Place of birth: New Jersey (USA)
Biography:
Nath Lane is an actor who has great talent and a special ability to select his projects, both film, theater and television.
Returning to his greatest successes, he would again interpret the role that earned him infinite recognition with the Broadway musical at the St. James Theater in New York and that we remember in Neil Simon’s “The Odd Couple” that premiered on Broadway on October 27, 2005.
His performance in the role of Max Bialystock has earned him the Drama Desk, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical, as well as winning the Oliver Award for his performance at the London theater.
His remembered performance in the film “A Cage of Crickets”, by Mike Nichols, in a box office success. His portrayal of Albert earned him the Screen Actors Guild Award and a Golden Globe nomination.
He has very successfully voiced Timon in the film “The Lion King” another great success and has also participated in “Stuart Little” and “A tough little mouse.”
He is considered one of the greats of Broadway theater. In 1996, his role in “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” won him the Tony, the Outer Critics Circle Award and the Drama Desk directed by Jerry Zaks.
Among his off-Broadway credits are Terrence McNally’s “Lips Together, Teeth Apart”, “The Lisbon Traviata”; “The Film Society” and “In A Pig’s Valise” on the Second Stage; “The Common Pursuit” and “Measure for Measure”, directed by Joseph Papp. He has also worked for Disney, awarding him two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance in an Animated Play for “Timon and Pumbaa” and “Teacher’s Pet.”
His cinematographic works include “She is unique”; “Trixie”; “Lost labor of love”; “The Addams Family: The Tradition Continues”, “Give Me A Break”; “Frankie and Johnny”; “He said, she said”; “Iron stem”; “The Lemon Sisters”; “Jeffrey”; “The legend of Nicholas Nickelby” and “The boy of your life”.
As we also remember his television performances featuring Terrence McNally’s “The Last Mile,” the Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation of “The Boys Next Door,” and “Laughter on the 23rd Floor.”
Filmography:
- The Producers: The Musical (2006)
- Nicholas Nickleby (2004)
- The Boy in Your Life (2004)
- Stuart Little 2 (2002)
- The Neil Simon Story (2001)
- Labor of Love Lost (2000)
- Titan AE (2000)
- Trixie (2000)
- She is unique (1999)
- A Tough Mouse (1997)
- A Cricket Cage (1996)
- The Boys Next Door (1996)
- The Lion King (1994)
- The Addams Family: The Tradition Continues (1993)
- Give me a break (1993)
- Frankie and Johnny (1991)
- He Said, She Said (1991)
- Joe vs. the Volcano (1990)