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Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

ActingBorn February 3, 1956 (age 70)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.

Filmography

2025
Mid-Century Modern

as Bunny Schneiderman

TV
2024
Spellbound

as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)

Movie
2024
Elsbeth

as Phillip Cross

TV
2023Movie
2023
Once Upon a Studio

as Timon (voice)

Movie
2023Movie
2023
Digman!

as Yorbo (voice)

TV
2022
The Gilded Age

as Ward McAllister

TV
2021TV
2020TV
2018Movie
2017Movie
2017
Carrie Pilby

as Dr. Petrov

Movie
2016
No Pay, Nudity

as Hershel Thalkin

Movie
2016
American Crime Story

as F. Lee Bailey

TV
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest/Musical Guest

TV
2015
Difficult People

as Nathan Lane

TV
2014
The Nance

as Chauncey Miles

Movie
2014
Showing Up

as Self

Movie
2014TV
2013
The Blacklist

as Abraham Stern

TV
2013Movie
2013
The English Teacher

as Carl Kapinas

Movie
2013Movie
2012
Mirror Mirror

as Brighton

Movie
2011Movie
2010
The Nutcracker

as Uncle Albert

Movie
2010
I'm Still Here

as Nathan Lane (uncredited)

Movie
2010
The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

TV
2009
Astro Boy

as Hamegg (voice)

Movie
2009
Modern Family

as Pepper Saltzman

TV
2009
The Good Wife

as Clarke Hayden

TV
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

Movie
2008Movie
2008
Swing Vote

as Art Crumb

Movie
2007Movie
2007
Trumbo

as Self

Movie
2006
30 Rock

as Eddie

TV
2006
The Dish on Dolls

as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)

Movie
2005
The Producers

as Max Bialystock

Movie
2004
The Lion King 1½

as Timon (voice)

Movie
2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")

Movie
2004Movie
2004Movie
2004Movie
2004
Behind the Legend: Timon

as Timon (voice)

Movie
2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

as Richard Levy the Driven

Movie
2004
Teacher's Pet

as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)

Movie
2003
Charlie Lawrence

as Charlie Lawrence

TV
2002
Nicholas Nickleby

as Vincent Crummles

Movie
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember

as Mysterious Disco Man

Movie
2002
Stuart Little 2

as Snowbell (voice)

Movie
2001Movie
2001Movie
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Nathan Lane

TV
2000
The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Sheridan Whiteside

Movie
2000
Teacher's Pet

as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)

TV
2000
Trixie

as Kirk Stans

Movie
2000
Titan A.E.

as Preed (voice)

Movie
2000Movie
2000
Isn't She Great

as Irving Mansfield

Movie
1999
Stuart Little

as Snowbell (voice)

Movie
1999
George and Martha

as George (voice)

TV
1999
At First Sight

as Phil Webster

Movie
1999
Get Bruce!

as Self

Movie
1998Movie
1998
Encore! Encore!

as Joseph Pinoni

TV
1998
Sex and the City

as Bobby Fine

TV
1997Movie
1997
MouseHunt

as Ernie Smuntz

Movie
1997
The View

as Self

TV
1997
The View

as Self - Guest

TV
1996TV
1996TV
1996Movie
1996
The Birdcage

as Albert

Movie
1996
The Boys Next Door

as Norman Bulansky

Movie
1995
Jeffrey

as Father Dan

Movie
1994
The Lion King

as Timon (voice)

Movie
1993
Addams Family Values

as Desk Sergeant

Movie
1993
Frasier

as Phil

TV
1993TV
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

TV
1993TV
1993
Life with Mikey

as Ed Chapman

Movie
1992
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

as Himself / Nathan Detroit

Movie
1992
The Last Mile

as The Stage Manager

Movie
1992
Mad About You

as Nathan Twilley

TV
1992
Unnatural Pursuits

as Limo Passenger

Movie
1991Movie
1991
He Said, She Said

as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

Movie
1990
Joe Versus the Volcano

as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

Movie
1989
The Lemon Sisters

as Charlie Sorrell

Movie
1987
Ironweed

as Harold Allen

Movie
1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Herman in Fantasy Sequence

TV
1987TV
1984
Miami Vice

as Morty Price

TV
1983Movie
1982
One of the Boys

as Jonathan Burns

TV
1976
Live from Lincoln Center

as Chauncey Miles

TV
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

TV
1975TV
1971TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Winner / Performer

TV
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 3, 1956
Place of BirthJersey City, New Jersey, USA
Popularity1.5