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