Nathan Lane Biography (1956-)

Original name, Joseph Lane; born February 3, 1956, in Jersey City, NJ; son ofDaniel Lane (a truck driver); mother, a secretary. Addresses: Agent:United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Simon Halls, PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, voice artist, singer
Birth Details: February 3, 1956; Jersey City, New Jersey

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Jerz, 1976
Nathan Detroit, Guys and Dolls (musical), New York City, 1977
A Midsummer Night's Dream, Equity Library Theatre, New York City,1978
Roland Maule, Present Laughter, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1982-1983
Prince Fergus, Merlin (musical), Mark Hellinger Theatre, New YorkCity, 1983
Harry, Love, Audrey Wood Theatre, New York City, 1984
Patrick, "Raving," One-Act Play Marathon 84, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1984
Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer, Roundabout Theatre, New YorkCity, 1984
The Common Pursuit, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1984-1985
Leonard, Haji Rahaji, and Jed Rubin, A Backer's Audition, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1985
Pompey, Measure for Measure, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1985
Toad, The Wind in the Willows (musical), Nederlander Theatre, NewYork City, 1985
Nick Finchling, The Common Pursuit, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1986-1987
Harvey Wheatcraft, Claptrap, City Center Theatre, New York City, 1987
Stanley, Broadway Bound, Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1987, also Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles
Jonathan Balton, The Film Society, Second Stage Theatre, New YorkCity, 1988
"Hidden in This Picture" (one-act), Uncounted Blessings, St. Clement's Church Theatre, New York City, 1988
A Pig's Valise (also known as In a Pig's Valise), Second Stage Theatre, 1989
Mendy, The Lisbon Traviata, Manhattan Theatre Club, City Center Theatre, 1989, then Promenade Theatre, 1989-1990
Henry McNeil, Some Americans Abroad, Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1990
Hugh Gumbs, Bad Habits, Manhattan Theatre Club, 1990
Mr. Brink (Death), On Borrowed Time, Circle in the Square, 1991-1992
Sam Truman, Lips Together, Teeth Apart, Manhattan Theatre Club, City Center Stage I Theatre, 1991, then Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum,Los Angeles, 1993
Nathan Detroit, Guys and Dolls, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, beginning 1992
Cohost, Broadway Canteen Seventh Annual Easter Bonnet Competition,Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1993
Max Prince, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1993-1994
Buzz Hauser, Love! Valour! Compassion!, Manhattan Theatre Club, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1995
Host, Angela Lansbury--A Celebration (benefit performance), Majestic Theatre, New York City, 1996
Pseudolus, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical), St. James Theatre, New York City, 1996-1998
Cohost, Classical Action: Performing Arts against AIDS (benefit concert), Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1998
David Mizlansky, Mizlansky/Zilinsky, or "Schmucks," Manhattan Theatre Club Stage I, 1998
Hubert Cram, "Do Re Mi," City Center Encores!, City Center Theatre, 1999
Sheridan Whiteside (title role), The Man Who Came to Dinner, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, New York City, 2000
Max Bialystock, The Producers (musical), Cadillac Palace Theatre,Chicago, IL, 2001, then St. James Theatre, 2001-2002, 2003-2004
Title role, Butley, Huntington Theatre Company, Boston UniversityTheatre, Boston, MA, 2003
Dalton Trumbo, Trumbo: Red, White, and Blacklisted (also known asTrumbo), Westside Theatre, New York City, 2003
Mystery guest star, The Play What I Wrote, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 2003
Great Joy! A Holiday Celebration from Broadway (benefit performance), New Amsterdam Theatre, New York City, 2003
Dionysos, The Frogs (musical), Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 2004
Appeared in the musical workshop production Wise Guys.
Major Tours
Stanley, Broadway Bound, U.S. cities, 1987
Film Appearances
Harold Allen, Ironweed, TriStar, 1987
Ben, Joe versus the Volcano (also known as Joe vs. the Volcano), Warner Bros., 1990
Charlie Sorrel, The Lemon Sisters, Miramax, 1990
Tim, Frankie and Johnny, Paramount, 1991
Wally Thurman, He Said, She Said, Paramount, 1991
Desk sergeant, Addams Family Values (also known as Addams Family II), Paramount, 1993
Ed Chapman, Life with Mikey (also known as Give Me a Break), Buena Vista, 1993
Voice of Timon, The Lion King (animated; also known as King ofthe Jungle), Buena Vista, 1994, also released in an IMAX format
Father Dan, Jeffrey, Orion, 1995
Voice of Timon, Stand by Me (short animated musical), Buena Vista,1995
Albert Goldman (Starina), The Birdcage (also known as Bird Cage, Birds of a Feather, and La cage aux folles), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
Ernie Smuntz, Mouse Hunt (also known as Mousechase), DreamWorks SKG, 1997
Voice of Timon, Timon and Pumbaa's Wild Adventure: Live and Learn(animated), Disney Studios, 1997
Voice of Timon, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (animated), Walt Disney Home Video, 1998
Himself, Get Bruce!, Miramax, 1999
Phil Webster, At First Sight, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1999
Voice of Snowbell (Snow), Stuart Little, Sony Pictures Releasing,1999
The Best Man, Universal/October Films/PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1999
Costard, Love's Labour's Lost (also known as Peines d'amour perdues), 2000
Irving Mansfield, Isn't She Great? (also known as Ist sie nichtgrossartig?), Universal, 2000
Kirk Stans, Trixie, Sony Pictures Classics, 2000
Voice of Preed, Titan A.E. (animated; also known as Titan: After Earth), 2000
Mysterious disco man, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), New Line Cinema, 2002
Vincent Crummles, Nicholas Nickleby, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Voice of Snowbell, Stuart Little 2, Columbia, 2002
Cabbages and Queens, 2003

