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Jeffrey Lane | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Scott Lane August 10, 1954 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | May 20, 2026 (aged 71) New York, U.S. |
| Occupations | Author, television scriptwriter, film producer, actor |
Jeffrey Scott Lane (August 10, 1954 – May 20, 2026) was an American author, television scriptwriter, film producer and actor. He was a graduate of Wesleyan University.
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 wrote the book for the musical adaptation Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, which was nominated for three Tony Awards and numerous Drama Desk Awards. Laura Benanti won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical.
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. He initially came up with the concept of Ink, but he was replaced by Diane English at the last minute.
Lane died following a long illness in New York on May 20, 2026, at the age of 71.
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