Tag: Nathan Lane

Comic Billy Eichner, who lends his voice to the character Timon in Disney’s remake of The Lion King, has said he approached the character with a “gay sensibility.” Does that make the character gay too? Eichner, who is openly gay, took over the role from actor Nathan Lane, who voiced Timon in the original animated film. Lane, by coincidence, is also gay. Eichner thinks that’s integral to the role. “I’m glad that Jon Favreau kept the tradition of Timon being...