Nathan Lane

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Nathan Lane is a two-time Tony Award-winning actor of stage, screen, and television. He is best known for his roles as Ernie Smuntz in Mouse Hunt, Mendy in The Libson Traviata, Albert in The Bird Cage, Max Bialystock in The Producers, and his voice work as Timon in The Lion King franchise and Snowbell in the Stuart Little movies.

Early Life
Lane was born Joseph Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey in February 3, 1956. He was th son of Irish American Catholic parents. His father, Daniel, was a truck driver and an aspiring tenor who died from alcoholism when Lane was eleven. His mother, Nora, was a housewife and secretary who suffered from manic-depression, and died in 2000. He has two brothers, Robert and Daniel. Lane went to Roman Catholic schools in Jersey City, including Jesuit-run St. Peter's Preparatory High School, where he was voted Best Actor, and years later, he recieved the 2011 Prep Hall of Fame Professional Achievment Award.