Name: Nathan Lane
Date of Birth: 3 February 1956 Played the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (1995) (TV). Co-hosted the 1995 Tony Awards. Hosted the 1996 Tony Awards Telecast. Originally named Joseph Lane, he changed his name because he heard of another actor named Joseph Lane. He chose the name Nathan after the character of Nathan Detroit from the Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls". Coincidentally, he later played that role in the hugely successful 1992 revival of "Guys and Dolls" on Broadway. Starred on Broadway as Max Bialystock in The Producers and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Zero Mostel played both characters in the earlier film versions. Lane won Tony Awards for both roles. When he accepted his second Tony, he looked up and thanked Mostel's spirit for inhabiting him somehow. ... May 28, 1991: Starred in the first production of Terrence McNally's play Lips Together, Teeth Apart with Swoosie Kurtz, Christine Baranski, and Anthony Heald. Attended St. Peter's Preparatory High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, class of 1974, where he was voted Best Actor. Father was a New Jersey police officer. His second Broadway show was Merlin, one of the most notoriously expensive flops in Broadway history. The show was conceived as a vehicle for the magic of Doug Henning, with Henning in the title role; other stars of the production included Chita Rivera and a young Christian Slater. Won two Tony Awards as best actor in a musical: in 1996 for playing Pseudolus in the revival of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and in 2001 for playing Max Bialystock in The Producers. He was also nominated in the same category in 1992 for playing Nathan Detroit in the revival of Guys and Dolls. He and Broadway co-star Matthew Broderick were each awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a joint ceremony. [January 9, 2006] Frequently works with Matthew Broderick. They appeared together in the films The Lion King (1994), The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (V), The Lion King 1½ (2004) (V) and The Producers (2005). They also appeared together in the original Broadway production of The Producers, and in a revival of The Odd Couple. Was a guest at Sarah Jessica Parker's 40th birthday. Was considered to play the role of "George Costanza" in _"Seinfeld (1990)"_. Read more Nathan Lane movies (actor)
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