Richard Levy the Driven, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, DreamWorksSKG, 2004
Voices of Spot/Scott and other characters, Teacher's Pet (animated; also known as Disney's Teacher's Pet), Buena Vista, 2004
Voice of Timon, The Lion King 1 1/2 (animated; also known as Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata), Buena Vista, 2004
Max Bialystock, The Producers (musical), Universal, 2005
Television Appearances
Series
Jonathan Burns, One of the Boys (also known as O'Malley), NBC, 1982
Voice of Timon, The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa (animated; also known as Timon and Pumbaa), CBS and syndicated, 1995-1996 The Disney Channel, c. 1997-1998
Joseph Pinoni, Encore! Encore!, NBC, 1998-1999
Voice of George the hippo, George and Martha (animated), HBO, 1999-2000
Voice of Timon, One Saturday Morning (animated; also known as Disney's One Saturday Morning), ABC, c. 2000
Voice of Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready II, Teacher's Pet (animated; also known as Disney's Teacher's Pet), ABC, 2000-2002
Title role, Charlie Lawrence, CBS, 2003
Miniseries
Stage manager, Jacqueline Susann's "Valley of the Dolls" (also known as Valley of the Dolls), CBS, 1981
Movies
Max Prince, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Showtime, 2001
Specials
Mouse, Alice in Wonderland, 1983
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1985
Voice, Coney Island, PBS, 1991
Stage manager, "The Last Mile," Great Performances' 20th Anniversary Special, PBS, 1992
Guys and Dolls off the Record, PBS, 1992
Cowardly Lion, The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (alsoknown as The Wizard of Oz in Concert), TNT, 1995
Norman Bulansky, "The Boys Next Door," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS,1996
Spotlight: The Birdcage, Comedy Central, 1996
Clarence the Angel, Merry Christmas, George Bailey, PBS, 1997
Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998
Hollywood & Vinyl: Disney's 101 Greatest Musical Moments, VH1,1998
Host, An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre, ABC, 1999
Himself, Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special,NBC, 1999
Himself, Stuart Little: Making It Big, 1999
Nathan Lane's Tribute to Danny Kaye, PBS, 1999
Host, "Venice's Grand Canal," Great Streets, PBS, 2000
Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000
Sheridan Whiteside (title role), The Man Who Came to Dinner, PBS,2000
Himself, "My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs," Great Performances, PBS, 2001
Himself, Recording "The Producers": A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks, PBS, 2001
Himself, Broadway Legends, Trio Channel, 2002
Comedy Central Presents the NY Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase, Comedy Central, 2002
Cohost, Great Performances 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song, PBS, 2003
Harry for the Holidays, NBC, 2003
Evening at Pops: Keith Lockhart's 10th Anniversary Special, PBS, 2004
Awards Presentations
Host, The 49th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1995
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1995
Host, The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996
Presenter, The 68th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1996
Presenter, Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, UPN, 1997
Presenter, VH1 97 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1997
Presenter, The 50th Emmy Awards, NBC, 1998
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1998
Cohost, The 54th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2000
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 2000
Host, The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS and PBS, 2001
The First Ten Awards: Tony 2001, PBS, 2001
