Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane is, for my money, the finest stage comedian America has produced in the last half century. Three Tony Awards only hint at it; what the trophies cannot convey is his timing, the way he can hold a Broadway house in silence for an extra beat and then detonate the laugh exactly when he chooses. Film never quite knew what to do with him beyond The Birdcage and Timon's voice, which says more about Hollywood than about Lane. His late-career pivot into serious dramatic work proves what theatergoers always knew: underneath the clown is a meticulous craftsman from Jersey City who never stopped studying.

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Name (English)

Nathan Lane

Name (Japanese)

ネイサン・レイン

Reading

ねいさん・れいん

Born

February 3, 1956 (age 70)

Origin

Jersey City, New Jersey, United States

Occupation

voice actor / writer / television actor / stage actor / film actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

Awards & achievements

• Laurence Olivier Awards
• Daytime Emmy Award
• 1996 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
• 2001 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical
• 2010 Drama League Award
• 2013 Drama League Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan%20Lane
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8D%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q491264

Tags

• New Jersey
• voice actor
• writer
• television actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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