How Many Kids Does Lin-Manuel Miranda Have?
Lin-Manuel Miranda's Eldest Son Was Named, In Part, After Sebastian From "The Little Mermaid"
Fans know Lin-Manuel Miranda is an actor, singer, playwright, director, and songwriter, but they might not know that he's also a dad. The Broadway songster shares two children — Sebastian and Francisco — with his wife, Vanessa Nadal. The parents are very protective of their kids, and when Miranda does share photos or videos of them, he never shows their faces.
"As my kids get older, I know it's going to be harder to keep them out of the spotlight when they're out with us and out in the world," Miranda wrote to his Twitter followers in June 2019. "I really just wanted to thank you for helping us with that so far. I've seen you swarm to protect when someone's uploaded their pictures, I've gotten DMs from you when video of them has surfaced. You have all been so incredible and understanding. My kids didn't sign up for all this."
Miranda has shared that his kids have picked up something from him: coming up with songs. "I have two incredibly smart and brilliant and creative kids who — and who knows if they would be doing this if I didn't do what I do for a living — but they make up songs," he told the "Close Up" podcast in 2022. "And they're invariably about breakfast," he added. When the kids like a song enough that it becomes a common tune around the house, Miranda adds music and records their rendition.
He added in that same interview that Sebastian was an early fan of the song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from 2021's "Encanto," since he heard his dad composing it at home. "He came home and said, Daddy, that one's catchy. I almost sang it at school, which he knows he's not allowed to do yet because, you know, we've had the NDA for toddlers conversation."
Learn more about Miranda's kids ahead.
