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[edit] Better picture

I'm sure there's a better image of Lane than the cover of Mousehunt. Can someone change it? BethEnd 03:22, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

I could get a better picture but I don't know how to put it up

[edit] Walk of Fame

This article states that Lane and Matthew Broderick were awarded a joint star; in actuality, they were both awarded their own adjacent stars in a joint ceremony. Check the List of stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame or this image from imdb.com for verification (I know it's hard to see the names on the stars in that image but you can tell they have their own separate stars). I'm changing this article to reflect that. --AMK1211 05:24, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyright violation

Though wikified, virtually all, if not all, of the Career section is taken verbatim from [1] which is not consistent with Wikipedia's copyright policy. See Wikipedia:Copyright FAQ. I placed the article on Wikipedia:Copyright_problems/2006_July_14/Articles. --WayneMokane 22:36, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Then why not zap that section entirely but leave the rest?
I corrected the date of the "Forum" revival from 1994 to 1996 but that whole section needs revised. It's all over the place. Something for my To-Do list I think...
Al Clark 13:08, 3 December 2007 (UTC)
I can't find a source for the quote on "Doug Henning's greatest magic trick" - it seems to vary between "making the audience disappear" and "getting the show produced". Removing it until it can be verified.
Al Clark (talk) 23:49, 1 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Gay or not?

Is Nathan Lane gay or not?

--Why not check the article, genius? Or Google?

Nathan Lane is a homosexual. —Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:{{{1}}}|{{{1}}}]] ([[User talk:{{{1}}}|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/{{{1}}}|contribs]])

  • News flash! Stop the presses! Wahkeenah 10:59, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] speaking of which

I found it remarkable that the section dealing with his homosexuality had an "unsourced" tag, when it was the only section which had references at all. That sure looks homophobic to me. I added another reference--a 5 page interview discussing his homosexuality at great length--and removed the tag. I have now added the tag to every section EXCEPT the gay section.

[edit] Austin Powers

Didn't Nathan Lane make a cameo in an Austin Powers movie?

Yeah, he was in Austin Powers in Goldmember. --AMK1211 04:08, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Quotation attributed to Advocate article

The quotation in which Lane describes himself as "an old-fashioned homosexual [etc.]" does not appear in the article cited to support it, "Citizen Lane" by Bruce Villanch, from The Advocate. Everywhere else I could find it either gives it as an uncited quote or is copied directly from the WP article. Does anyone know the actual original source to confirm that this quotation is genuine? Otherwise, it should be removed. --ShelfSkewed Talk 23:12, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Found it: The quotation is mentioned in what is currently the third reference--the Guardian article--which attributes it to a September 2001 interview in The New York Times Magazine. I was able to track down the NYTM piece, and the correct quotation (which the Guardian got right) is: "I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades." I'm going to correct the quote and the reference, although because the NYT is a registration site, the citation will be by way of the Guardian Unlimited article. --ShelfSkewed Talk 02:49, 6 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:NathanLane1.JPG

Image:NathanLane1.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

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BetacommandBot (talk) 17:15, 2 January 2008 (UTC)