Actor Nathan Lane
He's currently starring in The Producers, the Broadway hit musical, a role for which he was awarded a Tony for Best Actor. This Sunday, March 17th 2002, will be his last performance. Lane has starred in many productions for stage, screen and television, including revivals of The Man Who Came to Dinner and Guys and Dolls. Playwright Terrance McNally has written roles for Lane and says, "I need an actor like Nathan to fully express myself. I can't do it with just the words. I need his faces and gestures to finish the sentence." Lane starred in McNally's The Lisbon Traviata, and in Lips Together, Teeth Apart. He also was in the films Mousehunt, The Birdcage, Frankie and Johnny, (as Michelle Pfeiffer's neighbor — a part McNally wrote for him).
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