Nathan Lane

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Summary

Nathan Lane is an American actor known for Broadway work including The Producers and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and screen roles in The Birdcage, The Lion King, and Only Murders in the Building. His career spans musical comedy, farce, and drama, with prominent roles involving gay characters. Lane publicly came out in 1999 and said doing so might make it easier for someone else; he has also spoken about losing friends to AIDS and criticized homophobia in Hollywood. In later interviews he strongly criticized Donald Trump and urged people to take part in protests. No public DEI role is on record.