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Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

Acting February 3, 1956 (70 years old) 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.

Movies 83

The Lion King 8.3

The Lion King

as Timon (voice)

1994
Addams Family Values 7.0

Addams Family Values

as Desk Sergeant

1993
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride 6.9

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

as Timon (voice)

1998
Austin Powers in Goldmember 6.0

Austin Powers in Goldmember

as Mysterious Disco Man

2002
The Lion King 1½ 6.6

The Lion King 1½

as Timon (voice)

2004
Stuart Little 6.1

Stuart Little

as Snowbell (voice)

1999
Beau Is Afraid 6.7

Beau Is Afraid

as Roger

2023
Astro Boy 6.3

Astro Boy

as Hamegg (voice)

2009
MouseHunt 6.6

MouseHunt

as Ernie Smuntz

1997
The Birdcage 7.0

The Birdcage

as Albert

1996
Titan A.E. 6.6

Titan A.E.

as Preed (voice)

2000
Stuart Little 2 5.8

Stuart Little 2

as Snowbell (voice)

2002
Once Upon a Studio 8.3

Once Upon a Studio

as Timon (voice)

2023
Mirror Mirror 5.9

Mirror Mirror

as Brighton

2012
Spellbound 6.5

Spellbound

as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)

2024
Joe Versus the Volcano 5.8

Joe Versus the Volcano

as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

1990
Frankie and Johnny 6.8

Frankie and Johnny

as Tim

1991
I'm Still Here 5.9

I'm Still Here

as Nathan Lane (uncredited)

2010
At First Sight 6.0

At First Sight

as Phil Webster

1999
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall 6.7

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

as Harold

2018
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl 7.4

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

as Self

2025
The Producers 6.2

The Producers

as Max Bialystock

2005
The English Teacher 5.6

The English Teacher

as Carl Kapinas

2013
Nicholas Nickleby 6.8

Nicholas Nickleby

as Vincent Crummles

2002
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! 5.7

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

as Richard Levy the Driven

2004
The Nutcracker 5.0

The Nutcracker

as Uncle Albert

2010
Love's Labour's Lost 5.6

Love's Labour's Lost

as Costard

2000
He Said, She Said 5.9

He Said, She Said

as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

1991
Swing Vote 5.8

Swing Vote

as Art Crumb

2008
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa 6.0

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Officer Meany

2008
Carrie Pilby 6.8

Carrie Pilby

as Dr. Petrov

2017
Jeffrey 6.3

Jeffrey

as Father Dan

1995
Isn't She Great 4.9

Isn't She Great

as Irving Mansfield

2000
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special 6.9

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

as Self

1999
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa 6.5

Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa

as Timon 2 (voice)

1996
Life with Mikey 5.7

Life with Mikey

as Ed Chapman

1993
Ironweed 6.4

Ironweed

as Harold Allen

1987
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

as Self

Teacher's Pet 6.1

Teacher's Pet

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

2004
Dicks: The Musical 4.4

Dicks: The Musical

as Harris

2023
Waking Sleeping Beauty 7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

2010
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches 8.1

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

as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2

2017
Pride of The Lion King 8.0

Pride of The Lion King

as Self

2011
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn 6.1

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

as Self

2019
Every Act of Life 6.4

Every Act of Life

as Self

2018
Trixie 4.8

Trixie

as Kirk Stans

2000
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise 8.1

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self

2013
Cut Off

Cut Off

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika 8.1

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

as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica

2017
Get Bruce! 6.5

Get Bruce!

as Self

1999
Mike Nichols: An American Master 6.3

Mike Nichols: An American Master

as Self

2016
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway 7.2

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

as Self

2007
Merry Christmas, George Bailey 6.0

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

as Clarence

1997
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 5.0

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

as Self

2021
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

as Giacomo

2020
The Boys Next Door 6.7

The Boys Next Door

as Norman Bulansky

1996
Broadway's Lost Treasures II 8.2

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")

