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Lin-Manuel Miranda to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

By Wade Sheridan
Lin-Manuel Miranda will be receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Lin-Manuel Miranda will be the next celebrity to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, when he receives the honor Nov. 30.

Miranda, an award-winning composer, the lyricist and actor best known for creating and starring in Broadway musical Hamilton, will receive the 2,652nd on the Walk of Fame in the category of Live Theatre.

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Miranda will be honored with the star during a ceremony on Hollywood Boulevard that will feature guest speakers such as Weird Al Yankovic and Hamilton star Renee Elise Goldsberry.

"Lin-Manuel Miranda has made history with history! He has brilliantly made the show Hamilton a musical learning experience for young and old. He constantly displays the charisma with and talent we all want to see on the stage forever," producer of the Hollywood Walk of Fame Ana Martinez said in a statement.

"We are proud that Lin-Manuel Miranda star will add to our Hollywood history!" she continued.

"See y'all next week," Miranda said on Twitter Tuesday in response to news about his Walk of Fame star alongside a pair of emoji eyes.

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Miranda, who also contributed music to Disney's Moana, is set to star alongside Emily Blunt in Mary Poppins Returns which arrives in theaters on Dec. 19.

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