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Nathan Lane is equally successful on stage, screen and television.
Lane most recently starred in the smash hit musical 'The Producers', at the St. James Theatre in New York. His wildly acclaimed portrayal of Max Bialystock recently won Lane the 2001 Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Tony Awards for Best Actor in a musical. Earlier in the 2001 Broadway season, Lane starred in the Roundabout Theatre Company’s revival of 'The Man Who Came to Dinner'.
Lane recently starred in such box office hits as 'Stuart Little' and 'Mousehunt'. Audiences will remember Lane’s triumphant performance that helped catapult Mike Nichols’ 'The Birdcage', into a major blockbuster hit. His portrayal of Albert earned Lane a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe Nomination. He also won great acclaim as the voice of 'Timon' the meerkat, in the smash hit film 'The Lion King'.
In 1996, his performance in 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum', directed by Jerry Zaks, earned him the Tony, the Outer Critics Circle and the Drama Desk Awards.
Additional film credits include, 'Isn’t She Great?', 'Trixie', 'Love’s Labours Lost', 'Addams Family Values', 'Frankie & Johnny', 'He Said, She Said', 'Ironweed' and 'Jeffrey'.
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