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Name
  
Jeffrey Lane

Role
  
Author

Education
  
Wesleyan University


Jeffrey Lane wwwmtishowscomsitesdefaultfilesprofilejeffr


Movies and TV shows
  
The Murder of Mary Phagan, Bette

Plays
  
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

Awards
  
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team

Nominations
  
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical

Similar People
  
David Yazbek, Jerry Mitchell, Sherie Rene Scott, Jack O'Brien, Paul Reiser

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

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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 two 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."

Writer
  • Lou Grant (1977) TV Series
  • Ryan's Hope (hired by Claire Labine)
  • The Mississippi (1983) TV Series
  • Partners in Crime (1984) TV Series... a.k.a. 50/50 (Europe)
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV) ... a.k.a. The Best of Gene Kelly (UK: video box title)
  • The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd (1987) TV Series
  • The Murder of Mary Phagan (1988) (TV)
  • Sunday Times
  • Same Time Next Week
  • Mad About You
  • Bette
  • Loco por ti
  • Producer
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck (1989) (TV) (co-producer)
  • Mad About You (1992) TV Series (executive producer)
  • Bette (2000) TV Series (executive producer)
  • Miscellaneous
  • Ryan's Hope (1975) TV Series (production assistant)
  • The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (1985) (TV) (production associate) ... a.k.a. The Best of Gene Kelly (UK: video box title)
  • Actor
  • Forever Evil (1987) .... Jay
  • Awards

  • The AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2005 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (nominee)
  • Five Emmy Awards
  • Three Writers Guild of America Awards
  • Two Peabodys
  • Golden Globe
  • The Christopher Award
  • References

    Jeffrey Lane Wikipedia