuff7078 3 года назад +1

    A true genius

  • @joshuayork8362
    @joshuayork8362 3 года назад +5

    defiantly looking forward to the movie.

    • @laurathornton1456
      @laurathornton1456 3 года назад +3

      Saw it yesterday. It's wonderful! Do not leave until AFTER the credits. You'll miss 1 last scene!

    • @cxcflower4727
      @cxcflower4727 3 года назад +1

      @@laurathornton1456 NO WAY!!

    • @laurathornton1456
      @laurathornton1456 3 года назад

      @@cxcflower4727 YES WAY! I think you can find it on RUclips. It's just a little thing but cute.

    • @lizziebakeoven3225
      @lizziebakeoven3225 2 года назад

      @@laurathornton1456 best cameo ever

  • @thetunebella6675
    @thetunebella6675 Год назад +1

    "Do you know what merengue flavor is? I don't know either but it's F-ing good"
    best thing I've heard all day😂

  • @tsthinker1318
    @tsthinker1318 3 года назад +15

    Chris Jackson as Mr. Softee

    • @emroman1108
      @emroman1108 3 года назад +2

      LMAO YES

    • @avettcore
      @avettcore 3 года назад +1

      Yes. Just YES!!!!

    • @CaribbeanOlympian
      @CaribbeanOlympian 3 года назад +3

      Congratulations. You predicted the future! :)

    • @tsthinker1318
      @tsthinker1318 3 года назад +1

      @@CaribbeanOlympian what?

    • @CaribbeanOlympian
      @CaribbeanOlympian 3 года назад +1

      @@tsthinker1318 Watch the movie adaptation if you haven’t already, and you’ll see what I mean.

  • @missmylarose
    @missmylarose 3 года назад +14

    He's definatly a guy if he doesnt know what fabuloso is! every spanish women in NY know its the everything cleaner not laundry detergent lol

    • @tknows470
      @tknows470 3 года назад

      California madres too!

    • @runefaustblack
      @runefaustblack 3 года назад +1

      Umm, I think you mean Hispanic. Spanish means it's from the country of Spain in Europe.

    • @missmylarose
      @missmylarose 3 года назад

      @@runefaustblack yes ty

  • @COBYKOEHL2
    @COBYKOEHL2 3 года назад +2

    WHAT A BEAUTIFUL HUMAN BEING AND A GENIUS

  • @mayena
    @mayena 3 года назад +2

    3:52-4:29 according to Wikipedia Lin Manuel was brought up in Inwood, Manhattan.

  • @elbatorres6113
    @elbatorres6113 2 года назад

    Lin Manuel Miranda is a prodigy!

  • @Computerlegacy
    @Computerlegacy 3 года назад +4

    This is where in the heights was born

  • @talithathompson5830
    @talithathompson5830 3 года назад

    ❤️🥺

  • @mena7878
    @mena7878 3 года назад +1

    The country club is also sold in DR

  • @DisneycraftYT
    @DisneycraftYT 3 года назад +4

    3:15 my high school hasn’t done a musical/play 😭

  • @selahmoments9469
    @selahmoments9469 3 года назад

    Bahahaha...yup on that final ATM shout out. 100!

  • @thetunebella6675
    @thetunebella6675 Год назад +1

    " and I just turned 28 a few months ago "
    Me: damn boy...oh oh wait a minute this is 2008 my bad!
    Also me: well in 2008 you still looked as handsome and as charming and as hot as you are today

  • @katherineknapp6604
    @katherineknapp6604 3 года назад

  • @awsomishdude
    @awsomishdude Год назад

    My favorite part was when he said “I’m past patiently waitin’, I’m passionately smashin’ expectations, every action is an act of creation”

    • @aliluv7816
      @aliluv7816 11 месяцев назад

      This made me laugh

  • @sarahkelly6375
    @sarahkelly6375 3 года назад +6

    Fabuloso is actually a floor cleaner. Not detergent.

  • @whatevs00
    @whatevs00 2 года назад

    Is the interviewer the same guy as the voice of the guy who does the 73 questions videos for vogue?

  • @breanagarbiel
    @breanagarbiel 3 года назад +4

    He looks famished walking these streets

  • @Mark_R_Tho
    @Mark_R_Tho 3 года назад

    Not broke, anymore!!!!!!

  • @cynthiahernandez4437
    @cynthiahernandez4437 3 года назад

    Am dead the ATM i wish we had $10 atm

  • @zorachanelh
    @zorachanelh 3 года назад +2

    He was 28 here

  • @tigristhelynx7224
    @tigristhelynx7224 3 года назад +1

    I feel like he's the modern-day equivalent of George M. Cohan.

