"'You know, my friend Nathan's coming over and he's bringing our friend Pam,'', Ferguson recalled telling his sons. 'You know Nathan, of course. You've listened to him, you know his voice from [Timon in] The Lion King.' So I played 'Hakuna Matata' and on my way to school they were singing 'Hakuna Matata' and I was like, 'This is Nathan who is coming to dinner!'"
"'[Lane] was in town [filming] something and we've been trying to meet for dinner and it was just easier,' Ferguson explained. 'I was like, 'Do you just want me to cook for you? I'll cook for you.' And he came over.'"
"Ferguson hosts his own podcast, Dinner's On Me. In the latest episode, he sat down with Mary Elizabeth Ellis ( It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia). During their conversation, they discussed people they look up to in the industry, and Ferguson mentioned Lane. He said The Birdcage star's advice is always "so funny, because I don't even think he's like trying to give me advice, but I think [it's] just his sort of sense of humor and willingness to just be himself around me.""
Jesse Tyler Ferguson hosts the podcast Dinner's On Me and spoke with Mary Elizabeth Ellis about industry role models. Ferguson highlighted Nathan Lane for his funny, unforced advice and willingness to be himself. Lane visited Ferguson's home while filming and arrived with Pamela Adlon, prompting Ferguson to offer to cook. Ferguson prepared his sons by mentioning Nathan and playing 'Hakuna Matata' to link Lane to his Timon role. The children sang the song en route to school and later excitedly recognized Lane at dinner. Ferguson lives with husband Justin Mikita and their sons, Beckett, five, and Sullivan, three.
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