Lin-Manuel Miranda receives Hollywood star

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"Hamilton" musical creator Lin-Manuel Miranda was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Friday and said he felt like he was dreaming.

The multiple Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner unveiled the pink and bronze star outside the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, where he recalled performing in his first hit musical, "In the Heights," in 2010.

"I feel like I'm dreaming," Miranda, 38, said at the ceremony. "It means the world to me that my star is outside this incredible theater."

"Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda (C) celebrates getting his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, November 30, 2018. /VCG Photo

He also rapped his way down memory lane.

Singing the lines from the opening song of "In the Heights," about life in a Latino neighborhood in New York City, Miranda rapped, "I am Usnavi and you prob'ly never heard my name/Reports of my fame are greatly exaggerated."

"Reports of my fame are still probably exaggerated," he added, laughing.

"Hamilton," the rap musical in which African-American and Latino actors play the founding fathers of the United States, won a Pulitzer prize and is currently the most successful show on Broadway, with productions also in London, Chicago, and a U.S. national tour.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame star given to Lin-Manuel Miranda can be seen in Hollywood, California, November 30, 2018. /VCG Photo

Miranda has also been busy with other projects. He is co-starring in the upcoming movie "Mary Poppins Returns," he co-wrote the music for the animated film "Moana," and is working on a new musical movie version of "The Little Mermaid."

He has used his fame to raise money for 2017 Hurricane Maria relief efforts in Puerto Rico, the home of his grandparents.

"You are the real deal," Puerto Rican actress and singer Rita Moreno told Miranda, "Your energy is boundless, your heart is in the heights. You are such a sweet and caring human being."

(Top Photo: "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda smiles as he celebrates getting his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Hollywood, California, November 30, 2018. /VCG Photo)

Source(s): Reuters