  • @dianemariemichelle3141
    @dianemariemichelle3141 4 года назад +6

    Hair:
    Blonde (Britney Spears)
    Yellow (Christina Aguilera)
    Natural Blonde (Lady Gaga)
    Ginger (Ashley Tisdale)
    Bright (Shakira)
    Light Ginger (Kesha)
    Light Brown (Gwen Stefani)
    Brown (CC Catch)

  • @Sarahthelunsford
    @Sarahthelunsford 3 года назад

    Baby, a woman who lives with you and takes care of you is called a nanny. She sounds lovely though 🥰

    • @runefaustblack
      @runefaustblack 3 года назад +1

      What's in a name? What we call a rose will smell just as sweetly with any other name...

  • @LB0206
    @LB0206 3 года назад +7

    ... He doesn't look any different... 2008?

  • @moreblack
    @moreblack Год назад

    Shoutout to Cola Shampan

  • @MiguelAguasvivas_
    @MiguelAguasvivas_ 3 года назад +7

    Isn’t that guy from Hamilton

  • @mithroch
    @mithroch 3 года назад +1

    The most real thing is the $10 ATM.

  • @shutuphester
    @shutuphester 2 года назад

    hes so little omg

  • @AquaArisu
    @AquaArisu 3 года назад

    It looks like hes pogging in the thumbnail

  • @scarlettr8823
    @scarlettr8823 3 года назад +1

    the shade to Andrew Lloyd Webber💀

    • @crystalward1444
      @crystalward1444 2 года назад

      I wouldn't say that. Those of us who grew up in the 1980s were inundated with Andrew Lloyd Webber themes as they were the big ticket shows. Prior to that it was Westside Story. ALW brought Rock into theatre starting in the 1970s. There weren't many original musicals in the 1990s other than RENT. LMM isn't throwing shade, he's just saying it was an intimidating task and ambition to be in.

  • @jeffcadet82
    @jeffcadet82 3 года назад

    Sosua

  • @rocolas
    @rocolas 3 года назад

    is this.. is this the Vogue 73 Questions guy?

  • @hi-zy5zd
    @hi-zy5zd 3 года назад +3

    lin-manuel miranda: writes a good musical like i am not throwing away my shot
    me: writes cyfbhgbybgvbybbuggbghghghghghg

  • @caspertheghostking5344
    @caspertheghostking5344 3 года назад +1

    TIL that fabuloso aparently isnt made for floors

  • @jordankent3701
    @jordankent3701 3 года назад +4

    my god does he age?

  • @RoaroftheTiger
    @RoaroftheTiger 3 года назад

    Still the Least expensive Apartments in Manhattan, NYC ... But starting at about $2,500 a month, for a "Studio" !

    • @5620103893
      @5620103893 3 года назад +1

      Jesus christ. You could own 2 houses for that price where I live in Florida, taxes and all (in which the property taxes are quite high).

    • @RoaroftheTiger
      @RoaroftheTiger 3 года назад

      @@5620103893 - hey ... like the lyrics, from the old Blues Tune - 'Tobacco Road' - "But It's Home, the Only Life, I've Ever Known ..." But seriously, I nor any long time residents, are Not likely to be paying Current Fair Market Value. Thanks to NYC Rental Laws. But, I would agree. For anyone starting fresh in NYC. " the Rent is Too Damn High !" ;-)

  • @Heytheredelisandwich
    @Heytheredelisandwich 3 года назад +1

    Damn I’m 19 and I’m just a baby-sitter

  • @larranag
    @larranag 3 года назад

    He waits for his change?

  • @heathers.9740
    @heathers.9740 3 года назад

    Cats lol

  • @Boobalopbop
    @Boobalopbop 3 года назад +2

    If he was 19 in 1999.... How is he 28 now? Lol
    Oh, OK. He was joking

    • @sharizzle09
      @sharizzle09 3 года назад +1

      This video was filmed in 2008 when the musical came out on broadway so he was 28 at that time.

    • @soooofetch
      @soooofetch 3 года назад

      This video is 14 years old

  • @grmp1992
    @grmp1992 3 года назад +5

    Imagine writing something when your 19 and making a movie about it and gets criticized for not having ''enough'' black characters...

    • @queenfrankey9441
      @queenfrankey9441 2 года назад +1

      NO MATTER HOW PASSIONATE OR GOOD YOU ARE, THERE WILL ALWAYS BE PEOPLE WHO WILL NEVER BE SATISFIED. 😏

  • @mikeholp2400
    @mikeholp2400 3 года назад

    I wonder if he knows that people dream about him??

  • @beatrizpestana
    @beatrizpestana 3 года назад

    10 dollar bills...

  • @BellaFirenze
    @BellaFirenze 3 года назад

    Oy vey.