Nathan Lane Documentary - Stars - [BroadbandTV]

The all- singing, all-dancing Nathan Lane he can make you laugh, he can bring you to tears. An actor in the old tradition of Vaudeville whos helping to revive Broadway from its former glory to a glittering future.

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Born Joseph Lane in Jersey City, New Jersey, the son of an alcoholic truck driver and a manic-depressive mother - Nathan Lane had no choice but to retreat into a world of fantasy, and dream of eventual escape into showbiz.

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Being gay, he found acceptance in the romantic world of musical theatre.

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SOT

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At one point he was asked by a reporter whether he was gay. Rather than saying yes or no, he said, "I'm 40, single and I work a lot in the musical theatre. You do the math."

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Nathan Lane is quite simply one of the most awarded stage performers of all time.
He won his second Tony Award for his role in Mel Brooks's The Producers.

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SOT

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Ive got a feeling Nathan Lane will treading the boards for some years - no sign yet of hanging up his tap shoes.

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[Titaniacy]

I love Nathan!!!

[Wildcat272]

Dear Nathan,

I dont care if youre gay,I will find a way....

[rawritsjazzy]

No recognition of him in the 1990s revival of Guys and Dolls? i mean, the man kind of changed his name to nathan after the plays main character (and his soon-to-be role), Nathan Detroit.

AND NO LION KING. disgraceeeeee.

[anneza2525]

Adore him! He's the best!

[kyle8246]

So happy he found a partner! He deserves someone.

[JarradDrand]

@Bluedolphingirl01 He's gay alright, and he's a happy guy with a long lasting partner, he never married, nor has any children, to my immediate knowledge.

[rockinamber18]

Woah, i didn't know that he was gay o.o but he's still a damn good actor!

[fredfaboolooze]

@Bluedolphingirl01 then who's his wife and kid? O_O

[Bluedolphingirl01]

i just saw him in a magazine with his wife and kid and he said he is not gay. He plays gay parts.

[Queenesy]

yes, he talked about this project when he was on "Ellen" .

great interview, you should check it out.

[lvp20]

yes he is, he even got an award for being a hero to gay and questioning teens through a nonprofit suicide hotline organization.