Young Lin-Manuel Miranda: Footloose

[Laleyinc]

yo your sweats were "brinca chalcos" to the max lmfao hilarious

[Arctophile2000]

You didn't even mention what I believe is a G.I. Joe poster!

[marysaysdance]

I wish I had sweet moves like this :(

[armida55]

SO adorable! :)

[ashleywool]

Who needs suicide hotlines when there are videos like this??

[eilidhw]

this is maybe the best thing I have ever seen.

[MzPhinny]

Haha omg butt swish ftw!

[melbrooks]

I'm so glad that some one who succeed did this so there is still hope for me! lol I just never film it. I'd hate to end up on Tosh 2.0

[StardustBeatle1039]

The best part was when you pulled your arm out of the sleeve to do the pumping heart thing at like 2:33.

Now that's entertainment! haha :)

[coolness06]

This child created one of the best Broadway musicals of the 21st century. Love it.

[geneshi]

i love ur dancing skills

[TheAirInTheBalloon18]

if this was made circa 2010...this young man would be a youtube star. giving the " i can do anything" little girl a run for her money haha

a star was born.

[moodylupin]

I'm dying! jajaja, me muero me muerooo!

[suziqnyy21]

OMG How cute!! LOL...what a ham!!

[LAndreaDeLeon]

This is far too wonderful for words.

I need a pair of stunt pants.

[xxNikkinikxx]

There are seriously tears coming out of my eyes. Oh my god, the part with the sweat pants.... haha I can't wait to meet you at the Broadway Teachers Workshop this summer.

[xxshortey7xx]

this is greater than life itself

[InkyM4]

My days of resenting the 80's have ended! Thanks, Lin ;-)

[MiszMoss010]

you, my sir, were DESTINED for GREATNESS! haha I LOVEE THIS!

[lornarocker]

No te saques un ojo con el lápiz! I liked the video! I used to be like this, making up music videos (I still do sometimes!) but never recorded myself :(

[LizzieMarie08]

love when u scratched ur nose !!! sooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!

[ashleysevera]

im jealous. i want the GI Joe poster! lol

:)

[ashleysevera]

im jealous. i want the GI Joe poster! lol

[Anteater12]

Holy crap that is one of the best home videos ever!! Please tell me there are more of these somewhere.

[graceps87]

This is sooo awesome!!! How old were you??? Reminds me singing spice girls songs lol... I wish my future kids, get so passionate with something, like you do dancing and singing like that... We can see that your future career was already there! :) tumbs up for ur Footloose!!!

[wellar6]

even at a young age you could clearly see he has the makings of a genius in theatre.

[PepinaBailarina]

I wonder if there's some way to incorporate this into ItH?

[RosesNightengales]

You are awesome Lin! I love ITH. Its amazing. Also this video is cute.

[Karistelle]

The booty shake is hillarious bro! And so is the fast foot tapping starting with one, then two.. footlose indeed lol. 

[hakunamattata437]

i wish i could like this 100 times over

[ashleywatson143]

This only confirms more that you are my hero. Awesome :)

[AlyssaMarie3033]

this is beautiful

[ltrap28]

1) butt shake @2:01. 2) tired and working off the socks @3:07. 3) King Kong and GI Joe posters. 4) "oomph" sound when you try to fake a flip with the stuntpants. 5) flashes of classic Lin "angry face" throughout.

[Mariegurl14]

awe. Lin this is the cutest video ever! Thanks for sharing. It made my day. ^.^

[FanFicFreak12]

well obviously you were always musical genius. haha & is that a g.i. joe poster ? :D

[Doggiebabe1994]

This is THE most adorable thing I've ever seen, Lin!

[trishpip]

LOL Lin-Manuel! If you were 8 today instead of in 1988, you would be the kid singing So Much Better from Legally Blonde here. (I'm sure you've seen the video...)

[matt7575]

OMG...that was MY childhood too....

[mcord014]

Thanks for sharing Lin! You are definitely a character man. lol!

[moonandstar68]

You always know how to put a smile on my face, Lin! Thanks so much for sharing!

[5934931]

haha...i guess kids do the darndest things. this is priceless :)

[butterflysurfcrush04]

Hahahahah yessss, you're awesome, Lin.

[michaelermcgowaniv]

I kid... it was very cute.

[michaelermcgowaniv]

Did I just witness a seizure of some sort?

[avigale23]

awesome lin, just completely hilarious. Thanks for sharing =)

[theused321]

an expert at anything was once a beginner!

[dqDST1913]

Soooooo......basically MY childhood but with a videocamera. And you wonder why I love you, man.....

[swedishangel1]

I am completely in love with the child version of you, who felt a need to record these session so that we could enjoy them now. The butt shaking is a particularly fabulous moment, by the way. :)

[Mario10016]

Very cool bro

[ShaunTuazon]

this is incredibly brilliant. it's like you knew, one day there would be this thing called 'youtube' to share this with the world. and the world is a better place now that this is here.

[bga600]

This kind of makes my day. :)

[HowieGrl29]

that was so cute! :D

[SpringAwakener]

Inspiration for Usnavi's celebration dance, perhaps?

[sh0rtkid05]

MY favorite part is the "Stunt Pants" Backflip. Tal vez que trata todvia.

[KatiiezCam]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[syd2much]

LOL!

