In 1994, Lane voiced Timon, the meerkat, in Disney's blockbuster animated film "The Lion King" and reprised the role in its sequels. In 1995, Lane voiced the meerkat in the early episodes of "Timon & Pumbaa". In 1995, he played the Cowardly Lion in "The Wizard of Oz in Concert" at Lincoln Center to benefit the Children's Defense Fund. The performance was originally broadcast on Turner Network Television (TNT). In 1999, he appeared in the Encores! concert revival of "Do Re Mi" at City Center"." That same year he also voiced the role of Snowbell in the family film "Stuart Little", opposite his "Life With Mikey" co-star Michael J. Fox.