Nathan Lane
1.6Acting

Nathan Lane

Feb 3, 1956 - Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

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.

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Cast

Media
Movie1991Frankie and JohnnyTim
Movie2002Stuart Little 2Snowbell (voice)
Movie1996The BirdcageAlbert
Movie2010I'm Still HereNathan Lane (uncredited)
Movie2004The Lion King 1½Timon (voice)
Movie2000Titan A.E.Preed (voice)
Movie1997MouseHuntErnie Smuntz
Movie2000TrixieKirk Stans
Movie2004Broadway's Lost Treasures IINathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Movie1994The Lion KingTimon (voice)
Movie1998The Lion King II: Simba's PrideTimon (voice)
Movie2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to SantaOfficer Meany
Movie2005The ProducersMax Bialystock
Movie2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!Richard Levy the Driven
Movie1987IronweedHarold Allen
Movie2002Nicholas NicklebyVincent Crummles
Movie2007TrumboSelf
Movie2012Mirror MirrorBrighton
Movie2009Astro BoyHamegg (voice)
Movie1995JeffreyFather Dan
Movie1991He Said, She SaidWallace "Wally" Thurman
Movie1999Get Bruce!Self
Movie2010The NutcrackerUncle Albert
Movie1996The Boys Next DoorNorman Bulansky
Movie2000Isn't She GreatIrving Mansfield
Movie2000Love's Labour's LostCostard
Movie2023Dicks: The MusicalHarris
Movie2011Pride of The Lion KingHimself
Movie2001Laughter on the 23rd FloorMax Prince
Movie1992Unnatural PursuitsLimo Passenger
Movie2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0Timon (voice)
Movie2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5Timon (voice)
Movie2013Elaine Stritch: Shoot MeHimself
Movie2013The English TeacherCarl Kapinas
Movie2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love SongsSelf - Perfomer
Movie2023Once Upon a StudioTimon (voice)
Movie1993Life with MikeyEd Chapman
Movie2014Showing UpSelf
Movie2024SpellboundLuno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Movie2009Waking Sleeping BeautySelf (archive footage)
Movie1983Alice in WonderlandMouse
Movie1997Merry Christmas, George Bailey!Clarence
Movie1999Stuart LittleSnowbell (voice)
Movie2013Mel Brooks: Make a NoiseSelf
Movie1993Addams Family ValuesDesk Sergeant
Movie2008Swing VoteArt Crumb
Movie2017Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
Movie2004Teacher's PetSpot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Movie2007ShowBusiness: The Road to BroadwaySelf
Movie2004Behind the Legend: TimonTimon (voice)
Movie2016Mike Nichols: An American MasterSelf
Movie2018The Vanishing of Sidney HallHarold
Movie2023Finally Home: Making Beau is AfraidSelf
Movie2025The Lion King at the Hollywood BowlSelf
Movie1999At First SightPhil Webster
Movie2017Carrie PilbyDr. Petrov
Movie2016No Pay, NudityHershel Thalkin
Movie2002Austin Powers in GoldmemberMysterious Disco Man
Movie2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium ApproachesRoy M. Cohn/Prior 2
Movie2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: PerestroikaRoy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
Movie2000The Man Who Came to DinnerSheridan Whiteside
Movie1996A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela LansburySelf
Movie1992Guys and Dolls: Off the RecordHimself / Nathan Detroit
Movie2018Every Act of LifeSelf
Movie2019Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy CohnSelf
Movie1995The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come TrueThe Cowardly Lion
Movie1989The Lemon SistersCharlie Sorrell
Movie2001Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel BrooksSelf
Movie2014The NanceChauncey Miles
Movie2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging QueensGiacomo
Movie1992The Last MileThe Stage Manager
Movie1990Joe Versus the VolcanoBaw - The Waponi Advance Man
Movie2023Beau Is AfraidRoger
Movie2021Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11Self
Movie1999Stuart Little: Making It BigSelf
Movie2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?Self (archive footage)
TV Show1999George and MarthaGeorge (voice)26
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf2
TV Show1997The ViewSelf1
TV Show2000Teacher's PetSpot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)47
TV Show1993FrasierPhil1
TV Show200630 RockEddie1
TV Show1998Encore! Encore!13
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf2
TV Show1982One of the Boys13
TV Show2010The Marriage RefSelf - Panelist1
TV Show2003Charlie LawrenceCharlie Lawrence7
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host1
TV Show2021Only Murders in the BuildingTeddy Dimas7
TV Show1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter1
TV Show2016American Crime StoryF. Lee Bailey10
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf6
TV Show2000Curb Your EnthusiasmNathan Lane1
TV Show1997The ViewSelf - Guest2
TV Show2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf1
TV Show1996The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSelf - Guest1
TV Show1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest2
TV Show2009Modern FamilyPepper Saltzman10
TV Show2009The Good WifeClarke Hayden15
TV Show2020Penny Dreadful: City of AngelsLewis Michener10
TV Show2022The Gilded AgeWard McAllister12
TV Show1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddHerman in Fantasy Sequence1
TV Show1987The Days and Nights of Molly DoddBing Shalimar3
TV Show1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host3
TV Show2022Be My Guest with Ina GartenSelf1
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1
TV Show1998Sex and the CityBobby Fine1
TV Show2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert1
TV Show1992Mad About YouNathan Twilley1
TV Show2001Primetime Glick1
TV Show2013The BlacklistAbraham Stern1
TV Show1994Inside the Actors StudioSelf1
TV Show1976Live from Lincoln CenterChauncey Miles1
TV Show2025Mid-Century ModernBunny Schneiderman10
TV Show1971Great PerformancesMouse1
TV Show2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf2
TV Show1956Tony AwardsSelf - Host/Winner/Performer1
TV Show2024MonstersDominick Dunne5
TV Show2024ElsbethPhillip Cross1
TV Show2019Today with Hoda & JennaSelf1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf1
TV Show2015Difficult PeopleNathan Lane1

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