{"id":2253764,"date":"2026-01-28T01:30:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2253764"},"modified":"2026-01-28T01:30:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T01:30:42","slug":"jesse-tyler-ferguson-shares-nathan-lanes-unhinged-remark-to-his-5-year-old-son","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jesse-tyler-ferguson-shares-nathan-lanes-unhinged-remark-to-his-5-year-old-son\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesse Tyler Ferguson shares Nathan Lane&#8217;s unhinged remark to his 5-year-old son"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never change, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/nathan-lane\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Nathan Lane;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Nathan Lane<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On the latest episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/jesse-tyler-ferguson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jesse Tyler Ferguson;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Jesse Tyler Ferguson<\/a>&#8216;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_9LmydfHbgE\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:podcast Dinner's on Me;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">podcast <em>Dinner&#8217;s on Me<\/em><\/a>, the <em>Modern Family<\/em> star reminisced to guest Mary Elizabeth Ellis about a time Lane came over to his house for dinner, and the <em>Only Murders in the Building<\/em> alum did not hold back in front of Ferguson&#8217;s children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ellis and Ferguson were discussing people in the industry who they look up to, and Ferguson mentioned Lane and how his advice is always &#8220;so funny, because I don&#8217;t even think he&#8217;s like trying to give me advice, but I think [it&#8217;s] just his sort of sense of humor and willingness to just be himself around me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To illustrate, he told Ellis about how he invited Lane to his house a few weeks ago to have dinner with his family, which includes husband Justin Mikita and sons Beckett, 5, and Sullivan, 3.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><i>Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Justin Mikita celebrate Christmas with sons Sully and Beckett <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Jesse Tyler Ferguson\/Instagram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;[Lane] was in town shooting something and we&#8217;ve been trying to meet for dinner and it was just easier,&#8221; Ferguson explained. &#8220;I was like, &#8216;Do you just want me to cook for you? I&#8217;ll cook for you.&#8217; And he came over.&#8221; Ferguson added that Lane brought along mutual friend and fellow star Pamela Adlon to the get-together, all of which he had to explain to his kids.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;&#8216;You know, my friend Nathan&#8217;s coming over and he&#8217;s bringing our friend Pam,'&#8221; Ferguson recalled telling his sons. &#8220;And I was like, &#8216;You know Nathan, of course. You&#8217;ve listened to him, you know his voice from [Timon in] <em>The Lion King<\/em>.&#8217; So I played &#8216;Hakuna Matata&#8217; and on my way to school they were singing &#8216;Hakuna Matata&#8217; and I was like, &#8216;This is Nathan who is coming to dinner!'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He continued, &#8220;So that evening, Nathan comes over with Pam, and Nathan comes in, and my son goes, &#8216;I know who you are!&#8217; He called him &#8216;Athan.&#8217; &#8216;Athan, Athan, Athan, I know who you are! You&#8217;re from &#8216;Hakuna Matata,&#8217; you&#8217;re from <em>Lion King!<\/em>&#8216; And Nathan was like, &#8216;Oh god.&#8217; Like as if he was being stopped in the street by a fan. I was like, &#8216;Nathan, he&#8217;s a 5-year-old. Like, let it rest.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Lane didn&#8217;t stop the foolery there, though. Ferguson told Ellis that his oldest son, Beckett, then went off to his room and came back a little while later with something hidden behind his back to show Lane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He&#8217;s like, &#8216;Athan, Athan, Athan, guess what I have?'&#8221; Ferguson remembered. &#8220;And Nathan goes, &#8216;Hepatitis.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While some parents might not have appreciated the wisecrack, Ferguson apparently took it all in stride. He told Ellis, &#8220;I loved him so much for just being authentically himself. He&#8217;s like, &#8216;I don&#8217;t mind kids, but I also don&#8217;t relate to them. And I hear an opportunity for a joke and this is what I&#8217;m going to give.'&#8221; Fair enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/jesse-tyler-ferguson-shares-nathan-lane-unhinged-remark-to-son-11893973\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Never change, Nathan Lane. 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