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Nathan Lane
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
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 ent…
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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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2026
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
TV show Self - Actor
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2025
Mid-Century Modern
TV show Bunny Schneiderman
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2025
The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl
Movie Self
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2024
Spellbound
Movie Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)
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2024
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
TV show Dominick Dunne
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2024
Elsbeth
TV show Phillip Cross
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2023
Dicks: The Musical
Movie Harris
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2023
Once Upon a Studio
Movie Timon (voice)
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2023
Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid
Movie Self
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2023
Beau Is Afraid
Movie Roger
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2023
Digman!
TV show Yorbo (voice)
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2022
Be My Guest with Ina Garten
TV show Self
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2022
The Gilded Age
TV show Ward McAllister
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2021
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
Movie Self
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2021
Only Murders in the Building
TV show Teddy Dimas
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2020
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Movie Giacomo
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2020
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels
TV show Lewis Michener
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2019
Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn
Movie Self
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2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV show Self
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2018
Every Act of Life
Movie Self
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2018
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall
Movie Harold
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2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika
Movie Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica
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2017
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches
Movie Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2
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2017
Carrie Pilby
Movie Dr. Petrov
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2016
No Pay, Nudity
Movie Hershel Thalkin
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2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Movie Self
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2016
American Crime Story
TV show F. Lee Bailey
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2015
Difficult People
TV show Nathan Lane
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2014
The Nance
Movie Chauncey Miles
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Showing Up
Movie Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2013
The Blacklist
TV show Abraham Stern
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2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie Self
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2013
The English Teacher
Movie Carl Kapinas
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2013
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me
Movie Himself
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2012
Mirror Mirror
Movie Brighton
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2011
Pride of The Lion King
Movie Self
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2010
The Nutcracker
Movie Uncle Albert