[ell0mynameis]

day=made...thanks lin!! x]

[primazumbarina216]

I love the incredibly big hem in your pants! My mom used to so that for me too. The awfull thing was when you finally grew & she let them down there would be this white line across the bottom of your pants. My mom tried to use crayon to cover it up.

[StefoFizzle]

Well, I AM jealous of your He-Man bed sheets, but can you keep up with my original Super Mario Bros. collectible stickers from the end of the 80s? *geek alarm!* ;)

This video is priceless - thank you, Lin!!!!

[Set1291]

I don't know what you're talking about, the sweatpants had ME fooled

[Kdelossantos2]

...and this guy won a tony. Awesome

[xLe]

"It may make many of you significantly less attracted to me, but my wife says she's fine with that."

NOT AT ALL. Sorry, Vanessa! :P

Lin-Manuel Miranda, you are my hero.

[GYOChardonWest]

How could you have a lonely childhood with all those voices running around in your head?

A singing dancing NINJA!!! What a threat.

[N1njaP1rate]

This...is beyond adorable. Thanks for sharing! XD

[vigwig]

So freaking adorable!



[ManBig4]

This is how i wish i spent my childhood.=)

[foreverjynxed]

This was the most adorable thing I have seen in a looong time, and I have a 6 year old nephew. xD

As someone who spent their entire childhood doing rather similar things (though it was the Men In Black music video and Disney movies) this video just warms my heart. :D

[futurstarsinger]

that was effin' cute.....no homo!!! xD

[sbarini]

my theatre group is starting a production of footloose. i'll be sure to show this to the choreographer.

[jynx0017]

lin had the coolest room eva!!

[Aisler]

Lin, I must say. You always bring a smile to my face, thank you =)

[sp4ever2912]

@0:09 I love the use of arm flailing and upper body movement to cover up your subtle trip.

[MissBroadway91]

I just auditioned for this "Footloose the Musical" today! This made my day!!!

[elizard02]

thank you for posting! :-) been a fan since the first time I saw "In the Heights" 3 years ago

[bahrtalicious]

I think that might be one of the more adorable things I've seen lately! Thanks for sharing :)

[Guitarist77]

Lin, you're literally one of my most favorite people 

[MrDmcty1]

this is great, You should have told them to put some of this choreo in ITH! ha

[jasonabroussard]

This just SCREAMS revival. :P

[AnotherIncipient]

You were born to do musicals. <3

[cangels08]

so, what exactly are you singing into? at first i thought it was a tooth brush...then a pencil...haha

my favorite part was probably when you pulled your arm out of your sleeve. classic. =]

[usnavi]

@cangels08 It's a pencil!

[jbw612]

How old were you here?

[centraliath]

A legend is born.

[xoxnikitarinaxox]

I'm pretty sure that the best is the sweatpants stunt.

[G74Vlogs]

So cute! Was that an Alien chestburster moment? If not, I don't want to even know...

[SoaringVegan]

That was good, haha. Born to perform.

[cabeyx33]

haha this is the best thing ever my whole family and i just watched it cracking up!!!!

[GabrielleLentini]

This is the best video i have ever seen!

[emoweenie22]

This makes me smile! I can't wait for the next dispatch!

[gypsymal56]

THE BUTT WIGGLE.

[KCfan7989]

I did the exact same thing as a child. What a loney life. haha You are precious!

[doughchino1998]

I could see my little brother doing something like this. Ur so adorable!!

[rolanpro]

The bum wiggle and the backflip... LMAO.

[doughchino1998]

when i watch this i think of my little brother doing something like this! so funny

[airamlara]

My sister and I can't stop laughing at this. Its HILARIOUS!!!

[scottobeck]

This could possibly be the most inspirational video of all time! All little kids should dream and be as creative as you are even at that little age! I can't wait for more to come! When are you going to post the next one? Thank you so much for all that you have done to inspire myself and all performers!

[psheww]

My theory was correct. You've always been awesome! Man, I got a meet you one of these days. In the heights is my life and I've never even seen it!

[mjwc97]

HA!

[musicluvr0711]

Is that a pen microphone ? 

[schuksudoon]

Ohhhh my gosh, that was the cutest thing I've seen in a long time. Hahaha, I love the backflip. ;p

[monica369]

Somebody was giving Kevin Bacon a run for his money with those funky moves!! haha

[coconmiranda]

Wonderful as always!! You always bring a smile to my face.

[thishatandyou]

2:34 -- Quick transition into Alien? :P

[jeffree00]

Consider my jealousy suppressed and my day significantly brightened! Thanks for sharing!

[stalpinho]

the backflip is pretty awesome :D

[nonoraanne]

I truly appreciate your footnotes. They made the video even better than it was. Which was already the best thing I've ever seen. EVER.

[jennavmusic]

this is actually perfect.

[PerezHilton]

Awwww! How cute!

[theofficefan731]

you. are. ADORABLE.

and actually such a good dancer at that age haha

[BornToPraiseHim]

HA! Oh man this is amazing :)

[lolo1086]

i'd like to know what the paper was about? was that a script or something? hahaha so cute!

[dancethrulife1]

Please tell me those were the lyrics you looked at half way through the song.

[usnavi]

@dancethrulife1 Yup!

[lolo1086]

AMAZING, but what can one expect from LMM?

[thegreenestgirl]

it's the microphone spoon that makes the video.

[potterbroadwayfan92]

Awww!!!!

[vitamin3812]

is that really you?? soooo cute : )

[yazroo777]

so cute :')

[thomashester2]

6 degrees of Kevin Bacon :P