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Biography

Nathan was born Joseph Lane on February 3, 1956, in Jersey City, New Jersey to Daniel Lane, a truck driver, and Nora Lane, a…more

Born

2/3/1956, Jersey City, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

Joseph Lane

Gender

Male

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Star (6)

Role
- Timon & Pumbaa
  Timon
  - — The Lion King 1 1/2: Hakuna Matata
    2/14/04
  - — The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride
    10/13/98
  - — The Lion King
    6/15/94
- Charlie Lawrence
  Charlie Lawrence
  - S 1: Ep 2 New Kid in School
    6/22/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 A Vote of No Confidence
    6/15/03
  - S 1: Ep 4 Dinner and a Breakdown
  - S 1: Ep 7 What's Wrong with This Picture?
  - S 1: Ep 3 Charlie Got Game
  - + 2 More Credits
- Teacher's Pet
  Voice of Spot Helperman/Scott Leadready (2001-2002)
  - S 2: Ep 30 A Breed Apart
    5/10/02
  - S 2: Ep 29 Don't Bite the Hound That Feeds You
    5/3/02
  - S 2: Ep 28 The Nose Knows
    5/3/02
  - S 2: Ep 27 All About Eavesdropping
    4/26/02
  - S 2: Ep 26 The Blight Before Christmas
    4/19/02
  - + 43 More Credits
- George and Martha
  George the hippo
  - S 2: Ep 13 The Fibber, The Mascot
    5/13/00
  - S 2: Ep 12 The Costumed Duo, Temper Temper
    5/7/00
  - S 2: Ep 11 The Play's the Thing, The Sore Loser
    5/6/00
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Mirror, The Special Gifts
    4/25/00
  - S 2: Ep 10 Funny Business, The Tease
    4/8/00
  - + 21 More Credits
- Encore! Encore!
  Joseph Pinoni
  - S 1: Ep 11 The Doubt of the Benefit
    1/27/99
  - S 1: Ep 10 To Soeur With Love
    1/20/99
  - S 1: Ep 9 Crime and Punishment
    1/13/99
  - S 1: Ep 8 I Know How the Caged Bird Tastes
    1/6/99
  - S 1: Ep 7 Mr. Joe's Wild Ride
    12/30/98
  - + 8 More Credits
- One of the Boys
  Jonathan Burns
  - S 1: Ep 13 One of the Boys (Pilot)
    4/24/82
  - S 1: Ep 12 Don't Bank on It - Part 2
    4/17/82
  - S 1: Ep 11 Don't Bank on It - Part 1
    4/10/82
  - S 1: Ep 10 On the Rebound
    4/3/82
  - S 1: Ep 9 Extracurricular activities
    3/20/82
  - + 8 More Credits
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 117 Show #3289
    4/6/10
  - S 16: Ep 124 Show #3099
    4/21/09
  - S 15: Ep 153 Show #2960
    7/25/08
  - S 15: Ep 52 Show #2859
    1/25/08
  - S 14: Ep 20 Show #2629
    9/29/06
  - + 19 More Credits
Guest Star (39)

