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Nathan Lane is a Actor American born on 3 february 1956 at Jersey City (USA)

Nathan Lane

Nathan Lane
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Birth name Joseph Lane
Nationality USA
Birth 3 february 1956 (68 years) at Jersey City (USA)
Awards Laurence Olivier Award, Daytime Emmy Award

Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is 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 and The Lion King, and his recurring roles on Modern Family and The Good Wife. In 2006, Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame.

Biography

A reporter for Us Weekly once asked Lane if he was gay; he replied, "I'm 40, single and work a lot in the musical theater. You do the math." When, at age 21, he told his mother he was gay, she replied, "I would rather you were dead," to which he replied, "I knew you'd understand." Lane, who came out officially after the death of Matthew Shepard, has been a long-time board member of and fundraiser for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, and has been honored by the Human Rights Campaign, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and The Trevor Project for his work in the LGBT community. Lane resides in New York City with long-time partner Devlin Elliott.

Best films

The Lion King (1994)
(Actor)
Stuart Little (1999)
(Actor)
The Birdcage (1996)
(Actor)
Mirror Mirror (2012)
(Actor)
MouseHunt (1997)
(Actor)
Titan A.E. (2000)
(Actor)

Usually with

Frank Welker
Frank Welker
(8 films)
Douglas Wick
Douglas Wick
(4 films)
Casey Affleck
Casey Affleck
(1 films)
Rob Minkoff
Rob Minkoff
(5 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Nathan Lane (48 films)

