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Nathan Lane(I)

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Nathan Lane at an event for Swing Vote (2008)
Following three best friends - gay men of a certain age - who decide to retire together to Palm Springs after an accidental death.
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Mid-Century Modern (2025– )
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Nathan Lane is an American actor and singer from New Jersey who is known for playing Timon from The Lion King, Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready II from Teacher's Pet, Max Bialystock from The Producers, Snowball from Stuart Little, Hamegg from Astro Boy and Ernie Smuntz from Mouse Hunt. He is married to his husband Devlin Elliott since 2015.
BornFebruary 3, 1956
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BornFebruary 3, 1956
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,00080
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 13 wins & 40 nominations total

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    Known for

    Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
    The Producers
    6.4
    • Max Bialystock
    • 2005
    Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    7.2
    • Albert
    • 1996
    Matthew Broderick in The Lion King (1994)
    The Lion King
    8.5
    • Timon(voice)
    • 1994
    Nathan Lane and Lee Evans in Mousehunt (1997)
    Mousehunt
    6.5
    • Ernie Smuntz
    • 1997

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    Videos72

    Astro Boy: "The Robot Games"
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    Astro Boy: "The Robot Games"
    Astro Boy: "Astro Battles Peacekeeper"
    Clip 0:56
    Astro Boy: "Astro Battles Peacekeeper"
    Astro Boy: "Astro Battles Peacekeeper"
    Clip 0:56
    Astro Boy: "Astro Battles Peacekeeper"
    Mirror Mirror
    Clip 0:25
    Mirror Mirror
    Mirror Mirror
    Clip 0:41
    Mirror Mirror
    Mirror Mirror
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    Mirror Mirror
    Mirror Mirror
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    Mirror Mirror

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Broadway_org.
    • Alternative name
      • Nathan
    • Height
      • 5′ 5″ (1.65 m)
    • Born
      • February 3, 1956
      • Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
    • Spouse
      • Devlin ElliottNovember 17, 2015 - present
    • Parents
        Daniel Lane
    • Other works
      Magazine ads: You Inc. phone company
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      • 2 Interviews
      • 6 Articles
      • 2 Pictorials
      • 5 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Born Joseph Lane, he had to change his first name in order to join Actors Equity because there was already another actor named Joseph Lane. He chose the name Nathan after the character Nathan Detroit from the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls". Coincidentally, he later played that role in the hugely successful 1992 revival of "Guys and Dolls" on Broadway.
    • Quotes
      I don't know what goes on in their heads out in Hollywood.
    • Trademarks
        Often plays eccentric and energetic characters.

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