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Nathan Lane

Acting

Nathan Lane

EN, PT cinema · 84 credits

Born

3 February 1956 (age 70)

Birthplace

Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Also known as Натан Лейн · ناتان لین · Joseph Lane

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

Broadway: The Next Generation poster

Broadway: The Next Generation

ENNot rated

as Self

Cut Off

Cut Off

ENNot rated

Actor

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

ENNot rated

as Self

O Pequeno Stuart Little 2 poster

O Pequeno Stuart Little 2

PTNot rated

as Snowbell (voice)

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl poster

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

EN · 20257.4

as Self

Spellbound poster

Spellbound

EN · 20246.6

as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)

Dicks: The Musical poster

Dicks: The Musical

EN · 20234.4

as Harris

Once Upon a Studio poster

Once Upon a Studio

EN · 20238.3

as Timon (voice)

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid poster

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

EN · 202310.0

as Self

Beau Is Afraid poster

Beau Is Afraid

EN · 20236.7

as Roger

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 poster

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

EN · 20215.0

as Self

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens poster

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

EN · 2020Not rated

as Giacomo

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn poster

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

EN · 20196.1

as Self

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall poster

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

EN · 20186.7

as Harold

Every Act of Life poster

Every Act of Life

EN · 20186.4

as Self

Carrie Pilby poster

Carrie Pilby

EN · 20176.8

as Dr. Petrov

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches poster

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

EN · 20178.1

as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika poster

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika

EN · 20178.1

as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica

Mike Nichols: An American Master poster

Mike Nichols: An American Master

EN · 20166.3

as Self

No Pay, Nudity poster

No Pay, Nudity

EN · 20164.0

as Hershel Thalkin

Showing Up poster

Showing Up

EN · 20149.2

as Self

The Nance poster

The Nance

EN · 201410.0

as Chauncey Miles

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me poster

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

EN · 20137.5

as Self

The English Teacher poster

The English Teacher

EN · 20135.6

as Carl Kapinas

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise poster

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

EN · 20138.1

as Self

Mirror Mirror poster

Mirror Mirror

EN · 20125.9

as Brighton

Pride of The Lion King poster

Pride of The Lion King

EN · 20118.0

as Self

I'm Still Here poster

I'm Still Here

EN · 20105.9

as Nathan Lane (uncredited)

The Nutcracker poster

The Nutcracker

EN · 20105.0

as Uncle Albert

Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

EN · 20107.2

as Self (archive footage)

Astro Boy poster

Astro Boy

EN · 20096.3

as Hamegg (voice)

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa poster

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

EN · 20086.0

as Officer Meany

Swing Vote poster

Swing Vote

EN · 20085.8

as Art Crumb

Trumbo poster

Trumbo

EN · 20076.7

as Self

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway poster

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

EN · 20077.2

as Self

The Roots of 'Hairspray' poster

The Roots of 'Hairspray'

EN · 2007Not rated

as Self (voice)

The Dish on Dolls poster

The Dish on Dolls

EN · 2006Not rated

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

The Producers poster

The Producers

EN · 20056.2

as Max Bialystock

The Lion King 1½ poster

The Lion King 1½

EN · 20046.6

as Timon (voice)

Broadway's Lost Treasures II poster

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

EN · 20048.2

as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! poster

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

EN · 20045.7

as Richard Levy the Driven

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

2004

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

EN · 2004Not rated

as Timon (voice)

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

2004

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

EN · 2004Not rated

as Timon (voice)

Teacher's Pet poster

Teacher's Pet

EN · 20046.1

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

Behind the Legend: Timon poster

Behind the Legend: Timon

EN · 20046.0

as Timon (voice)

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? poster

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

EN · 2004Not rated

as Self (archive footage)

Stuart Little 2 poster

Stuart Little 2

EN · 20025.8

as Snowbell (voice)

Nicholas Nickleby poster

Nicholas Nickleby

EN · 20026.8

as Vincent Crummles

Austin Powers in Goldmember poster

Austin Powers in Goldmember

EN · 20026.0

as Mysterious Disco Man

Laughter on the 23rd Floor poster

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

EN · 20014.4

as Max

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs poster

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

EN · 20016.5

as Self - Perfomer

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks poster

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

EN · 20019.2

as Self

Titan A.E. poster

Titan A.E.

EN · 20006.6

as Preed (voice)

Trixie poster

Trixie

EN · 20004.8

as Kirk Stans

Isn't She Great poster

Isn't She Great

EN · 20004.9

as Irving Mansfield

Love's Labour's Lost poster

Love's Labour's Lost

EN · 20005.6

as Costard

The Man Who Came to Dinner poster

The Man Who Came to Dinner

EN · 20007.4

as Sheridan Whiteside

Get Bruce! poster

Get Bruce!

EN · 19996.5

as Self

Stuart Little poster

Stuart Little

EN · 19996.1

as Snowbell (voice)

At First Sight poster

At First Sight

EN · 19996.0

as Phil Webster

Stuart Little: Making It Big poster

Stuart Little: Making It Big

EN · 199910.0

as Self

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special poster

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

EN · 19996.9

as Self

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride poster

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

EN · 19986.9

as Timon (voice)

MouseHunt poster

MouseHunt

EN · 19976.6

as Ernie Smuntz

Merry Christmas, George Bailey poster

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

EN · 19976.0

as Clarence

The Birdcage poster

The Birdcage

EN · 19967.0

as Albert

The Boys Next Door poster

The Boys Next Door

EN · 19966.7

as Norman Bulansky

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

1996

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

EN · 1996Not rated

as Self

Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa poster

Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa

EN · 19966.5

as Timon 2 (voice)

Jeffrey poster

Jeffrey

EN · 19956.3

as Father Dan

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True poster

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

EN · 19957.7

as The Cowardly Lion

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable poster

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

EN · 19957.0

as Timon

The Lion King poster

The Lion King

EN · 19948.3

as Timon (voice)

Life with Mikey poster

Life with Mikey

EN · 19935.7

as Ed Chapman

Addams Family Values poster

Addams Family Values

EN · 19937.0

as Desk Sergeant

Unnatural Pursuits poster

Unnatural Pursuits

EN · 1992Not rated

as Limo Passenger

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record poster

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

EN · 19928.5

as Himself / Nathan Detroit

The Last Mile poster

The Last Mile

EN · 19927.0

as The Stage Manager

Frankie and Johnny poster

Frankie and Johnny

EN · 19916.8

as Tim

He Said, She Said poster

He Said, She Said

EN · 19915.9

as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

Joe Versus the Volcano poster

Joe Versus the Volcano

EN · 19905.8

as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

The Lemon Sisters poster

The Lemon Sisters

EN · 19895.1

as Charlie Sorrell

Ironweed poster

Ironweed

EN · 19876.4

as Harold Allen

Alice in Wonderland poster

Alice in Wonderland

EN · 19836.8

as Mouse