Nathan Lane
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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PHOTOS
TV Series
George and Martha
8
The Daily Show
6.378
The View
4.363
Teacher's Pet
6.6
Frasier
7.681
30 Rock
7.457
Encore! Encore!
0
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.281
One of the Boys
4.3
The Marriage Ref
3.8
Charlie Lawrence
7
Saturday Night Live
7
Only Murders in the Building
8.5
Tony Awards
5.917
American Crime Story
7.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.323
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.015
The View
4.363
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.741
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.938
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.191
Modern Family
7.874
The Good Wife
7.59
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
6.776
The Gilded Age
7.6
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
6
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
6
Tony Awards
5.917
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
7
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.1
Sex and the City
7.4
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.281
Mad About You
6.67
Primetime Glick
6.8
The Blacklist
7.638
Inside the Actors Studio
7.535
Live from Lincoln Center
8.6
Mid-Century Modern
5.448
Great Performances
5.5
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8
Tony Awards
5.917
Monsters
7.612
Elsbeth
7.222
Today with Hoda & Jenna
0
Saturday Night Live
7
Difficult People
6.205
Movies
Frankie and Johnny
6.774
The Birdcage
7
Stuart Little 2
5.768
I'm Still Here
5.984
The Lion King 1½
6.58
Titan A.E.
6.6
MouseHunt
6.5
Trixie
4.905
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
8
The Lion King
8.258
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
6.948
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
5.981
The Producers
6.2
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
5.711
Ironweed
6.342
Nicholas Nickleby
6.9
Trumbo
6.7
Mirror Mirror
5.925
Astro Boy
6.324
Jeffrey
6.3
He Said, She Said
5.91
Get Bruce!
6.2
The Nutcracker
5
The Boys Next Door
6.6
Isn't She Great
4.875
Love's Labour's Lost
5.6
Dicks: The Musical
4.381
Pride of The Lion King
10
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
3.75
Unnatural Pursuits
0
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
0
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
0
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
7.5
The English Teacher
5.6
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
5
Once Upon a Studio
8.271
Life with Mikey
5.701
Showing Up
9.2
Spellbound
6.69
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2
Alice in Wonderland
6.8
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
5
Stuart Little
6.1
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
8.231
Addams Family Values
6.965
Swing Vote
5.7
Broadway: The Next Generation
10
Teacher's Pet
6
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
7.2
Behind the Legend: Timon
0
Mike Nichols: An American Master
6.3
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
6.698
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
10
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
7.2
At First Sight
5.986
Carrie Pilby
6.854
No Pay, Nudity
4
Austin Powers in Goldmember
5.996
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
8.6
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
8.6
The Man Who Came to Dinner
10
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
0
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
10
Every Act of Life
7
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
6.4
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
6.5
The Lemon Sisters
4.625
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
9
The Nance
10
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
0
The Last Mile
0
Joe Versus the Volcano
5.759
Beau Is Afraid
6.7
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
5
Stuart Little: Making It Big
0
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
0