Nathan Lane started his career as a stand-up comedian. He gradually started doing theatre and appeared in an Off-Broadway comedy ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream’ in 1978. He went on to make his Broadway debut in the 1982 revival of Noël Coward's ‘Present Laughter’ as ‘Roland Maule.’ In 1981, Lane made his first television appearance in the American television drama miniseries ‘Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls.’ The following year, he joined the cast of the sitcom television series ‘One of the Boys’ as ‘Jonathan Burns.’ The show lasted for 13 episodes. After appearing in shows like ‘Great Performances’ (1983) and ‘Miami Vice’ (1985), Lane made his big-screen debut in the 1987 American drama film ‘Ironweed’ directed by Héctor Babenco. The film opened to mixed reviews and was a box office bomb. Following his debut, he acted in ‘The Lemon Sisters’ (1990), ‘Joe Versus the Volcano’ (1990), ‘He Said, She Said’ (1991), ‘Frankie and Johnny’ (1991), and ‘Life with Mikey’ (1993).
In 1993, he played a cameo role in the comedy film ‘Addams Family Values,’ directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. The film was well-received by critics but was a box office disappointment and barely managed to recover the money. The following year, he made his voice debut in the animated musical drama film ‘The Lion King’ where he voiced ‘Timon.’ He continued to appear in voice roles in ‘The Lion King II: Simba's Pride’ (1998), ‘Stuart Little’ (1999), ‘Titan A.E.’ (2000), ‘Stuart Little 2’ (2002), ‘Teacher's Pet’ (2004), and ‘Astro Boy’ (2009). In 2010, he acted in the British-Hungarian 3D Christmas musical fantasy thriller film ‘The Nutcracker in 3D,’ directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. The film was panned by critics who criticized its visuals, story, and screenplay. He next acted in ‘Mirror Mirror’ (2012), ‘The English Teacher’ (2013), ‘Carrie Pilby’ (2016), and ‘No Pay, Nudity’ (2016).
In 2017, Lane starred as ‘Harold’ in the mystery drama film ‘The Vanishing of Sidney Hall’ directed by Shawn Christensen. The film opened to negative reviews with Glenn Kenny of RogerEbert.com calling it a "worthless woman-hating garbage." He portrayed ‘Teddy Dimas’ in the 2021 mystery-comedy streaming television series ‘Only Murders in the Building.’ He is all set to appear in the upcoming American comedy horror film ‘Disappointment Blvd.’ directed by Ari Aster. He will also be a part of the upcoming historical drama television series ‘The Gilded Age.’
Armand Goldman and his long-term partner Albert own the popular drag-club, ‘The Birdcage’, in Miami’s South Beach where Albert, a.k.a. drag-queen Starina is the main attraction. Armand’s son Val declares his intentions of marrying Barbara, daughter of conservative right-wing senator, John Keeley. When the Keeleys arrive to meet Val’s ‘family,’ the Goldmans pretend to be ‘straight,’ and end up creating chaos.
Nicholas Nickleby is a young and compassionate man, but when his father passes away, his abusive uncle separates his family. He tries his best to save his family and friends, and prevent his sister’s marriage with Sir Hawk.
Francis Phelan is a retired baseball player who had deserted his family decades ago after he had accidentally caused the death of his infant son, by dropping him to the ground. He visits his hometown after several years, and seeks out his lover Helen Archer, who is now working as a vocalist on the radio.
In this sequel to The Addams Family, Gomez and Morticia Addams have hired the nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, to take care of their infant son, Pubert, after many failed murder attempts by his older siblings, Wednesday and Pugsley. Unfortunately, Debbie is a serial killer who seduces Uncle Fester and wants to murder him for all the money.
A former convict Johnny gets released from prison and starts working as a cook in a local diner. He soon falls in love with a waitress named Frankie, who is a loner and emotionally wounded. However, Frankie is determined to win her love.
Jeffrey is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a gay man named Jeffrey, who has an overwhelming fear of contracting AIDS. He meets a handsome guy named Steve Howard, but problem is the latter’s HIV-positive status.
