Nathan Lane
Acting
Born: February 3, 1956 (age 70) · Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Lion King
1994
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
Stuart Little
1999
The Blacklist
2013
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
Modern Family
2009
Addams Family Values
1993
Mirror Mirror
2012
The Lion King 1½
2004
Stuart Little 2
2002
Only Murders in the Building
2021
Sex and the City
1998
Photos (4)
Movies (56)
Mirror Mirror
Brighton
The Lion King
Timon (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Timon (voice)
The Lion King 1½
Timon (voice)
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Mysterious Disco Man
Spellbound
Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Astro Boy
Hamegg (voice)
Addams Family Values
Desk Sergeant
Once Upon a Studio
Timon (voice)
MouseHunt
Ernie Smuntz
Beau Is Afraid
Roger
Stuart Little
Snowbell (voice)
The Birdcage
Albert
Stuart Little 2
Snowbell (voice)
Dicks: The Musical
Harris
I'm Still Here
Nathan Lane (uncredited)
Teacher's Pet
Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
The Producers
Max Bialystock
The Nutcracker
Uncle Albert
He Said, She Said
Wallace "Wally" Thurman
The English Teacher
Carl Kapinas
Titan A.E.
Preed (voice)
Nicholas Nickleby
Vincent Crummles
Frankie and Johnny
Tim
Love's Labour's Lost
Costard
Swing Vote
Art Crumb
Joe Versus the Volcano
Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
At First Sight
Phil Webster
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
Richard Levy the Driven
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Harold
Carrie Pilby
Dr. Petrov
Life with Mikey
Ed Chapman
Jeffrey
Father Dan
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
Officer Meany
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
The Cowardly Lion
Isn't She Great
Irving Mansfield
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
Timon 2 (voice)
Ironweed
Harold Allen
Trixie
Kirk Stans
The Boys Next Door
Norman Bulansky
The Lemon Sisters
Charlie Sorrell
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Giacomo
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
Clarence
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Max
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
Timon
No Pay, Nudity
Hershel Thalkin
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
Behind the Legend: Timon
Timon (voice)
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Sheridan Whiteside
The Dish on Dolls
Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
The Nance
Chauncey Miles
The Last Mile
The Stage Manager
Alice in Wonderland
Mouse
Unnatural Pursuits
Limo Passenger
TV Shows (27)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
1 eps
Modern Family
Pepper Saltzman · 10 eps
The Blacklist
Abraham Stern · 1 eps
The Good Wife
Clarke Hayden · 15 eps
Frasier
Phil · 1 eps
Only Murders in the Building
Teddy Dimas · 10 eps
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Nathan Lane · 1 eps
Miami Vice
Morty Price · 1 eps
Great Performances
Mouse · 1 eps
Sex and the City
Bobby Fine · 1 eps
30 Rock
Eddie · 1 eps
Mad About You
Nathan Twilley · 1 eps
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Dominick Dunne · 5 eps
Elsbeth
Phillip Cross · 1 eps
American Crime Story
F. Lee Bailey · 10 eps
The Gilded Age
Ward McAllister · 13 eps
Mid-Century Modern
Bunny Schneiderman · 10 eps
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Herman in Fantasy Sequence · 1 eps
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
Bing Shalimar · 3 eps
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
Lewis Michener · 10 eps
Difficult People
Nathan Lane · 1 eps
Teacher's Pet
Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice) · 47 eps
Digman!
Yorbo (voice) · 1 eps
Primetime Glick
1 eps
Live from Lincoln Center
Chauncey Miles · 1 eps
George and Martha
George (voice) · 26 eps
One of the Boys
Jonathan Burns · 13 eps
Self / Appearances (43)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 2 eps
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest · 8 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest/Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The View
Self · 2 eps
The View
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest · 1 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 4 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 3 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Winner / Performer · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self · 1 eps
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
Self · 1 eps
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Self - Actor · 2 eps
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Self (archive footage)
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Self
Get Bruce!
Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
Showing Up
Self
Every Act of Life
Self
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 eps
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special
Self
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Self
Trumbo
Self
Stuart Little: Making It Big
Self
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
Self (voice)
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
Himself / Nathan Detroit
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Self
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
Self (archive footage)
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Self
Pride of The Lion King
Self
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
Self - Perfomer
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
Self