Role
- Modern Family
  Pepper
  - S 2: Ep 18 Boys' Night
    3/23/11
  - S 2: Ep 3 Earthquake
    10/6/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself - Guest Co-host
  - S 22: Ep 143 April 16, 2010
    4/16/10
- The Marriage Ref
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 7 Tracy Morgan, Kathy Griffin and Nathan Lane
    4/8/10
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 178 May 15, 2009
    5/15/09
  - S 20: Ep 217 July 31, 2008
    7/31/08
  - S 20: Ep 94 January 24, 2008
    1/24/08
  - S 6: Ep 214 July 12, 1994
    7/12/94
- The Muppet Show
  Officer Meany
  - S 7: Ep 13 Letters to Santa: A Muppets Christmas
    12/17/08
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 44 Nathan Lane
    4/7/08
  - S 11: Ep 151 Nathan Lane
    12/4/06
- The View
  Himself
  - S 10: Ep 39 October 27, 2006
    10/27/06
  - S 7: Ep 5 Lane/Vargas
    9/8/03
  - S 5: Ep 34 November 8, 2001
    11/8/01
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Himself
  - S 13: Ep 102 Nathan Lane, Padma Lahshmi, Kris Kristofferson
    4/6/06
  - S 11: Ep 57 Nathan Lane, Susie Essman, The Bouncing Souls
    1/16/04
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 128 Show #3072
    1/9/06
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 75 The Cast of The Producers
    12/16/05
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 54: Ep 250 December 16, 2005
    12/16/05
  - S 54: Ep 249 December 15, 2005
    12/15/05
- Live! with Kelly
  Guest Host
  - S 18: Ep 73 December 15, 2005
    12/15/05
- Inside the Actors Studio
  himself
  - S 12: Ep 1 The Cast of The Producers
    12/11/05
- The Oprah Winfrey Show
  Himself
  - S 22: Ep 30 George Clooney's Big Buzz
    10/28/05
- Stuart Little
  Snowbell
  - S 2: Ep 3 Stuart Little 3: Call of the Wild
    2/21/05
  - — Stuart Little 2
    7/19/02
  - — Stuart Little
    12/17/99
- Absolutely Fabulous
  Kunz
  - S 5: Ep 10 White Box
    12/25/04
- Curb Your Enthusiasm
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 10 Opening Night
    3/14/04
- Great Performances
  Host
  - S 31: Ep 12 30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song
    5/7/03
- V Graham Norton
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 111 April 4th 2003
    4/4/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 57 Nathan Lane, Sean Astin
    1/3/03
- Comedy Central Presents
  Himself
  - — The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase
    12/1/02
- Sex and the City
  Bobby Fine
  - S 5: Ep 8 I Love a Charade
    9/8/02
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 74: Ep 1 The 74th Annual Academy Awards
    3/24/02
  - S 68: Ep 1 The 68th Annual Academy Awards
    3/25/96
- Primetime Glick
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 5 Molly Shannon / Nathan Lane
    7/18/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 176 Show #988
    5/25/01
  - S 5: Ep 6 Show #818
    9/12/00
  - S 4: Ep 172 Show #796
    5/30/00
  - S 4: Ep 91 Show #715
    1/31/00
  - S 3: Ep 74 Show #505
    1/6/99
  - + 3 More Credits
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 29: Ep 8 My Favorite Broadway: The Love Songs
    3/6/01
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest Host
  - S 7: Ep 102 Show #GH4
    3/2/00
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 50: Ep 1 The 50th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/13/98
- Mad About You
  Prof. Nathan Twilley
  - S 6: Ep 11 Good Old Reliable Nathan
    1/13/98
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 8 Nathan Lane/Metallica
    12/6/97
- Inside the Actors Studio
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 13 Nathan Lane
    9/21/97
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest (cameo)
  - S 3: Ep 140 Show #0579
    4/26/96
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Norman Bulansky
  - S 45: Ep 2 The Boys Next Door
    2/4/96
- Frasier
  Phil
- Great Performances
  Himself/Nathan Detroit
  - S 21: Ep 4 Guys and Dolls off the Record
    12/5/92
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Bing Shalimar
  - S 5: Ep 9 Here's how to break the other leg
    3/16/91
  - S 3: Ep 13 Here's a leisurely stroll through the park
    7/15/89
  - S 3: Ep 2 Here's why you should order from the Spanish side of the menu
    4/29/89
- The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd
  Herman
  - S 4: Ep 2 Here are just a few things that could possibly go wrong
    4/13/90
- Miami Vice
  Morty Price
  - S 2: Ep 5 Buddies
    11/1/85
- Great Performances
  Mouse
  - S 12: Ep 2 Alice in Wonderland
    10/3/83
Special Guest Star (2)

Role
- 30 Rock
  Eddie Donaghy
  - S 1: Ep 17 The Fighting Irish
    3/8/07
- Frasier
  Phil
  - S 2: Ep 14 Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice...
    2/7/95
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- Charlie Lawrence
  Executive Producer

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Trivia
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- While filming the TV show Encore! Encore!, Nathan appeared in 2 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know. His topics were arts education and teacher appreciation.
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- As of 2006 he is starring on broadway as Felix Unger in The Odd Couple.
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- In 1997, Nathan was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for: The Birdcage (1996).
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- Nathan: I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades.
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