Matteo Lane

About

Matthew “Matteo” Lane (born June 28, 1986) is an American comedian, actor, singer, and illustrator. He has made appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and HBO’s Crashing. He played Billy Flynn in the Broadway musical Chicago. Lane was recognized by The Advocate as one of the “LGBT Icons, Innovators, and Disruptors” for his stand-up comedy.

Matthew Lane was born on June 28, 1986 in Des Plaines, Illinois. He was raised in Arlington Heights, and lived on the North Side of Chicago. Through his mother, Lane is of Mexican and Italian descent, with the Italian side originating from Agrigento and Messina, Sicily. His father is a Vietnam War veteran and is of Irish descent. He was nicknamed Matteo, the Italian equivalent of Matthew, by his Italian family. Lane, who is gay, has an older brother who is also gay. He speaks English, Italian, Spanish, and French, and studied German in high school.
Lane started to sing opera at the age of 15 under vocal coach Nick Falco. At the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he studied oil painting and drawing. Lane studied art for five months in Umbria as an oil painter and opera singer…