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Actor

The Lego Ninjago Movie
Directed by Charlie Bean
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Jeu, Films about toys
Actors Michael Peña, Zach Woods, Dave Franco, Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen, Jackie Chan
Roles Great White (voice)
Rating60% 3.00783.00783.00783.00783.0078
Lloyd, surnommé "Le Ninja Vert", s'allie avec des maîtres-bâtisseurs LEGO, des ninjas spécialisés dans l'infiltration et le maître du kung-fu Wu pour affronter Garmadon, qui n'est autre que le père de Lloyd, qui veut détruire la ville de Ninjago City.
The Vanishing of Sidney Hall, 1h57
Directed by Shawn Christensen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Films about families
Actors Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning, Michelle Monaghan, Blake Jenner, Kyle Chandler, Ariane Rinehart
Roles Harold
Rating67% 3.3985653.3985653.3985653.3985653.398565
Sidney Hall (Logan Lerman) écrit un livre qui devient vite un succès international, mais l'écrivain disparaît sans laisser de trace.
Carrie Pilby, 1h38
Directed by Susan Johnson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Bel Powley, Nathan Lane, Gabriel Byrne, Jason Ritter, William Moseley, Vanessa Bayer
Roles Dr. Petrov
Rating67% 3.352443.352443.352443.352443.35244
À 19 ans, il lui faudra plus que son QI de génie pour sortir de sa coquille, et de chez elle, se faire des amis, trouver un travail, et peut-être même rencontrer l'amour.
The English Teacher, 1h33
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about education
Actors Julianne Moore, Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Nathan Lane, Fiona Shaw, Lily Collins
Roles Carl Kapinas
Rating57% 2.897992.897992.897992.897992.89799
Linda Sinclair (Moore) is a high school English teacher in the small town of Kingston, Pennsylvania. She is passionate about her subject and popular with her students, but lives alone in a simple existence. When her former pupil Jason Sherwood (Angarano) returns after failing to succeed as a playwright, Linda convinces him to produce his play at the school. Jason's overbearing father, Dr. Tom Sherwood (Kinnear), pressures him to attend law school instead. Complications arise after Linda and Jason sleep together, which affects her and everyone around her including the play.
Mirror Mirror, 1h46
Directed by Tarsem Singh
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film, Political films, Children's films, Films about royalty
Actors Lily Collins, Julia Roberts, Armie Hammer, Nathan Lane, Mare Winningham, Michael Lerner
Roles Brighton
Rating56% 2.804962.804962.804962.804962.80496
The First and Good Queen, Snow White's mother died in child birth, and her father, the King (Sean Bean), marries once again with an evil sorceress named Clementianna (Julia Roberts), the most beautiful woman in the land and raises Snow White. One day, the king leaves to fight a great evil that has invaded the land but never returns. Queen Clementianna rules in his absence and keeps Snow White in the palace.
I'm Still Here, 1h48
Directed by Casey Affleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Documentary, Musical
Themes Dance films, Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films
Actors Joaquin Phoenix, Sean Combs, Casey Affleck, Ben Stiller, Eddie Rouse, Mos Def
Roles Nathan Lane (uncredited)
Rating61% 3.0985553.0985553.0985553.0985553.098555
In 2008 while rehearsing for a charity event, actor Joaquin Phoenix, with Casey Affleck's camera watching, tells people he's quitting to pursue a career in rap music. Over the next year, we watch the actor write, rehearse, and perform to an audience. He importunes Sean Combs in hopes he'll produce the record. We see the actor in his home: he parties, smokes, bawls out his two-man entourage, talks philosophy with Affleck, and comments on celebrity. I'm Still Here is a portrayal of a tumultuous year in the life of actor Joaquin Phoenix. With remarkable access, the documentary follows the Oscar-nominee as he announces his retirement from a successful film career in the fall of 2008 and sets off to reinvent himself as a hip hop musician. The film is a portrait of an artist at a crossroads and explores notions of courage and creative reinvention, as well as the ramifications of a life spent in the public eye.
Gaturro: The Movie, 1h27
Genres Comedy, Animation
Actors Chris Edgerly, Todd Doldersum, Jennifer Lopez, Nathan Lane, Jeff Bennett, Kathleen Barr
Roles Rat Pit
Rating36% 1.823961.823961.823961.823961.82396
Gaturro is a mischievous cat that wants to conquer Agatha, the kitten of his life, but every time he tries to conquer, Max stands. Agatha is impressed with Max because Max has things are better than they have Gaturro. Agatha asks Gaturro how the cat in his life and imagines him, Max always wins. Then Agatha tells Gaturro that marrying Max and it did not please Gaturro.
The Nutcracker: The Untold Story, 1h50
Directed by Andreï Kontchalovski
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Musical
Themes Dance films, Jeu, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Christmas films, Musical films, Films about toys, Children's films
Actors Elle Fanning, Charlie Rowe, John Turturro, Frances de la Tour, Nathan Lane, Daniel Peacock
Roles Uncle Albert
Rating41% 2.074512.074512.074512.074512.07451
Mary's (Elle Fanning) seemingly dull Christmas is suddenly filled with excitement and adventure following the arrival of her Uncle Albert (Nathan Lane), who gives her a Nutcracker as a gift. Later that night, Mary dreams that the Nutcracker--called N.C. (Charlie Rowe)--comes to life and takes her on a wondrous journey. They discover that the Nazi-like Rat King (John Turturro) has usurped the Nutcracker's kingdom.
