January 21, 2025 5:52 pm

Nathan Lane Says Robin Williams Supported Him When He Didn't Want to Publicly Come Out
Nathan Lane Says Robin Williams Supported Him When He Didn't Want to Publicly Come Out

Nathan Lane Says Robin Williams Supported Him When He Didn’t Want to Publicly Come Out

As reported by PEOPLE, star Nathan Lane still remembers how the late Robin Williams supported him during a press tour for their 1996 film The Birdcage. According to the actor, at the time of the tour, Lane was “not prepared at all” to publicly come out as gay. In an exclusive clip for an upcoming episode of NBC’s Sunday TODAY, Lane chatted with host Willie Geist and stated that he “certainly wasn’t ready to go from table to table to tell them all that I was gay” during the pairs press tour for the Mike Nichols comedy film.

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​Nathan Lane recalled how the late Robin Williams supported him when he was “not prepared” to publicly come out. Read More