Lin-Manuel Miranda says he is at his parents' house, recuperating from a bout with shingles. File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI
April 6 (UPI) -- Hamilton creator and Mary Poppins Returns actor Lin-Manuel Miranda has announced via Twitter he has shingles.
"Hey, cool story This isn't a migraine, it's shingles! Caught it early, quarantined away from the baby,
A later update clarified the married father of two young sons is "fine" and not, in fact, wearing a mask. Miranda said this was a joke that was picked up by the media and "printed as fact."
"Staying' at my folks' house, up the street," he said. The Miranda family lives in New York.
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— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 5, 2018
This isn't a migraine, it's shingles!
Caught it early, quarantined away from the baby,
in a Phantom mask til further notice https://t.co/LkH8PvhRWh