Astro Boy
Astro Boy (2009)
, 1h34
Directed by David Bowers
Origin Hong kong
Genres Science fiction, Action, Animation
Themes Films set in the future, Superhero films, Robot films
Actors Freddie Highmore, Nicolas Cage, Kristen Bell, Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane
Roles Ham Egg (voice)
Rating62% 3.101733.101733.101733.101733.10173
Toby Tenma is a teenager who lives in the futuristic city-state Metro City, which floats above the polluted "Surface". Toby's father, Dr. Tenma, is a famous roboticist and head of the Ministry of Science, but has a distant relationship with his son. Dr. Tenma meets the city's obstructive leader President Stone to demonstrate a new defensive robot called the Peacekeeper. To power it, Tenma's friend Dr. Elefun unveils the Blue and Red Core, two energy spheres which have opposing positive and negative energy. Stone has the destructive Red Core placed into the Peacekeeper, causing it to go berserk, leading to Toby being disintegrated after sneaking into the room.
Waking Sleeping Beauty, 1h26
Directed by Don Hahn
Origin USA
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the visual arts, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about cities, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Roy E. Disney, Michael Eisner, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Frank Wells, Howard Ashman, Steven Spielberg
Roles Self (archive footage)
Rating74% 3.7418553.7418553.7418553.7418553.741855
The film covers the fall and rebirth of Disney's animation division, the effects the new corporate team of Michael Eisner, Frank Wells, and Jeffrey Katzenberg had on the division, the competition with Don Bluth's animation studio, the pivotal roles of Who Framed Roger Rabbit and the CAPS system, the introduction of the home video format, and the new-found success the studio had from 1989-1999.
Swing Vote
Swing Vote (2008)
, 2h
Directed by Joshua Michael Stern, Joshua Michael Stern
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Politic
Themes Politique, Political films
Actors Paula Patton, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper, Nathan Lane, Stanley Tucci, Madeline Carroll
Roles Art Crumb
Rating60% 3.047483.047483.047483.047483.04748
In a presidential election set somewhere in the near future, Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), a lovable loser from Texico, New Mexico, who is coasting through life and hasn't had a single political thought in his head, is thrust into an improbable dilemma. In response, he is coaxed by his 8-year-old daughter Molly (Madeline Carroll) to take more of a serious approach to life. Molly runs the household and sees an opportunity on election day to energize her father. Molly, frustrated with her father's apathy toward voting, sneaks into her local polling place and tries to vote on behalf of Bud. However, due to the voting machines being unplugged, the ballot is registered, but there is no decision on which candidate gets the vote. The entire election comes down to this one man and, namely, Bud's vote. Neither candidate has a majority in the electoral college without New Mexico's electoral votes. The popular vote is tied for the two major candidates in New Mexico, leaving Bud to decide the next President of the United States. Bud gets wooed by candidates from both sides: the incumbent Republican, Andrew Carington Boone (Kelsey Grammer), and his campaign manager, Martin Fox (Stanley Tucci); and the opposing Democrat, Vermont Senator Donald Greenleaf (Dennis Hopper).
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa, 1h20
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure, Musical
Themes Christmas films, Musical films, Children's films, Santa Claus in film
Actors Steve Whitmire, Uma Thurman, Dave Goelz, Jane Krakowski, Bill Barretta, Nathan Lane
Roles Officer Meany
Rating62% 3.1461653.1461653.1461653.1461653.146165
On Christmas Eve, the Muppets go to the post office in New York City to deliver each of their letters to Santa Claus (Richard Griffiths). When they head back to their apartment, Gonzo discovers that three letters wound up in his coat from a mishap there. One of those letters he recognizes as being written by his friend, a neighbor girl named Claire (Madison Pettis). On Gonzo's insistence, the principal Muppets decide to go to the North Pole and deliver them personally.
Trumbo
Trumbo (2007)
, 1h36
Directed by Peter Askin
Origin USA
Genres Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about historical events, Documentaire sur une personnalité, Documentary films about cities, Political films
Actors Dalton Trumbo, Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Liam Neeson, Paul Giamatti, Josh Lucas
Roles Self
Rating73% 3.6850253.6850253.6850253.6850253.685025
En se concentrant sur la vie de Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976), ce film examine les effets sur les individus et les familles de la poursuite par le Congrès des communistes d'Hollywood après la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Trumbo était l'un des nombreux écrivains, réalisateurs et acteurs qui ont invoqué le premier amendement en refusant de répondre aux questions sous serment. Ils ont été mis sur la liste noire et emprisonnés. Nous suivons Trumbo en prison, en exil au Mexique avec sa famille, dans la pauvreté, dans le rejet public de ses enfants, dans ses écrits sous d'autres noms, et dans une éventuelle mais incomplète réhabilitation. Des acteurs lisent ses lettres ; ses enfants et ses amis se souviennent et commentent. Des photos d'archives, des films d'actualités et des interviews ajoutent de la texture.