Presenter, The 74th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2002
Presenter, The 58th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2004
Episodic
Monty (some sources cite Morty) Price, "Buddies," Miami Vice, NBC,1985
Bing Shalimar, "Here's a Leisurely Stroll through the Park," The Daysand Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC and Lifetime, 1989
Bing Shalimar, "Here's Why You Order from the Spanish Side of the Menu,"The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC and Lifetime, 1989
Herman in fantasy sequence, "Here Are Just a Few Things That Could Possibly Go Wrong," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC and Lifetime, 1990
Bing Shalimar, "Here's How to Break the Other Leg," The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, NBC and Lifetime, 1991
Himself, "Mickey Rooney: Hollywood's Little Giant," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Phil, "Fool Me Once, Shame on You. Fool Me Twice...," Frasier, NBC, 1995
Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, multiple appearances, beginning 1995
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 2000
Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1997
Nathan Twilley, "Good Old Reliable Nathan," Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1998
Guest, The Howard Stern Show, 1999
Narrator, Intimate Portrait: Jacqueline Susann, Lifetime, 1999
Guest, Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2001
Bobby Fine, "I Love a Charade," Sex and the City, HBO, 2002
Guest, V Graham Norton, 2003
Guest, The View, ABC, 2003
Himself, "Opening Night," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 2004
Appeared as a guest on Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo; The Merv Griffin Show, syndicated; and The Oprah Winfrey Show (also knownas Oprah), syndicated. Lane's performance as the voice of Timon has been featured in broadcasts of the animated programs House of Mouse, PokeMadness 3000, and Teletubbies: The Revenge.
Pilots
Title role, Charlie Lawrence (also known as Life of the Party), CBS, 2002
Television Executive Producer
Series
Charlie Lawrence, CBS, 2003
Radio Appearances
Episodic
Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 1999
Guest, Radio Playbill, 2004
RECORDINGS
Albums; Cast Recordings
Guys and Dolls, RCA, 1992
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 1996
Do Re Mi, DRG, 1999
The Producers, Sony, 2001
The Man Who Came to Dinner, Image Entertainment, 2003
Sherry! (studio cast recording), Angel Records, 2004
Videos
Himself, Film-Fest DVD: Issue 4--Hawaii, 2000
(Uncredited) Voice of Timon, Behind the Legend: Timon (short film), included in The Lion King 1 1/2 (also known as Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata), Buena Vista, 2004
Audiobooks
Narrator, McNally's Secret, by Lawrence Sanders, Simon & Schuster, 1992
Voice of George the hippo, George and Martha: Best Friends, Sony Wonder/Doors of Wonder, 2000
Voice of Oscar Madison, The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon, LA TheatreWorks, 2000
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
(With Burt Shevelove) Adaptor and librettist, The Frogs (musical),Lincoln Center, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Advocate, February 2, 1999, p. 30
Empire, June, 1996
Esquire, May, 1996, pp. 86-91
Interview, March, 1996, pp. 62-63
InTheater, February 20, 1998
Newsweek, April 9, 2001, p. 58
Parade, May 21, 2000, pp. 4-6
USA Today, March 8, 1996
US Weekly, February, 1998
Vanity Fair, February, 1996, pp. 126-27
Vogue, June, 2000, pp. 126, 135

Electronic

Playbill.com, http://www.playbill.com, April 17, 1996; January 10,2003; June 18, 2003; February 29, 2004; April 4, 2004; July 1, 2004

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