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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-02-03 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

Nathan Lane

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

Acting

2025

2024

Spellbound as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Monsters as Dominick Dunne
Elsbeth as Phillip Cross

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

Mirror Mirror as Brighton

2011

2010

I'm Still Here as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
The Nutcracker as Uncle Albert
The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist

2009

Astro Boy as Hamegg (voice)
Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
Modern Family as Pepper Saltzman
The Good Wife as Clarke Hayden

2008

2007

2006

30 Rock as Eddie

2005

The Producers as Max Bialystock

2004

The Lion King 1½ as Timon (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Richard Levy the Driven
Teacher's Pet as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Behind the Legend: Timon as Timon (voice)

2003

Charlie Lawrence as Charlie Lawrence

2002

Stuart Little 2 as Snowbell (voice)
Nicholas Nickleby as Vincent Crummles
Austin Powers in Goldmember as Mysterious Disco Man

2001

2000

Titan A.E. as Preed (voice)
Trixie as Kirk Stans
Isn't She Great as Irving Mansfield
The Man Who Came to Dinner as Sheridan Whiteside
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Nathan Lane

1999

Get Bruce! as Self
Stuart Little as Snowbell (voice)
At First Sight as Phil Webster
George and Martha as George (voice)

1998

1997

MouseHunt as Ernie Smuntz
The View as Self
The View as Self - Guest

1996

1995

1994

The Lion King as Timon (voice)

1993

Life with Mikey as Ed Chapman
Addams Family Values as Desk Sergeant
Frasier as Phil

1992

Unnatural Pursuits as Limo Passenger
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Nathan Detroit
The Last Mile as The Stage Manager
Mad About You as Nathan Twilley

1991

He Said, She Said as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

1990

Joe Versus the Volcano as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

1989

The Lemon Sisters as Charlie Sorrell

1987

Ironweed as Harold Allen
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Herman in Fantasy Sequence

1983

1982

1976

Live from Lincoln Center as Chauncey Miles

1975

1971

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
Tony Awards as Self - Host
Tony Awards as Self - Host/Winner/Performer