Nathan Lane
- Acting
- February 3, 1956 · 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
Filmography
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! · Self
- Mid-Century Modern · Bunny Schneiderman, Executive producer
- The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl · Self
- Spellbound · Luno - Oracle of the Moon (Voice)
- Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story · Dominick Dunne
- Elsbeth · Phillip Cross
- Dicks: The Musical · Harris
- Once Upon a Studio · Timon (Voice)
- Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid · Self
- Beau Is Afraid · Roger
- Digman! · Yorbo (Voice)
- Be My Guest with Ina Garten · Self
- The Gilded Age · Ward McAllister
- Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 · Self
- Only Murders in the Building · Teddy Dimas
- Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens · Giacomo
- Penny Dreadful: City of Angels · Lewis Michener
- Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn · Self
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle · Self
- Every Act of Life · Self
- The Vanishing of Sidney Hall · Harold
- National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika · Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
- National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches · Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
- Carrie Pilby · Dr. Petrov
- No Pay, Nudity · Hershel Thalkin
- Mike Nichols: An American Master · Self
- American Crime Story · F. Lee Bailey
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- Difficult People · Nathan Lane
- The Nance · Chauncey Miles
- Showing Up · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Blacklist · Abraham Stern
- Mel Brooks: Make a Noise · Self
- The English Teacher · Carl Kapinas
- Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me · Self
- Mirror Mirror · Brighton
- Pride of The Lion King · Self
- The Nutcracker · Uncle Albert
- I'm Still Here · Nathan Lane (uncredited)
- Waking Sleeping Beauty · Self
- The Marriage Ref · Self
- Astro Boy · Hamegg (Voice)
- Modern Family · Pepper Saltzman
- The Good Wife · Clarke Hayden
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa · Officer Meany
- Swing Vote · Art Crumb
- The Roots of 'Hairspray' · Self
- Trumbo · Self
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway · Self
- 30 Rock · Eddie
- The Dish on Dolls · Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
- The Producers · Max Bialystock
- The Lion King 1½ · Timon (Voice)
- Broadway's Lost Treasures II · Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 · Timon (Voice)
- Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? · Self
- Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 · Timon (Voice)
- Behind the Legend: Timon · Timon (Voice)
- Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! · Richard Levy the Driven
- Teacher's Pet · Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (Voice)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Charlie Lawrence · Charlie Lawrence
- Nicholas Nickleby · Vincent Crummles
- Austin Powers in Goldmember · Mysterious Disco Man
- Stuart Little 2 · Snowbell (Voice)
- Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks · Self
- Primetime Glick
- Laughter on the 23rd Floor · Max
- My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs · Self
- Curb Your Enthusiasm · Nathan Lane
- The Man Who Came to Dinner · Sheridan Whiteside
- Teacher's Pet · Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (Voice)
- Trixie · Kirk Stans
- Titan A.E. · Preed (Voice)
- Love's Labour's Lost · Costard
- Isn't She Great · Irving Mansfield
- Stuart Little · Snowbell (Voice)