Nathan Lane

Actor Feb 3 (age 70) Jersey City, New Jersey, USA 1956–2026 (70 year career)

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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 wi…

Known For

Film

The Lion King

Timon (voice)

Film

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

Timon (voice)

Film

Addams Family Values

Desk Sergeant

Film

The Lion King 1½

Timon (voice)

Film

American Crime Story

F. Lee Bailey

Film

Stuart Little

Snowbell (voice)

Film

The Birdcage

Albert

Film

Once Upon a Studio

Timon (voice)

Filmography

Acting (128)

Movies (82)

Cut Off

2026 Upcoming

Jul 15

The Lion King at the Hollywood Bowl

2025

as Self

7.2

Spellbound

2024

as Luno - Oracle of the Moon (voice)

Once Upon a Studio

as Timon (voice)

Beau Is Afraid

as Roger

Dicks: The Musical

as Harris

Finally Home: Making Beau is Afraid

2023

as Self

10.0

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

2021

as Self

5.0

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2020

as Giacomo

Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn

2019

as Self

6.1

The Vanishing of Sidney Hall

as Harold

Every Act of Life

as Self

Carrie Pilby

as Dr. Petrov

Broadway: The Next Generation

2017

as Self

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches

2017

as Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2

8.1

National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika

2017

as Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica

8.1

No Pay, Nudity

2016

as Hershel Thalkin

4.0

Mike Nichols: An American Master

2016

as Self

6.3

The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story

as F. Lee Bailey

The Nance

as Chauncey Miles

Showing Up

as Self

The English Teacher

as Carl Kapinas

Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me

2013

as Himself

7.5

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

as Self

Mirror Mirror

as Brighton

Pride of The Lion King

as Self

The Nutcracker

as Uncle Albert

I'm Still Here

as Nathan Lane (uncredited)

6.0

Astro Boy

2009

as Hamegg (voice)

6.3

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Self (archive footage)

7.2

A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa

as Officer Meany

Swing Vote

as Art Crumb

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

as Self

Trumbo

as Self

The Dish on Dolls

as Stagehand in Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (archive footage)

The Producers

as Max Bialystock

The Lion King 1½

as Timon (voice)

Behind the Legend: Timon

2004

as Timon (voice)

Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!

2004

as Richard Levy the Driven

5.7

Teacher's Pet

2004

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

6.0

Broadway's Lost Treasures II

2004

as Nathan Detroit (segment "Guys & Dolls")

8.0

Timon & Pumbaa's Virtual Safari 1.5

2004

as Timon (voice)

Sesame Street: What's the Name of That Song?

2004

as Self (archive footage)

Timon & Pumbaa Virtual Safari 2.0

2004

as Timon (voice)

Austin Powers in Goldmember

2002

as Mysterious Disco Man

Nicholas Nickleby

as Vincent Crummles

Stuart Little 2

as Snowbell (voice)

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

2001

as Self

9.0

My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs

2001

as Self - Perfomer

5.0

Laughter on the 23rd Floor

as Max Prince

Titan A.E.

as Preed (voice)

Love's Labour's Lost

as Costard

Trixie

as Kirk Stans

Isn't She Great

as Irving Mansfield

The Man Who Came to Dinner

2000

as Sheridan Whiteside

At First Sight

as Phil Webster

Stuart Little

as Snowbell (voice)

Get Bruce!

as Self

Stuart Little: Making It Big

1999

as Self

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

as Timon (voice)

MouseHunt

as Ernie Smuntz

Merry Christmas, George Bailey

1997

as Clarence

5.0

Around the World With Timon & Pumbaa

as Timon 2 (voice)

The Birdcage

as Albert

The Boys Next Door

as Norman Bulansky

A Benefit Celebration: A Tribute to Angela Lansbury

1996

as Self

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable

1995

as Timon

Jeffrey

1995

as Father Dan

6.2

The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True

as The Cowardly Lion

The Lion King

as Timon (voice)

Addams Family Values

as Desk Sergeant

Life with Mikey

as Ed Chapman

The Last Mile

as The Stage Manager

Guys and Dolls: Off the Record

1992

as Himself / Nathan Detroit

10.0

Unnatural Pursuits

1992

as Limo Passenger

Frankie and Johnny

1991

as Tim

6.8

He Said, She Said

1991

as Wallace "Wally" Thurman

5.8

Joe Versus the Volcano

1990

as Baw - The Waponi Advance Man

The Lemon Sisters

as Charlie Sorrell

Ironweed

as Harold Allen

Alice in Wonderland

as Mouse

Disney's Once Upon a Studio

as timon

Television (46)

Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!

2026

as Self - Actor

7.3

Mid-Century Modern

2025

as Bunny Schneiderman

5.8

Elsbeth

2024

as Phillip Cross

6.9

Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

as Dominick Dunne

Digman!

as Yorbo (voice)

The Gilded Age

as Ward McAllister

Be My Guest with Ina Garten

2022

as Self

7.7

Only Murders in the Building

2021

as Teddy Dimas

8.5

Penny Dreadful: City of Angels

2020

as Lewis Michener

6.8

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

as Self

American Crime Story

as F. Lee Bailey

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Difficult People

as Nathan Lane

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

The Blacklist

as Abraham Stern

The Marriage Ref

as Self - Panelist

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Modern Family

as Pepper Saltzman

The Good Wife

as Clarke Hayden

30 Rock

as Eddie

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Charlie Lawrence

as Charlie Lawrence

Primetime Glick

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Nathan Lane

Teacher's Pet

as Spot Helperman / Scott Leadready II (voice)

George and Martha

as George (voice)

Sex and the City

as Bobby Fine

Encore! Encore!

The View

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996

as Self - Guest

3.9

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Late Show with David Letterman

1993

as Self - Guest

6.4

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Frasier

as Phil

Mad About You

as Nathan Twilley

Absolutely Fabulous

as Kunz

The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd

as Bing Shalimar

Miami Vice

as Morty Price

One of the Boys

Live from Lincoln Center

as Chauncey Miles

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

Great Performances

as Mouse

Tony Awards

as Self - Host

Tony Awards

as Self - Host/Winner/Performer

5.9