Nathan Lane
Known for Acting · 126 credits
- Born
- 1956-02-03 (age 70)
- Place of birth
- Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
- Also known as
- Натан Лейн · ناتان لین · Joseph 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.
Known For
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (44)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest/Musical Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Blacklist
2013
as Abraham Stern
Modern Family
2009
as Pepper Saltzman
Frasier
1993
as Phil
The Good Wife
2009
as Clarke Hayden
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Nathan Lane
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
Elsbeth
2024
as Phillip Cross
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Self - Host / Winner / Performer / Self - Presenter
Miami Vice
1984
as Morty Price
Great Performances
1971
as Mouse
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest
Sex and the City
1998
as Bobby Fine
30 Rock
2006
as Eddie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Only Murders in the Building
2021
as Teddy Dimas
American Crime Story
2016
as F. Lee Bailey
Mad About You
1992
as Nathan Twilley
The Gilded Age
2022
as Ward McAllister
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
2024
as Dominick Dunne
Difficult People
2015
as Nathan Lane
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
Teacher's Pet
2000
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
1987
as Herman in Fantasy Sequence / Bing Shalimar
Mid-Century Modern
2025
as Bunny Schneiderman
Digman!
2023
as Yorbo (voice)
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
2020
as Lewis Michener
Live from Lincoln Center
1976
as Chauncey Miles
Primetime Glick
2001
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Marriage Ref
2010
as Self - Panelist
George and Martha
1999
as George (voice)
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
as Self - Actor
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
as Self
One of the Boys
1982
as Jonathan Burns
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Charlie Lawrence
2003
as Charlie Lawrence
Encore! Encore!
1998
as Joseph Pinoni
Movies (82)
The Lion King
1994
as Timon (voice)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
1998
as Timon (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Timon (voice)
The Lion King 1½
2004
as Timon (voice)
Addams Family Values
1993
as Desk Sergeant
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
as Mysterious Disco Man
Spellbound
2024
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Mirror Mirror
2012
as Brighton
The Birdcage
1996
as Albert
Beau Is Afraid
2023
as Roger
MouseHunt
1997
as Ernie Smuntz
Stuart Little 2
2002
as Snowbell (voice)
Titan A.E.
2000
as Preed (voice)
Joe Versus the Volcano
1990
as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
Astro Boy
2009
as Hamegg (voice)
Stuart Little
1999
as Snowbell (voice)
Get Bruce!
1999
as Self
Cut Off
Frankie and Johnny
1991
as Tim
The Producers
2005
as Max Bialystock
Isn't She Great
2000
as Irving Mansfield
The English Teacher
2013
as Carl Kapinas
The Nutcracker
2010
as Uncle Albert
I'm Still Here
2010
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
as Self
Nicholas Nickleby
2002
as Vincent Crummles
Love's Labour's Lost
2000
as Costard
At First Sight
1999
as Phil Webster
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
2018
as Harold
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
2004
as Richard Levy the Driven
Dicks: The Musical
2023
as Harris
Teacher's Pet
2004
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
Pride of The Lion King
2011
as Self
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
as Self
He Said, She Said
1991
as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
as Self
Trixie
2000
as Kirk Stans
Life with Mikey
1993
as Ed Chapman
Ironweed
1987
as Harold Allen
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
2013
as Himself
Carrie Pilby
2017
as Dr. Petrov
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Showing Up
2014
as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
The Lemon Sisters
1989
as Charlie Sorrell
Jeffrey
1995
as Father Dan
Swing Vote
2008
as Art Crumb
No Pay, Nudity
2016
as Hershel Thalkin
Merry Christmas, George Bailey
1997
as Clarence
Every Act of Life
2018
as Self
Waking Sleeping Beauty
2009
as Self (archive footage)
Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa
1996
as Timon 2 (voice)
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
2008
as Officer Meany
The Boys Next Door
1996
as Norman Bulansky
The Roots of 'Hairspray'
2007
as Self (voice)
Behind the Legend: Timon
2004
as Timon (voice)
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
2017
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
The Dish on Dolls
2006
as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)
Trumbo
2007
as Self
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
2001
as Max Prince
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
2017
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Alice in Wonderland
1983
as Mouse
Unnatural Pursuits
1992
as Limo Passenger
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
2019
as Self
The Last Mile
1992
as The Stage Manager
The Man Who Came to Dinner
2000
as Sheridan Whiteside
Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary
as Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
2004
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
1992
as Himself / Nathan Detroit
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
2001
as Self - Perfomer
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
1995
as The Cowardly Lion
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021
as Self
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
2001
as Self
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
2020
as Giacomo
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
1995
as Timon
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
2004
as Timon (voice)
Stuart Little: Making It Big
1999
as Self
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
2004
as Timon (voice)
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
as Self
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
1996
as Self
The Nance
2014
as Chauncey Miles
About 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 pro… With 126 credits spanning from 1956 to 2026, Nathan Lane has appeared in 82 films and 44 TV shows.
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Most Popular Nathan Lane Movies
- The Lion King (1994) — as Timon (voice)
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) — as Timon (voice)
- Once Upon a Studio (2023) — as Timon (voice)
- The Lion King 1½ (2004) — as Timon (voice)
- Addams Family Values (1993) — as Desk Sergeant
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