Jeff lane biography

Jeffrey Lane is an author, television scriptwriter, film producer and actor. He is a graduate of Wesleyan University.^[1]

Career

Broadway

Lane wrote the book for the musical Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which ran on Broadway in 2005 and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical.^[2] He has written the book for the musical adaptation Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which was nominated for three Tony Awards and numerous Drama Desk Awards.

Laura Benanti won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.^[3]

Television

Lane wrote and produced for many television series and shows, including Mad About You, Ryan's Hope, Lou Grant, and The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd.^[4][5] He was initially came up with the concept of Ink, but he was replaced by Diane English at the last minute.^[6]

Writer

Producer

• The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck (1989)