Nathan Lane is a Tony Award-winning actor, singer, and writer known for his roles in The Birdcage and The Producers. Lane is also know for having voiced the character Timon, a meerkat, in Disney’s 1994 film The Lion King.
Since his performance in Mike Nichols’ The Birdcage catapulted him into stardom in 1996, Lane has appeared in one memorable role after another. His portrayal of Max Bialystock in the long-running Broadway phenomenon The Producers won him the Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Tony Awards for Best Actor is a Musical.
Lane has appeared in television shows including “Mid-Century Modern,” HBO’s “Sex and the City,” “Modern Family,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “30 Rock,” “The Good Wife,” and the “The People v O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”. He received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for the Hulu mystery comedy series “Only Murders in the Building” in 2022.