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.
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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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491264
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Filmography (Movies)
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Character:
Release Date:16/07/2026
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Character:Self
Release Date:06/02/2025
Spellbound
Character:Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Release Date:22/11/2024
Dicks: The Musical
Character:Harris
Release Date:06/10/2023
Once Upon a Studio
Character:Timon (voice)
Release Date:24/09/2023
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Character:Self
Release Date:22/06/2023
Beau Is Afraid
Character:Roger
Release Date:14/04/2023
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Character:Self
Release Date:11/09/2021
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Character:Giacomo
Release Date:01/12/2020
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Character:Self
Release Date:29/09/2019
Every Act of Life
Character:Self
Release Date:23/04/2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Character:Harold
Release Date:02/03/2018
Broadway: The Next Generation
Character:Self
Release Date:16/11/2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Character:Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
Release Date:27/07/2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Character:Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
Release Date:20/07/2017
Carrie Pilby
Character:Dr. Petrov
Release Date:31/03/2017
No Pay, Nudity
Character:Hershel Thalkin
Release Date:04/11/2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/2016
The Nance
Character:Chauncey Miles
Release Date:10/10/2014
Showing Up
Character:Self
Release Date:25/02/2014
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Character:Self
Release Date:20/05/2013
The English Teacher
Character:Carl Kapinas
Release Date:16/05/2013
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Character:Himself
Release Date:09/04/2013
Mirror Mirror
Character:Brighton
Release Date:15/03/2012
Pride of The Lion King
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2011
The Nutcracker
Character:Uncle Albert
Release Date:24/11/2010
I'm Still Here
Character:Nathan Lane (uncredited)
Release Date:10/09/2010
Astro Boy
Character:Hamegg (voice)
Release Date:15/10/2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:05/09/2009
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Character:Officer Meany
Release Date:17/12/2008
Swing Vote
Character:Art Crumb
Release Date:01/08/2008
Trumbo
Character:Self
Release Date:10/09/2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Character:Self
Release Date:19/04/2007
The Producers
Character:Max Bialystock
Release Date:25/12/2005
The Lion King 1½
Character:Timon (voice)
Release Date:28/10/2004
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Character:Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Release Date:26/10/2004
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Character:Timon (voice)
Release Date:31/08/2004
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:06/03/2004
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Character:Timon (voice)
Release Date:10/02/2004
Behind the Legend: Timon
Character:Timon (voice)
Release Date:10/02/2004
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Character:Richard Levy the Driven
Release Date:23/01/2004
Teacher's Pet
Character:Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Release Date:16/01/2004
Nicholas Nickleby
Character:Vincent Crummles
Release Date:27/12/2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Character:Mysterious Disco Man
Release Date:26/07/2002
Stuart Little 2
Character:Snowbell (voice)
Release Date:19/07/2002
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Character:Self
Release Date:01/10/2001
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Character:Max Prince
Release Date:26/05/2001
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Character:Self - Perfomer
Release Date:06/03/2001
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Character:Sheridan Whiteside
Release Date:07/10/2000
Trixie
Character:Kirk Stans
Release Date:28/06/2000
Titan A.E.
Character:Preed (voice)
Release Date:16/06/2000
Love's Labour's Lost
Character:Costard
Release Date:31/03/2000
Isn't She Great
Character:Irving Mansfield
Release Date:28/01/2000
Stuart Little
Character:Snowbell (voice)
Release Date:17/12/1999
At First Sight
Character:Phil Webster
Release Date:15/01/1999
Get Bruce!
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1999
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Character:Timon (voice)
Release Date:24/10/1998
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Character:Clarence
Release Date:25/12/1997
MouseHunt
Character:Ernie Smuntz
Release Date:19/12/1997
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/1996
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
Character:Timon 2 (voice)
Release Date:03/05/1996
The Birdcage
Character:Albert
Release Date:08/03/1996
The Boys Next Door
Character:Norman Bulansky
Release Date:04/02/1996
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
Character:The Cowardly Lion
Release Date:22/11/1995
Jeffrey
Character:Father Dan
Release Date:18/08/1995
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Character:Timon
Release Date:21/01/1995
The Lion King
Character:Timon (voice)
Release Date:15/06/1994
Addams Family Values
Character:Desk Sergeant
Release Date:19/11/1993
Life with Mikey
Character:Ed Chapman
Release Date:04/06/1993
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Character:Himself / Nathan Detroit
Release Date:07/12/1992
The Last Mile
Character:The Stage Manager
Release Date:09/10/1992
Unnatural Pursuits
Character:Limo Passenger
Release Date:01/01/1992
Frankie and Johnny
Character:Tim
Release Date:11/10/1991
He Said, She Said
Character:Wallace "Wally" Thurman
Release Date:22/02/1991
Joe Versus the Volcano
Character:Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
Release Date:09/03/1990
The Lemon Sisters
Character:Charlie Sorrell
Release Date:01/12/1989
Ironweed
Character:Harold Allen
Release Date:18/12/1987
Alice in Wonderland
Character:Mouse
Release Date:03/10/1983
Television Appearances
Mid-Century Modern
Character:Bunny Schneiderman
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Character:Dominick Dunne
Elsbeth
Character:Phillip Cross
Digman!
Character:Yorbo (voice)
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Character:Self
The Gilded Age
Character:Ward McAllister
Only Murders in the Building
Character:Teddy Dimas
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Character:Lewis Michener
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Character:Self
American Crime Story
Character:F. Lee Bailey
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:
Difficult People
Character:Nathan Lane
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
The Blacklist
Character:Abraham Stern
The Marriage Ref
Character:Self - Panelist
Modern Family
Character:Pepper Saltzman
The Good Wife
Character:Clarke Hayden
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
30 Rock
Character:Eddie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Charlie Lawrence
Character:Charlie Lawrence
Primetime Glick
Character:
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Nathan Lane
Teacher's Pet
Character:Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
George and Martha
Character:George (voice)
Encore! Encore!
Character:
Sex and the City
Character:Bobby Fine
The View
Character:Self
The View
Character:Self - Guest
The Daily Show
Character:Self
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Character:Self - Guest
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Frasier
Character:Phil
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Mad About You
Character:Nathan Twilley
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Character:Herman in Fantasy Sequence
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Character:Bing Shalimar
Miami Vice
Character:Morty Price
One of the Boys
Character:
Live from Lincoln Center
Character:Chauncey Miles
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self
Great Performances
Character:Mouse
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Host/Winner/Performer
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