Brothers Ernie and Lars Smuntz inherit an old mansion after their father’s death. As they decide to restore the place and sell it, there is only one little problem – they first need to evict an old stubborn occupant of the mansion, a tiny mouse who refuses to leave. As they try to renovate the house, the mouse continues to foil their attempts.
The Producers is a musical comedy drama film, which tells the story of Max Bialystock, a theatre producer, who pairs up with an accountant to raise a huge amount to produce a show that they are sure will flop.
Well-known actor Joaquin Phoenix decides to retire from the world of acting and focus on a new career as a hip-hop musician. Later he approaches Sean Combs, American rapper and record producer, hoping he will produce the record.
The movie starts with super spy Austin Powers arresting Dr. Evil and foiling his plan to bring back the evil Goldmember. But when his father Nigel Powers is kidnapped, Austin travels back in time and teams up with Foxxy Cleopatra to stop Goldmember and Dr. Evil’s son Scott from destroying the world and save his father.
The presidential elections get interesting when it comes down to just one man’s vote. However, this man is none other than Bud Johnson, who is not only dim-witted and jobless but also apolitical.
Stuart Little is an animated family film where the 'Little' family adopts a young mouse who speaks and acts like a teenage boy, but their housecat, Snowbell, tries to get rid of him. Drama and adventure ensue as Stuart is taken away by imposters posing as his real parents and he tries to make his way back to the Littles.
Vigil is a blind man who falls in love with Amy, an architect from New York City. They soon begin dating but Amy convinces him to undergo a risky eye surgery to regain his eyesight.
Linda, an English Teacher finds her life disrupted when Jason, a former student returns to her small town, after he fails to find success as a playwright in New York. Linda and a drama teacher named Carl, convince Jason to produce his play for the school instead. Things get complicated when Linda and Jason feel attracted to one another and end up having sex on her classroom desk.
Joe Banks, a hypochondriac tired of his dreary job, learns that he has only few days to live. Quitting his job, he accepts an offer to jump in a Pacific Island volcano as per the superstition of the natives. Traveling aboard a yacht, he falls for Captain Patricia as they survive adversities together. But can he forget his commitment to the volcano?
Dan and Lorie are two rival journalists who have a show titled ‘He Said, She Said’, where the conservative Dan and the liberal Lorie debate on several topics. As they work together, and begin to work with one another, the film explores the events in their lives from both their perspectives. Over the time, the two begin to appreciate one another and an attractions sparks between them as well.
Adapted from Brother Grimm’s famous fairytale, the film focuses on Princess Snow White and her fight against her evil stepmother. One day, she sneaks out of the palace and while walking through the forest meets her prince charming, little knowing that her stepmother intends to marry him. Will love triumph over evil designs of her stepmother?
Through a contest, Rosalee, a small-town girl, wins a date with a male celebrity whom she idolizes. The date goes quite well, but things turn complicated when she realizes that her best friend is also in love with her.
Life with Mikey is a comedy film which tells the story of Mikey, a former child star from a 1970s sitcom, who is now running a talent agency. Things get interesting when he meets a young girl who picks pockets for a living. He tries to help her by earning her a role on a series of TV commercials.
A young vulnerable lion cub prince is falsely led to believe by his evil uncle that he was responsible for his father’s death. He flees, but eventually return as an adult to claim his rightful place as the King. The movie was the highest grossing film of the year and also figures in the list of highest-grossing animated films of all time.
In not so distance future, the earth is attacked by a pure energy based alien race known as the Drej. Realizing the danger, a top scientist sends away his teenage son, secretly encoding a map to the Titan in a ring he gives to him. Now a young man, it falls upon him to find Titan and save the humanity from total destruction.
Astro Boy, a robot having incredible powers, is discarded by his creator. However, he sets out to find his own identity and ends up in an adventure that would make him the greatest superhero of his time.
This adventure comedy film revolves around the mouse Stuart, who along with his friend Snowbell, search across the city for his new friend Margalo, a canary. In order to rescue his friend, Stuart must overcome several obstacles.
Nathan Lane Awards
| Winner | Favorite Male Performer in a New Television Series | 1999 |
