The two became a couple long before Miranda became a household name, and he remains humble about his fame—especially compared to the reactions Nadal elicits from others. “The success that comes with In The Heights made me go from a normal person to the equivalent of a pretty girl in New York,” he once told The New York Times. “Every once in a while, someone on the subway will holler at me. Otherwise, life is normal. Vanessa’s had people hollering at her all her life.” He added, “She knows she’s dope. She’s beautiful but not vain. She’s smart but not arrogant. It’s like, all killer, no filler.” While they’re different in many ways—Nadal tends to be more cerebral, while Miranda leads with his heart—they understand one another on a fundamental level that keeps each of them grounded. “He gets me in a way that no one else does,” she’s gushed about her longtime hubby. “I’m a scientist at heart. I try very hard not to let my emotions cloud my judgments and he’ll see through that and see what I’m really feeling.” If you thought Miranda was an impressive overachiever, just wait until you get to know Nadal! Everything Miranda’s said about her may just be an understatement compared to how awesome she really is.
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda married to?
Like her future husband, Nadal was born and raised in New York City. She attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), earning a degree in chemical engineering in 2004, then worked for Johnson & Johnson as a research and development scientist for their anti-aging skin products until 2007. In 2010, Nadal got her doctorate in law from Fordham University and worked as a law clerk, then an associate at a New York law firm. She became a legal consultant from 2016 to 2018. In 2019, Nadal became an adjunct professor at the Fordham University School of Law.
What does Lin-Manuel Miranda’s wife Vanessa Nadal do?
On her LinkedIn profile, Nadal describes herself as an “attorney, engineer, consultant [and] adjunct law professor.” She also writes, “I am an attorney, chemical engineer and serve as adjunct faculty at Fordham University School of Law. Outside of teaching, I am completing a chapter on cosmetics regulations for an upcoming nutshell on fashion law from Fordham Fashion Law Institute.” In fact, as both a chemical engineer and an attorney, Nadal knows all about not just how cosmetics are created, but also how they’re regulated. She also teaches a first-of-its-kind course on cosmetics regulations at the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham University.
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda meet his wife Vanessa Nadal?
Now that you’re familiar with Nadal’s intellect, it’s easy to see why Miranda was smitten with her from waaay back when. As teenagers, they both attended Hunter College High School (he was a senior when she was a sophomore), but Miranda told The New York Timesthat he was too nervous to talk to her before they each graduated. It wasn’t until 2005, when Miranda was looking into fellow Hunter College High School graduates on Facebook, that he mustered up the nerve to send her a message. When Miranda finally asked Nadal out, he invited her to see his improv rap group, Freestyle Love Supreme, perform. She recalled that a big group of his pals attended the show, so she didn’t think he was necessarily interested in her. He told The New York Times, however, “If she’d just paid attention, she would have known from my darting, furtive glances.” Still, Miranda says he was so shy that he enlisted a pal to get her number instead of asking her himself. He invited her to another show a few weeks later, and that’s when Nadal said she realized his crush was mutual. “When he came onstage, I thought, ‘I really like this guy!’ He was up there free-styling and weaving rhymes together,” she recalled. “It’s pretty impressive. He’s really, really smart.” A large group went out after the performance, and at the end of the night, Miranda and Nadal were the only ones left. He invited her to his apartment to play Grand Theft Auto, a video game she loves, and by the next day they were officially an item.
When did Lin-Manuel get married to Vanessa Nadal?
Miranda and Nadal tied the knot on Sept. 5, 2010 at the Belvedere Mansion in Staatsburg, N.Y. They had a 22-person orchestra, and, of course, plenty of rapping; Judge Rolando T. Acosta officiated their ceremony. During the reception, he surprised her with a performance of “To Life” from the musical Fiddler On the Roof.
Do Lin-Manuel Miranda and Vanessa Nadal have kids?
Nadal and Miranda are parents to two boys: Sebastian, born on Nov. 10, 2014, and Francisco, born Feb. 2, 2018.
Did Lin-Manuel Miranda thank his wife Vanessa Nadal at the Tonys?
Yes, twice! When accepting the Tony Award for Best Original Score for In the Heightsin 2008, Miranda rapped of Nadal, “Vanessa, who still leaves me breathless, thanks for loving me when I was broke and making breakfast.” At the Tony Awards in June 2016, where he won two statues for Hamilton, Miranda performed a sonnet in honor of Nadal and the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, which occurred just days earlier. The sonnet reads:
Does Lin-Manuel Miranda have a tattoo in honor of his wife?
Yep! In May 2017, Miranda got a simple “V” tattooed on his ring finger as a tribute to Nadal.
Who played Lin-Manuel Miranda’s wife on Curb Your Enthusiasm?
When Miranda played an exaggerated version of himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2017, and America Ferreraplayed Nadal. Miranda confirmed in a tweet that the casting was Nadal’s own idea.
Vanessa Nadal doesn’t like watching Lin-Manuel Miranda kiss anyone onstage
While Nadal may be super smart, she is still human. She admitted via Twitter that she isn’t a fan of seeing Miranda lock lips with anyone else, even if it’s in character. “I always boo when Lin kisses someone else on stage, and people sitting around me look at me like I’m a crazy person. #HamiltonFilm,” she wrote in July 2020. She added a quip from their son Sebastian: Next, look back at Lin-Manuel Miranda’s top 10 musical moments ever!
