
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.
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Acting History
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2025Mid-Century Modern as Bunny Schneiderman
2025The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
2024Spellbound as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
2024Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story as Dominick Dunne
2024Elsbeth as Phillip Cross
2023Dicks: The Musical as Harris
2023Once Upon a Studio as Timon (voice)
2023Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
2023Beau Is Afraid as Roger
2023Digman! as Yorbo (voice)
2022Be My Guest with Ina Garten as Self
2022The Gilded Age as Ward McAllister
2021Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
2021Only Murders in the Building as Teddy Dimas
2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Giacomo
2020Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Lewis Michener
2019Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn as Self
2019Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
2018Every Act of Life as Self
2018The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Harold
2017Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
2017National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
2017Carrie Pilby as Dr. Petrov
2016No Pay, Nudity as Hershel Thalkin
2016American Crime Story as F. Lee Bailey
2016Mike Nichols: An American Master as Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015Difficult People as Nathan Lane
2014The Nance as Chauncey Miles
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
2014Showing Up as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2013The Blacklist as Abraham Stern
2013Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
2013The English Teacher as Carl Kapinas
2013Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me as Himself
2012Mirror Mirror as Brighton
2011Pride of The Lion King as Self
2010The Nutcracker as Uncle Albert
2010I'm Still Here as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
2010The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
2009Astro Boy as Hamegg (voice)
2009Modern Family as Pepper Saltzman
2009The Good Wife as Clarke Hayden
2009Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
2008A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Officer Meany
2008Swing Vote as Art Crumb
2007Trumbo as Self
2007ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
200630 Rock as Eddie
2005The Producers as Max Bialystock
2004The Lion King 1½ as Timon (voice)
2004Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
2004Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Timon (voice)
2004Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self (archive footage)
2004Behind the Legend: Timon as Timon (voice)
2004Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 as Timon (voice)
2004Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Richard Levy the Driven
2004Teacher's Pet as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Charlie Lawrence as Charlie Lawrence
2002Nicholas Nickleby as Vincent Crummles
2002Austin Powers in Goldmember as Mysterious Disco Man
2002Stuart Little 2 as Snowbell (voice)
2001Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks as Self
2001Primetime Glick
2001Laughter on the 23rd Floor as Max Prince
2001My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs as Self - Perfomer
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Nathan Lane
2000The Man Who Came to Dinner as Sheridan Whiteside
2000Teacher's Pet as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
2000Trixie as Kirk Stans
2000Titan A.E. as Preed (voice)
2000Love's Labour's Lost as Costard
2000Isn't She Great as Irving Mansfield
1999Stuart Little as Snowbell (voice)
1999George and Martha as George (voice)
1999At First Sight as Phil Webster
1999Get Bruce! as Self
1999Stuart Little: Making It Big as Self
1998The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Timon (voice)
1998Encore! Encore!
1998Sex and the City as Bobby Fine
1997Merry Christmas, George Bailey as Clarence
1997MouseHunt as Ernie Smuntz
1997The View as Self
1997The View as Self - Guest
1996A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury as Self
1996The Daily Show as Self
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
1996Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa as Timon 2 (voice)
1996The Birdcage as Albert
1996The Boys Next Door as Norman Bulansky
1995The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as The Cowardly Lion
1995Jeffrey as Father Dan
1995Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable as Timon
1994Inside the Actors Studio as Self
1994The Lion King as Timon (voice)
1993Addams Family Values as Desk Sergeant
1993Frasier as Phil
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1993Life with Mikey as Ed Chapman
1992Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Nathan Detroit
1992The Last Mile as The Stage Manager
1992Mad About You as Nathan Twilley
1992Unnatural Pursuits as Limo Passenger
1991Frankie and Johnny as Tim
1991He Said, She Said as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
1990Joe Versus the Volcano as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
1989The Lemon Sisters as Charlie Sorrell
1987Ironweed as Harold Allen
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Herman in Fantasy Sequence
1987The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Bing Shalimar
1984Miami Vice as Morty Price
1983Alice in Wonderland as Mouse
1982One of the Boys
1976Live from Lincoln Center as Chauncey Miles
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self
1971Great Performances as Mouse
1956Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956Tony Awards as Self - Host
1956Tony Awards as Self - Host/Winner/Performer









