Nathan Lane
Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA — Feb 03 1956
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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 s…
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Modern Family
Pepper Saltzman
The Blacklist
Abraham Stern
Frasier
Phil
The Good Wife
Clarke Hayden
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Nathan Lane
30 Rock
Eddie
Great Performances
Mouse
Sex and the City
Bobby Fine
Miami Vice
Morty Price
Elsbeth
Phillip Cross
Mad About You
Nathan Twilley
Only Murders in the Building
Teddy Dimas
American Crime Story
F. Lee Bailey
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Herman in Fantasy Sequence
The Lion King
Timon (voice)
The Gilded Age
Ward McAllister
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Dominick Dunne
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
Digman!
Yorbo (voice)
Difficult People
Nathan Lane
Live from Lincoln Center
Chauncey Miles
Teacher's Pet
Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Lewis Michener
Mid-Century Modern
Bunny Schneiderman
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Timon (voice)
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
Addams Family Values
Desk Sergeant
The Lion King 1½
Timon (voice)
Beau Is Afraid
Roger
Spellbound
Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
Timon (voice)
The Birdcage
Albert
Stuart Little
Snowbell (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Mysterious Disco Man
George and Martha
George (voice)
Astro Boy
Hamegg (voice)
MouseHunt
Ernie Smuntz
Titan A.E.
Preed (voice)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Actor
Mirror Mirror
Brighton
Charlie Lawrence
Charlie Lawrence
The Producers
Max Bialystock
Stuart Little 2
Snowbell (voice)
I'm Still Here
Nathan Lane (uncredited)
Joe Versus the Volcano
Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
Ironweed
Harold Allen
Frankie and Johnny
Tim
Nicholas Nickleby
Vincent Crummles
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
Encore! Encore!
The Nutcracker
Uncle Albert
One of the Boys
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Jeffrey
Father Dan
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Richard Levy the Driven
The English Teacher
Carl Kapinas
Every Act of Life
Self
Trixie
Kirk Stans
Life with Mikey
Ed Chapman
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Harold
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
He Said, She Said
Wallace "Wally" Thurman
Swing Vote
Art Crumb
Love's Labour's Lost
Costard
Teacher's Pet
Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Get Bruce!
Self
Trumbo
Self
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Clarence
At First Sight
Phil Webster
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
The Lemon Sisters
Charlie Sorrell
Carrie Pilby
Dr. Petrov
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Officer Meany
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Self
Showing Up
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Cut Off
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Giacomo
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
The Boys Next Door
Norman Bulansky
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Max Prince
The Last Mile
The Stage Manager
Isn't She Great
Irving Mansfield
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Alice in Wonderland
Mouse
Dicks: The Musical
Harris
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Self
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
Timon 2 (voice)
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Self - Perfomer
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
Unnatural Pursuits
Limo Passenger
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
Self
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Himself
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sheridan Whiteside
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
The Cowardly Lion
No Pay, Nudity
Hershel Thalkin
The Nance
Chauncey Miles
Pride of The Lion King
Self
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Himself / Nathan Detroit
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
Timon (voice)
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Timon
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
Behind the Legend: Timon
Timon (voice)
The Dish on Dolls
Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Self
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
Timon (voice)
Tony Awards
Self - Host