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

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Career

Broadway

Lane wrote the

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for the musical '' Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'', which ran on

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in 2005 and was nominated for the

Tony Award for Best Musical The Tony Award for Best Musical is given annually to the best new Broadway musical play, musical, as determined by Tony Award voters. The award is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presented each year since 1949. The awa ...

.Internet Broadway Database listing, 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels'"
ibdb.com, accessed July 28, 2010 He has written the book for the musical adaptation ''

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'', which was nominated for three Tony Awards and numerous Drama Desk Awards.

Laura Benanti Laura Ilene Benanti (née Vidnovic; born July 13, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Over the course of her Broadway career, she has received five Tony Award nominations. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway revival of '' Gypsy'', winni ...

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''.Internet Movie database Listing
imdb.com, accessed July 28, 2010 He was initially came up with the concept of ''

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'', but he was replaced by

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at the last minute. ;Writer * ''Lou Grant'' (1977) TV Series *''

Ryan's Hope ''Ryan's Hope'' is an American soap opera created by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer, airing for 13 years on ABC from July 7, 1975, to January 13, 1989. It revolves around the trials and tribulations within a large Irish-American family in th ...

'' (hired by

Claire Labine Claire Vaughn Labine (née Wood; June 28, 1934 – November 11, 2016) was an American soap opera writer and producer.

) * ''The Mississippi'' (1983) TV Series *'' Partners in Crime'' (1984) TV Series... 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 ''The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on NBC from May 21, 1987 to June 29, 1988 and on Lifetime from April 17, 1989 to April 13, 1991. It was created by Jay Tarses and stars Blair Brown in ...

'' (1987) TV Series *''

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'' (1988) (TV) *''Sunday Times'' *''Same Time Next Week'' *''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glob ...

'' * ''Bette'' *''Loco por ti'' ;Producer *''The American Film Institute Salute to Gregory Peck'' (1989) (TV) (co-producer) *''

'' (1992) TV Series (executive producer) * ''Bette'' (2000) TV Series (executive producer) ;Miscellaneous *''

'' (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

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s Emmy Awards listing
imdb.com, accessed July 28, 2010 * Three

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Awards *Two Peabodys *

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*The

Christopher Award The Christopher Award (established 1949) is presented to the producers, directors, and writers of books, films and television specials that "affirm the highest values of the human spirit". It is given by The Christophers, a Christian organization ...

References

External links

Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- ''Working in the Theatre Seminar'' video at American Theatre Wing.org, April 2005 * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lane, Jeffrey Wesleyan University alumni American soap opera writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)