Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane as Max Biaylstock in Universal Pictures' The Producers - 2005

Biography

Born 02/03/1956

The son of an alcoholic New Jersey truck driver and a manic-depressive mother, Nathan Lane threw himself into the theater to escape his "bad Eugene O'Neill" childhood. Skipping college to pursue acting professionally, he made his debut in "Jerz" (1976) and knocked around the New York theater scene...
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Awards

  • In 2002, received National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble
  • In 2001, received Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program
  • In 2001, received Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Highlights

  • In 2009, Co-starred in Roundabout Theatre Company's Broadway revival of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot"
  • In 2008, Played a Democratic campaign manager in the comedy "Swing Vote"
  • In 2007, Cast as an incumbent U.S. President in the Broadway production of David Mamet's "November"

Family & Companions

  • Robert Lane: brother (Older)
  • Daniel Lane: brother (Older)
  • Daniel Lane: father (An aspiring tenor who died from alcoholism when Lane was eleven)

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