2004
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid 10.0

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

as Self

2023
Trumbo 6.7

Trumbo

as Self

2007
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

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

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record 8.5

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

as Himself / Nathan Detroit

1992
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me 7.5

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

as Self

2013
The Lemon Sisters 5.1

The Lemon Sisters

as Charlie Sorrell

1989
Showing Up 9.2

Showing Up

as Self

2014
Stuart Little: Making It Big 10.0

Stuart Little: Making It Big

as Self

1999
Laughter on the 23rd Floor 4.4

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

as Max

2001
The Dish on Dolls

The Dish on Dolls

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

2006
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks 9.2

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

as Self

2001
The Man Who Came to Dinner 7.4

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Sheridan Whiteside

2000
Alice in Wonderland 6.8

Alice in Wonderland

as Mouse

1983
The Last Mile 7.0

The Last Mile

as The Stage Manager

1992
No Pay, Nudity 4.0

No Pay, Nudity

as Hershel Thalkin

2016
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True 7.7

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

as The Cowardly Lion

1995
Unnatural Pursuits

Unnatural Pursuits

as Limo Passenger

1992
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

as Timon (voice)

2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

as Timon (voice)

2004
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable 7.0

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

as Timon

1995
The Roots of 'Hairspray'

The Roots of 'Hairspray'

as Self (voice)

2007
Behind the Legend: Timon 6.0

Behind the Legend: Timon

as Timon (voice)

2004
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

as Self

The Nance 10.0

The Nance

as Chauncey Miles

2014
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

as Self

1996
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs 6.5

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

as Self - Perfomer

2001

TV Shows 52

Modern Family 7.9

Modern Family

as Pepper Saltzman

2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen 4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

2009
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Show with David Letterman 6.5

Late Show with David Letterman

as Self - Guest

1993
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self - Guest/Musical Guest

2015
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1975
Saturday Night Live 6.9

Saturday Night Live

as Self

1975
The View 4.3

The View

as Self

1997
The View 4.3

The View

as Self - Guest

1997
The Blacklist 7.6

The Blacklist

as Abraham Stern

2013
Frasier 7.7

Frasier

as Phil

1993
The Good Wife 7.6

The Good Wife

as Clarke Hayden

2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Musical Guest

1993
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Great Performances 6.1

Great Performances

as Mouse

1971
Curb Your Enthusiasm 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Nathan Lane

2000
30 Rock 7.5

30 Rock

as Eddie

2006
The Gilded Age 7.7

The Gilded Age

as Ward McAllister

2022
Sex and the City 7.3

Sex and the City

as Bobby Fine

1998
Miami Vice 7.5

Miami Vice

as Morty Price

1984
Mad About You 6.8

Mad About You

as Nathan Twilley

1992
Only Murders in the Building 8.4

Only Murders in the Building

as Teddy Dimas

2021
Elsbeth 6.7

Elsbeth

as Phillip Cross

2024
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Host / Winner / Performer

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
American Crime Story 7.6

American Crime Story

as F. Lee Bailey

2016
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle 3.3

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

as Self

2019
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story 7.6

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

as Dominick Dunne

2024
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 6.8

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Herman in Fantasy Sequence

1987
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd 6.8

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Bing Shalimar

1987
Live from Lincoln Center 8.7

Live from Lincoln Center

as Chauncey Miles

1976
Teacher's Pet 7.1

Teacher's Pet

as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)

2000
Difficult People 6.2

Difficult People

as Nathan Lane

2015
The Rosie O'Donnell Show 4.1

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self - Guest

1996
Mid-Century Modern 6.1

Mid-Century Modern

as Bunny Schneiderman

2025
Digman! 6.1

Digman!

as Yorbo (voice)

2023
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels 6.8

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

as Lewis Michener

2020
Primetime Glick 7.2

Primetime Glick

2001
Be My Guest with Ina Garten 7.7

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

as Self

2022
The Marriage Ref 3.8

The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

2010
George and Martha 8.2

George and Martha

as George (voice)

1999
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! 7.8

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

as Self - Actor

2026
One of the Boys 5.5

One of the Boys

as Jonathan Burns

1982
Charlie Lawrence 8.0

Charlie Lawrence

as Charlie Lawrence

2003
Encore! Encore! 8.0

Encore! Encore!

as Joseph Pinoni

1998
Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as Self

1994

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