Nathan Lane
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 3, 1956 (age 70)
- Birthplace
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Nathan Lane, born Joseph Lane on February 3, 1956, in Jersey City, New Jersey, is an acclaimed American actor known for his work on stage and screen. He has been active in the entertainment industry since 1975 and has received numerous awards, including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Lane made his professional theatre debut in 1978 in an off-Broadway production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". He gained widespread recognition for his roles in Broadway productions such as "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Producers," and "Angels in America". His film credits include "The Lion King," "The Birdcage," "Mouse Hunt," and "The Producers". In addition to his stage and film work, Lane has appeared in various television series, including "Modern Family," "The Good Wife," and "Only Murders in the Building". He has been married to Devlin Elliott since 2015.
Known For
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Filmography
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie · as Self
Cut Off
Movie
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
Movie · as Self
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
TV · as Self - Actor · 2 eps
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie · as Self
Mid-Century Modern
TV · as Bunny Schneiderman · 10 eps
Spellbound
Movie · as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
TV · as Dominick Dunne · 5 eps
Elsbeth
TV · as Phillip Cross · 1 ep
Dicks: The Musical
Movie · as Harris
Once Upon a Studio
Movie · as Timon (voice)
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Movie · as Self
Beau Is Afraid
Movie · as Roger
Digman!
TV · as Yorbo (voice) · 1 ep
The Gilded Age
TV · as Ward McAllister · 13 eps
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Movie · as Self
Only Murders in the Building
TV · as Teddy Dimas · 10 eps
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Movie · as Giacomo
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
TV · as Lewis Michener · 10 eps
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Movie · as Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie · as Harold
Every Act of Life
Movie · as Self
Carrie Pilby
Movie · as Dr. Petrov
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Movie · as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Movie · as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Movie · as Self
No Pay, Nudity
Movie · as Hershel Thalkin
American Crime Story
TV · as F. Lee Bailey · 10 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 2 eps
Difficult People
TV · as Nathan Lane · 1 ep
Showing Up
Movie · as Self
The Nance
Movie · as Chauncey Miles
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 8 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Movie · as Self
The English Teacher
Movie · as Carl Kapinas
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie · as Self
The Blacklist
TV · as Abraham Stern · 1 ep
Mirror Mirror
Movie · as Brighton
Pride of The Lion King
Movie · as Self
I'm Still Here
Movie · as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
The Nutcracker
Movie · as Uncle Albert
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
The Marriage Ref
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Astro Boy
Movie · as Hamegg (voice)
Modern Family
TV · as Pepper Saltzman · 10 eps
The Good Wife
TV · as Clarke Hayden · 15 eps
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Movie · as Officer Meany
Swing Vote
Movie · as Art Crumb
Trumbo
Movie · as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Movie · as Self
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
Movie · as Self (voice)
The Dish on Dolls
Movie · as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
30 Rock
TV · as Eddie · 1 ep
The Producers
Movie · as Max Bialystock
The Lion King 1½
Movie · as Timon (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Movie · as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Movie · as Richard Levy the Driven
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Movie · as Timon (voice)
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Movie · as Timon (voice)
Teacher's Pet
Movie · as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Behind the Legend: Timon
Movie · as Timon (voice)
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Charlie Lawrence
TV · as Charlie Lawrence · 7 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Stuart Little 2
Movie · as Snowbell (voice)
Nicholas Nickleby
Movie · as Vincent Crummles
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Movie · as Mysterious Disco Man
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Movie · as Max
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Movie · as Self - Perfomer
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Movie · as Self
Primetime Glick
TV · 1 ep
Titan A.E.
Movie · as Preed (voice)
Trixie
Movie · as Kirk Stans
Isn't She Great
Movie · as Irving Mansfield
Love's Labour's Lost
Movie · as Costard
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie · as Sheridan Whiteside
Teacher's Pet
TV · as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice) · 47 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
TV · as Nathan Lane · 1 ep
Get Bruce!
Movie · as Self
Stuart Little
Movie · as Snowbell (voice)
At First Sight
Movie · as Phil Webster
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Movie · as Self
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
George and Martha
TV · as George (voice) · 26 eps
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Movie · as Timon (voice)
Encore! Encore!
TV · as Joseph Pinoni · 13 eps
Sex and the City
TV · as Bobby Fine · 1 ep
MouseHunt
Movie · as Ernie Smuntz
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Movie · as Clarence
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Birdcage
Movie · as Albert
The Boys Next Door
Movie · as Norman Bulansky
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Movie · as Self
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
Movie · as Timon 2 (voice)
The Daily Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Jeffrey
Movie · as Father Dan
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
Movie · as The Cowardly Lion
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Movie · as Timon
The Lion King
Movie · as Timon (voice)
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Life with Mikey
Movie · as Ed Chapman
Addams Family Values
Movie · as Desk Sergeant
Frasier
TV · as Phil · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Unnatural Pursuits
Movie · as Limo Passenger
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Movie · as Himself / Nathan Detroit
The Last Mile
Movie · as The Stage Manager
Mad About You
TV · as Nathan Twilley · 1 ep
Frankie and Johnny
Movie · as Tim
He Said, She Said
Movie · as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
Joe Versus the Volcano
Movie · as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
The Lemon Sisters
Movie · as Charlie Sorrell
Ironweed
Movie · as Harold Allen
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
TV · as Herman in Fantasy Sequence, Bing Shalimar · 1 ep
Miami Vice
TV · as Morty Price · 1 ep
Alice in Wonderland
Movie · as Mouse
One of the Boys
TV · as Jonathan Burns · 13 eps
Live from Lincoln Center
TV · as Chauncey Miles · 1 ep
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Great Performances
TV · as Mouse · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Host, Self - Host / Winner / Performer, Self - Presenter · 3 eps