Javier Munoz

Stage Actor

Birthday November 27, 1975

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace United States

Age 48 years old

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About

Broadway actor who supplanted Lin-Manuel Miranda for the lead role of Alexander Hamilton in the critically acclaimed musical Hamilton after Miranda left the show. He was initially Miranda's alternate for the part. He previously starred on Broadway in In the Heights.

Before Fame

He was a member of the drama club in high school, and would earn his Bachelor of Fine Arts at New York University. In college, he joined the professional musical theatre company CAP21.

Trivia

He was a cast member of the off-Broadway musical All is Love. He briefly worked as a full-time restaurant manager in between his off-Broadway role and audition to be in In the Heights.

Family Life

He is from a Puerto Rican family, and would grow up in Brooklyn, New York.

Associated With

Before taking over the role of Alexander Hamilton full-time, he filled in for Miranda on nights that Barack Obama, Beyonce and Jay-Z all saw the musical.