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Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane

35 movies on Netflix

Biography

Nathan Lane is an American actor whose work ranges across Broadway, film, television, and voice acting. Born in Jersey City, he made his professional theater debut off-Broadway in 1978 in A Midsummer Night's Dream and reached Broadway in a 1982 revival of Present Laughter. He had a long collaboration with playwright Terrence McNally and won three Tony Awards: for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996), The Producers (2001), and Angels in America (2018). He also earned Tony nominations for Death of a Salesman, The Front Page, The Nance, and Guys and Dolls. On screen, he voiced Timon in The Lion King (1994) and appeared in The Birdcage (1996), Mousehunt (1997), The Producers (2005), and Beau Is Afraid (2023). His television work includes The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story and a 2022 Emmy-winning role on Only Murders in the Building. The American Theater Hall of Fame inducted him in 2008.

70years old

Turns 71 on February 3in 115 days

  • Born Jersey City
  • Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18

Movie Career

Films
35
Career span
38 years1987 to 2025

Genres

First and latest

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  1. About the name

    Nathan Lane changed his professional name because a Joseph Lane was already registered with Actors' Equity, choosing Nathan after the character Nathan Detroit from Guys and Dolls.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Lane took over from Richard Dreyfuss in the West End production of The Producers after Dreyfuss was let go a week before the first preview, and Lane won the Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical.

  3. Behind the award

    Lane received a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his recurring part on the Hulu show Only Murders in the Building. It was his first Emmy win, coming after a record seven nominations in the guest actor categories.

  4. Behind the camera

    Lane kept working with Sondheim. In 2004, he revised the original book for The Frogs and acted in the show's Broadway debut at Lincoln Center.

Nathan Lane movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. The Lion King1994 Adventure, Animation, Dramaas Timonvoice

    IMDb rating 8.51.3M votes

  2. The Birdcage1996 Comedyas Albert Goldman

    IMDb rating 7.3119K votes

  3. Mousehunt1997as Ernie Smuntz

    IMDb rating 6.564K votes

  4. The Lion King 1 1/22004as Timonvoice

    IMDb rating 6.552K votes

  5. Stuart Little1999as Snowbell 'Snow', the Little's house-catvoice

    IMDb rating 6.0162K votes

  6. The Producers2005as Max Bialystock

    IMDb rating 6.447K votes

  7. Mirror Mirror2012as Brighton

    IMDb rating 5.696K votes

  8. The Lion King II: Simba's Pride1998as Timonvoice

    IMDb rating 6.484K votes

Most often with

Rob Minkoff directed three of these films. Ernie Sabella appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Ernie Sabella, 5 films togetherSee the 5 films with Ernie SabellaJim Cummings, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Jim CummingsMatthew Broderick, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Matthew BroderickChristine Baranski, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Christine BaranskiWhoopi Goldberg, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Whoopi GoldbergElle Fanning, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Elle FanningRob MinkoffDirector, 3 filmsSee the 3 films by Rob Minkoff

Films together

Box office

What Nathan Lane's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$2.0 billion

26 of the 35 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 35 films: 26 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 26Worldwide figure
  • 3US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Top grosser

The Lion King1994as Timon (voice)$763 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Lion King1994as Timon (voice)
    $763M39.0% of the total
  2. 2
    Stuart Little1999as Snowbell 'Snow', the Little's house-cat (voice)
    $300M15.3% of the total
  3. 3
    The Birdcage1996as Albert Goldman
    $185M9.5% of the total
  4. 4
    Mirror Mirror2012as Brighton
    $183M9.4% of the total
  5. 5
    Stuart Little 22002as Snowbell (voice)
    $170M8.7% of the total
  6. 6
    Mousehunt1997as Ernie Smuntz
    $122M6.3% of the total
  7. 7
    The Producers2005as Max Bialystock
    $38M1.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Titan A.E.2000as Preed (voice)
    $37M1.9% of the total
Frankie and Johnny (1991), $22.8 millionThe Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010), $20.5 millionAstro Boy (2009), $19.6 millionSwing Vote (2008), $17.6 millionWin a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004), $17.0 millionLife with Mikey (1993), $12.4 millionBeau Is Afraid (2023), $12.3 millionHe Said, She Said (1991), $9.8 millionIronweed (1987), $7.3 millionTeacher's Pet (2004), $6.5 millionNicholas Nickleby (2002), $3.7 millionJeffrey (1995), $3.5 millionIsn't She Great (2000), $3.0 millionDicks: The Musical (2023), $1.5 millionLove's Labour's Lost (2000), $300,000The English Teacher (2013), $104,810

$158 millionfrom the other 18 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total

Awards

Nine awards and honors from 1991 to 2013, three of them major.

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Nathan Lane's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Emmy Awards
Daytime Emmy AwardWon
Tony Awards
2001Best Actor in a MusicalWon
1996Best Actor in a MusicalWon
Other honors
2013Drama League AwardWon
2010Drama League AwardWon
1991Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead ActorWon
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a MusicalWon
Laurence Olivier AwardsWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

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