Current star of The Addams Family, Nathan Lane appeared on an episode of NBC's The Marriage Ref as a guest judge last night, April 8. Lane was joined by other guest judges Kathy Griffin and Tracy Morgan. The Marriage Ref reality series airs on NBC every Thusday at 10PM.
The premise of the show involves real life couples who's marrital problems are discussed and voted on by the judges accordinng to who they think is right. Lane helped make decisions about a a wife who played computer solitaire too much, and a husband who spends too much time fishing. Lane is a two-time Tony and Emmy award-winning American actor of stage and screen. He is best known for his roles as Albert in The Birdcage, Max Bialystock in the musical The Producers, Ernie Smuntz in MouseHunt, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls, Pseudolus in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, and his voice work in The Lion King and Stuart Little. In 2008, he was inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame. To see Lane in The Addams Family, visit www.theaddamsfamilymusical.com.The executive producers of The Marriage Ref are Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen Rakieten, Nick Emerson, Jennifer O'Connor, and Al Berman. For more information, visit: www.nbc.com.
