Sam Fragoso
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Do you remember the first time you got a laugh on stage?
You had a tight five?
That was back when you were Joe Lane, not Nathan Lane.
That is correct, sir.
Here's how one of your classmates describes you at St.
Yes, Lane lacked height and possessed girth.
His words, not mine.
But there was nothing insecure about him.
Every day he held court in the cafeteria surrounded by adoring fans.
In the age of George Carlin, Joe Lane was the archetypical class clown.
The entire faculty feared his might.
When you told your mother you were going to New York to act, you were 21 years old.
This is Catholic guilt popping up here.
That's got to count for something.
The question was how did you tell your mother you were going to New York to act?
Nathan, that's what we call progress.
You take the wins where you can find them.