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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- 2026 · Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! as Self - Actor
- 2025 · The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl as Self
- 2023 · Dicks: The Musical as Harris
- 2021 · Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11 as Self
- 2018 · Every Act of Life as Self
- 2016 · Mike Nichols: An American Master as Self
- 2013 · The English Teacher as Carl Kapinas
- 2010 · The Nutcracker as Uncle Albert
- 2010 · I'm Still Here as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
- 2009 · Waking Sleeping Beauty as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa as Officer Meany
- 2008 · Swing Vote as Art Crumb
- 2007 · Trumbo as Self
- 2007 · ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2004 · Broadway's Lost Treasures II as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
- 2004 · Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! as Richard Levy the Driven
- 2004 · Teacher's Pet as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
- 2003 · Charlie Lawrence as Charlie Lawrence
- 2000 · Trixie as Kirk Stans
- 2000 · Love's Labour's Lost as Costard
- 2000 · Isn't She Great as Irving Mansfield
- 1999 · George and Martha as George (voice)
- 1999 · At First Sight as Phil Webster
- 1998 · Encore! Encore! as
- 1997 · Merry Christmas, George Bailey as Clarence
- 1996 · The Rosie O'Donnell Show as Self - Guest
- 1996 · Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa as Timon 2 (voice)
- 1996 · The Boys Next Door as Norman Bulansky
- 1993 · Life with Mikey as Ed Chapman
- 1990 · Joe Versus the Volcano as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
- 1987 · Ironweed as Harold Allen
- 1982 · One of the Boys as
- Future · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2026 · Cut Off as
- 2025 · Mid-Century Modern as Bunny Schneiderman
- 2024 · Spellbound as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
- 2024 · Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story as Dominick Dunne
- 2024 · Elsbeth as Phillip Cross
- 2023 · Once Upon a Studio as Timon (voice)
- 2023 · Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid as Self
- 2023 · Beau Is Afraid as Roger
- 2023 · Digman! as Yorbo (voice)
- 2022 · Be My Guest with Ina Garten as Self
- 2022 · The Gilded Age as Ward McAllister
- 2021 · Only Murders in the Building as Teddy Dimas
- 2020 · Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Giacomo
- 2020 · Penny Dreadful: City of Angels as Lewis Michener
- 2019 · Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn as Self
- 2019 · Today with Jenna & Sheinelle as Self
- 2018 · The Vanishing of Sidney Hall as Harold
- 2017 · National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
- 2017 · National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
- 2017 · Carrie Pilby as Dr. Petrov
- 2016 · No Pay, Nudity as Hershel Thalkin
- 2016 · American Crime Story as F. Lee Bailey
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as
- 2015 · The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self - Guest/Musical Guest
- 2015 · Difficult People as Nathan Lane
- 2014 · The Nance as Chauncey Miles
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- 2014 · Showing Up as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Abraham Stern
- 2013 · Mel Brooks: Make a Noise as Self
- 2013 · Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me as Himself
- 2012 · Mirror Mirror as Brighton
- 2011 · Pride of The Lion King as Self
- 2010 · The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
- 2009 · Astro Boy as Hamegg (voice)
- 2009 · Modern Family as Pepper Saltzman
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Clarke Hayden
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2006 · 30 Rock as Eddie
- 2006 · The Dish on Dolls as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
- 2005 · The Producers as Max Bialystock
- 2004 · The Lion King 1½ as Timon (voice)
- 2004 · Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0 as Timon (voice)
- 2004 · Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song? as Self (archive footage)
- 2004 · Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5 as Timon (voice)
- 2004 · Behind the Legend: Timon as Timon (voice)
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2002 · Nicholas Nickleby as Vincent Crummles
- 2002 · Austin Powers in Goldmember as Mysterious Disco Man
- 2002 · Stuart Little 2 as Snowbell (voice)
- 2001 · Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks as Self
- 2001 · Primetime Glick as
- 2001 · Laughter on the 23rd Floor as Max Prince
- 2001 · My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs as Self - Perfomer
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Nathan Lane
- 2000 · The Man Who Came to Dinner as Sheridan Whiteside
- 2000 · Teacher's Pet as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
- 2000 · Titan A.E. as Preed (voice)
- 1999 · Stuart Little as Snowbell (voice)
- 1999 · Get Bruce! as Self
- 1999 · Stuart Little: Making It Big as Self
- 1998 · The Lion King II: Simba's Pride as Timon (voice)
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Bobby Fine
- 1997 · MouseHunt as Ernie Smuntz
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1996 · A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1996 · The Birdcage as Albert
- 1995 · The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True as The Cowardly Lion
- 1995 · Jeffrey as Father Dan
- 1995 · Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable as Timon
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1994 · The Lion King as Timon (voice)
- 1993 · Addams Family Values as Desk Sergeant
- 1993 · Frasier as Phil
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1993 · Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- 1992 · Guys and Dolls: Off the Record as Himself / Nathan Detroit
- 1992 · The Last Mile as The Stage Manager
- 1992 · Mad About You as Nathan Twilley
- 1992 · Unnatural Pursuits as Limo Passenger
- 1991 · Frankie and Johnny as Tim
- 1991 · He Said, She Said as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
- 1989 · The Lemon Sisters as Charlie Sorrell
- 1987 · The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Herman in Fantasy Sequence
- 1987 · The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd as Bing Shalimar
- 1984 · Miami Vice as Morty Price
- 1983 · Alice in Wonderland as Mouse
- 1976 · Live from Lincoln Center as Chauncey Miles
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Mouse
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Host / Winner / Performer
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter