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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 3, 1956
Place of Birth
Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.
Also Known As
- Натан Лейн
- ناتان لین
Nathan Lane
2.6 Popularity
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
5.4
Bunny Schneiderman
Mid-Century Modern
2025
7.1
Self
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
2025
6.7
Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
Spellbound
2024
7.6
Dominick Dunne
Monsters
2024
7.3
Phillip Cross
Elsbeth
2024
4.4
Harris
Dicks: The Musical
2023
8.3
Timon (voice)
Once Upon a Studio
2023
10.0
Self
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
2023
6.7
Roger
Beau Is Afraid
2023
7.0
Self
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
2022
Credits
Mid-Century Modern
as Bunny Schneiderman
2025
5.4
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
as Self
2025
7.1
Spellbound
as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
2024
6.7
Monsters
as Dominick Dunne
2024
7.6
Elsbeth
as Phillip Cross
2024
7.3
Dicks: The Musical
as Harris
2023
4.4
Once Upon a Studio
as Timon (voice)
2023
8.3
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
as Self
2023
10.0
Beau Is Afraid
as Roger
2023
6.7
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
as Self
2022
7.0
The Gilded Age
as Ward McAllister
2022
7.8
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
as Self
2021
5.0
Only Murders in the Building
as Teddy Dimas
2021
8.5
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
as Giacomo
2020
0.0
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
as Lewis Michener
2020
6.8
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
as Self
2019
6.4
🎬
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
2019
0.0
Every Act of Life
as Self
2018
7.0
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
as Harold
2018
6.7
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2017
10.0
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
2017
8.6
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
2017
8.6
Carrie Pilby
as Dr. Petrov
2017
6.9
No Pay, Nudity
as Herschel
2016
4.0
American Crime Story
as F. Lee Bailey
2016
7.6
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
2016
6.3
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.3
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
6.3
Difficult People
as Nathan Lane
2015
6.2
The Nance
as Chauncey Miles
2014
10.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
Showing Up
as Self
2014
9.2
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.8
The Blacklist
as Abraham Stern
2013
7.6
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
as Self
2013
8.2
The English Teacher
as Carl Kapinas
2013
5.6
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
as Himself
2013
7.5
Mirror Mirror
as Brighton
2012
5.9
Pride of The Lion King
as Himself
2011
10.0
The Nutcracker
as Uncle Albert
2010
5.0
I'm Still Here
as Nathan Lane (uncredited)
2010
6.0
🎬
The Marriage Ref
as Self - Panelist
2010
3.8
Astro Boy
as Hamegg (voice)
2009
6.3
Modern Family
as Pepper Saltzman
2009
7.9
The Good Wife
as Clarke Hayden
2009
7.6
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.2
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa
as Officer Meany
2008
6.0
Swing Vote
as Art Crumb
2008
5.7
Trumbo
as Self
2007
6.7
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2007
7.2
30 Rock
as Eddie
2006
7.4
The Producers
as Max Bialystock
2005
6.2
The Lion King 1½
as Timon (voice)
2004
6.6
Broadway's Lost Treasures II
as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")
2004
8.0
🎬
Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0
as Timon (voice)
2004
0.0
Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?
as Self (archive footage)
2004
8.0
Behind the Legend: Timon
as Timon (voice)
2004
0.0
🎬
Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5
as Timon (voice)
2004
0.0
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!
as Richard Levy the Driven
2004
5.7
Teacher's Pet
as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)
2004
6.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.7
🎬
Charlie Lawrence
as Charlie Lawrence
2003
7.0
Nicholas Nickleby
as Vincent Crummles
2002
6.9
Austin Powers in Goldmember
as Mysterious Disco Man
2002
6.0
Stuart Little 2
as Snowbell (voice)
2002
5.8
Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks
as Self
2001
9.0
Primetime Glick
2001
6.9
Laughter on the 23rd Floor
as Max Prince
2001
3.8
My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
as Self - Perfomer
2001
5.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Nathan Lane
2000
8.0
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Sheridan Whiteside
2000
10.0
Teacher's Pet
2000
6.6
Trixie
as Kirk Stans
2000
4.9
Titan A.E.
as Preed (voice)
2000
6.6
Love's Labour's Lost
as Costard
2000
5.6
Isn't She Great
as Irving Mansfield
2000
4.8
Stuart Little
as Snowbell (voice)
1999
6.1
George and Martha
as George (voice)
1999
8.0
At First Sight
as Phil Webster
1999
6.0
Get Bruce!
as Self
1999
6.2
Stuart Little: Making It Big
as Self
1999
0.0
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
as Timon (voice)
1998
7.0
🎬
Encore! Encore!
1998
0.0
Sex and the City
as Bobby Fine
1998
7.4
Merry Christmas, George Bailey!
as Clarence
1997
5.0
MouseHunt
as Ernie Smuntz
1997
6.5
The View
as Self
1997
4.5
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.5
🎬
A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury
as Self
1996
0.0
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
1996
3.5
The Birdcage
as Albert
1996
7.0
The Boys Next Door
as Norman Bulansky
1996
6.6
The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True
as The Cowardly Lion
1995
6.5
Timon and Pumbaa
1995
7.2
Jeffrey
as Father Dan
1995
6.3
Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable
as Timon (voice)
1995
5.9
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
The Lion King
as Timon (voice)
1994
8.3
Addams Family Values
as Desk Sergeant
1993
7.0
Frasier
as Phil
1993
7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Life with Mikey
as Ed Chapman
1993
5.7
Guys and Dolls: Off the Record
as Himself / Nathan Detroit
1992
10.0
The Last Mile
as The Stage Manager
1992
0.0
Mad About You
as Nathan Twilley
1992
6.7
Unnatural Pursuits
as Limo Passenger
1992
0.0
Frankie and Johnny
as Tim
1991
6.8
He Said, She Said
as Wallace "Wally" Thurman
1991
5.9
Joe Versus the Volcano
as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man
1990
5.8
The Lemon Sisters
as Charlie Sorrell
1989
4.6
Ironweed
as Harold Allen
1987
6.3
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Herman in Fantasy Sequence
1987
6.0
The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
as Bing Shalimar
1987
6.0
Alice in Wonderland
as Mouse
1983
6.8
🎬
One of the Boys
1982
4.3
Live from Lincoln Center
as Chauncey Miles
1976
8.6
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
6.9
Saturday Night Live
as Self
1975
6.9
Great Performances
as Mouse
1971
5.3
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Host
1956
5.1
Tony Awards
as Self - Host/Winner/Performer
1956
5.1