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Played the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz in Concert: Dreams Come True (1995) (TV). Co-hosted the 1995 Tony Awards. Hosted the 1996 Tony Awards Telecast. Starred on Broadway as Max Bialystock in The Producers and Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. Zero Mostel played both characters in the earlier film versions. Lane won Tony Awards for both roles. When he accepted his second Tony, he looked up and thanked Mostel's spirit for inhabiting him somehow. Attended St. Peter's Preparatory High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, class of 1974, where he was voted Best Actor. His second Broadway show was Merlin, one of the most notoriously expensive flops in Broadway history. The show was conceived as a vehicle for the magic of Doug Henning, with Henning in the title role; other stars of the production included Chita Rivera and a young Christian Slater. He and Broadway co-star Matthew Broderick were each awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a joint ceremony. [January 9, 2006] Was a guest at Sarah Jessica Parker's 40th birthday. His Tony Award-winning performances in "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" and "The Producers" were both roles originally created by Zero Mostel.