Jeffrey Lane


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

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. 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.

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. He was initially came up with the concept of Ink, but he was replaced by Diane English at the last minute.
;Writer
;Producer
;Miscellaneous
  • Ryan's Hope TV Series
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly ... a.k.a. The Best of Gene Kelly
;Actor