Nathan Lane
Nathan Lane
Nathan Laneis an American stage, film and television actor and writer. He is known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, his voice work in Stuart Little as Snowbell the cat and The Lion King as Timon the meerkat, and his recurring roles on Modern Family, The Good Wife, and...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actor
Date of Birth3 February 1956
CityJersey City, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
My mom was Jewish, so some would call me Jewish.
'The Producers' is a sort of a once in a lifetime kind of phenomenon, and I was grateful to be a part of it.
A video taped stage performance is just - you know, it's never gonna be the same as it is if you're sitting there live in the theatre.
If you've seen Mary Poppins and The Grinch, come to the Booth Theater and let me shove a little coal down your stocking.
It's a cliche, but there really is no handbook about the celebrity thing; you have to figure it out as you go along
I'm still the fat kid from high school who never had a date
I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades
I seem to always inspire a strong reaction one way or the other
I'll always go back to the stage.
My oldest brother used to take me to the theater. The first play he took me to see was 'Black Comedy,' then he took me to see 'Butley.' We'd see all these British plays. And 'Hello, Dolly,' with Pearl Bailey. I was unconsciously thinking, 'Gee, I would love to be able to do that.'
The more competition, the better. I hope to get snubbed again this year.
I am not a sad clown. I am not a sad clown.
Take a shot of vodka and hope for the best.
There's not a day in my life I'm not proud of being gay, but I just wasn't ready for that attention to be placed on it. I remember being on Oprah. Well, not on Oprah. Near Oprah. She started saying, 'Now, Nathan, you got all those girlie moves going down in 'The Birdcage,' where's all that coming from? You're so good at all that girlie stuff!'