Nathan Lane
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Nathan Lane was born on February 3, 1956 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He is a Tony Award-winning and Emmy Award-winning American comic actor of the stage and screen.
His career began on off-Broadway productions at Second Stage Theatre, the Roundabout Theatre, and the Manhattan Theatre Club, but he made his debut on Broadway in 1982 debut in a revival of Noel Coward's Present Laughter.
His second Broadway appearance was in the 1983 box-office failure Merlin, starring Chita Rivera, and magician Doug Henning. The early 1990s began a highly successful stretch of Broadway shows for Lane. In 1995 he performed in The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True.
He voiced in such movies include The Lion King (1994), Stuart Little (1999), Stuart Little 2 (2002) and Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005).
Nathan also appeared in television series include "Encore! Encore!" (1998-1999), "Absolutely Fabulous" (2004) and "30 Rock" (2007).
Filmography
- Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2009)
- Swing Vote (2008)
- "30 Rock" (1 episode, 2007)
- The Producers (2005)
- Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild (2005) (V) (voice)
- "Absolutely Fabulous" (1 episode, 2004)
- Behind the Legend: Timon (2004) (V) (voice)
- The Lion King 1½ (2004) (V) (voice)
- Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004)
- Teacher's Pet (2004) (voice)
- "Charlie Lawrence" (2003) TV series
- "Great Performances" (2 episodes, 1983-2003)
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
- "Sex and the City" (1 episode, 2002)
- Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
- Stuart Little 2 (2002) (voice)
- Laughter on the 23rd Floor (2001) (TV)
- "One Saturday Morning" (1997) TV series
- "Teacher's Pet" (2000) TV series
- The Man Who Came to Dinner (2000) (TV)
- Trixie (2000)
- Titan A.E. (2000) (voice)
- Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
- Isn't She Great (2000)
- Stuart Little (1999) (voice)
- "Encore! Encore!" (12 episodes, 1998-1999)
- At First Sight (1999)
- The Best Man (1999)
- "George and Martha" (1999) TV series
- The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (V) (voice)
- "Mad About You" (1 episode, 1998)
- Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997) (TV)
- Mousehunt (1997)
- Timon and Pumbaa's Wild Adventure: Live and Learn (1997) (V) (voice)
- The Birdcage (1996)
- The Boys Next Door (1996) (TV)
- The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (1995) (TV)
- "Timon and Pumbaa" (1 episode)
- Jeffrey (1995)
- "Frasier" (1 episode, 1995)
- The Lion King (1994) (voice)
- The Lion King (1994) (VG) (voice)
- Addams Family Values (1993)
- Life with Mikey (1993)
- The Last Mile (1992) (TV)
- Frankie and Johnny (1991)
- "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd" (4 episodes, 1989-1991)
- He Said, She Said (1991)
- "The American Experience" (1 episode, 1991)
- The Lemon Sisters (1990)
- Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
- Ironweed (1987)
- "Miami Vice" (1 episode, 1985)
- Walls of Glass (1985)
- "One of the Boys" (8 episodes, 1982)
- Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981) (TV)
Awards
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor (Musical) "The Producers" 2001
- Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "The Producers" 2001
- Tony Actor in a Musical "The Producers" 2001
- Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program "Disney's Teacher's Pet" 2000 - 2001
- People's Choice Award Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series "Encore! Encore!" 1999
- American Comedy Award Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) "The Birdcage" 1997
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" 1996
- Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" 1996
- The Actor Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Theatrical Motion Picture "The Birdcage" 1996
- Tony Actor in a Musical "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" 1996
- Daytime Emmy Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program "The Lion King's Timon and Pumbaa" 1995 - 1996
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play "Love! Valour! Compassion!" 1995
- OBIE Award Ensemble Performance "Love! Valour! Compassion!" 1994 - 1995
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "Guys and Dolls" 1992
- Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "Guys and Dolls" 1992
- OBIE Award Sustained Excellence of Performance 1991 - 1992
- Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Play "The Lisbon Traviata" 1990
- Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award "The Lisbon Traviata" 1990
