Nathan Lane

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1956-02-03 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Jersey City, New Jersey, U.S.

Nathan 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 A...

Acting

2002

Stuart Little 2

as Snowbell (voice)

1996

The Birdcage

as Albert

2010

I'm Still Here

as Nathan Lane (uncredited)

2004

The Lion King 1½

as Timon (voice)

2000

Titan A.E.

as Preed (voice)

1997

MouseHunt

as Ernie Smuntz

2000

Trixie

as Kirk Stans

2004

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")

1994

The Lion King

as Timon (voice)

2005

The Producers

as Max Bialystock

2004

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

as Richard Levy the Driven

1987

Ironweed

as Harold Allen

2002

Nicholas Nickleby

as Vincent Crummles

2007

Trumbo

as Self

2012

Mirror Mirror

as Brighton

2009

Astro Boy

as Hamegg (voice)

1995

Jeffrey

as Father Dan

1991

He Said, She Said

as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

1999

Get Bruce!

as Self

2010

The Nutcracker

as Uncle Albert

1996

The Boys Next Door

as Norman Bulansky

2000

Isn't She Great

as Irving Mansfield

2000

2023

1992

Unnatural Pursuits

as Limo Passenger

2013

The English Teacher

as Carl Kapinas

2023

Once Upon a Studio

as Timon (voice)

1993

Life with Mikey

as Ed Chapman

2014

Showing Up

as Self

2024

Spellbound

as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as Self (archive footage)

1999

Stuart Little

as Snowbell (voice)

1993

Addams Family Values

as Desk Sergeant

2008

Swing Vote

as Art Crumb

2004

Teacher's Pet

as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II / Scott Manly-Manning (voice)

2004

Behind the Legend: Timon

as Timon (voice)

1999

At First Sight

as Phil Webster

2017

Carrie Pilby

as Dr. Petrov

2016

No Pay, Nudity

as Hershel Thalkin

2002

Austin Powers in Goldmember

as Mysterious Disco Man

2000

The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Sheridan Whiteside

1992

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

as Himself / Nathan Detroit

1989

The Lemon Sisters

as Charlie Sorrell

2014

The Nance

as Chauncey Miles

1992

The Last Mile

as The Stage Manager

1990

Joe Versus the Volcano

as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

2023

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