Don Lane (born Morton Donald Isaacson c. 1930) is an American-born Australian entertainer and talk show host. 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... An entertainer is someone who is hired to entertain people. ... Talk Show Host is a song performed by Radiohead, found on the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmanns 1996 film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. ...

Lane came to Australia in the 1960s as host of TCN-9's Sydney Tonight which in 1968 included a rare technical feat for the time by featuring a split-screen link with Graham Kennedy on In Melbourne Tonight and both hosts performing a duet almost 1000 kilometres apart - demonstrating the capability of the recently connected coaxial cable link between the two cities. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... TCN-9 is the Sydney flagship television station of the Nine Network in Australia. ... Graham Cyril Kennedy AO (15 February 1934-25 May 2005) was an Australian radio, television and film performer. ... In Melbourne Tonight, otherwise known as IMT, was a variety and interview television show produced at GTV-9 Melbourne from 1957 to 1970. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Coaxial cable is an electrical cable consisting of a round conducting wire, surrounded by an insulating spacer, surrounded by a cylindrical conducting sheath, and usually surrounded by a final insulating layer. ...

After the end of Sydney Tonight, Lane returned to the United States but came back to Australia in 1974 to appear at a benefit concert to raise funds for the victims of Cyclone Tracy, and ended up staying for most of the next decade. A benefit concert is a concert featuring musicians, comedians, or other performers that is held for a charitable purpose, often directed at a specific and immediate humanitarian crisis. ... Cyclone Tracy was a tropical cyclone that devastated Darwin, Australia, from December 24 to December 25, 1974. ...

He is best known for compering The Don Lane Show which ran on the Nine Network from May 1975. Don won a Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television in 1977. Don Lane is an Australian entertainer and talk show host. ... The Nine Network is an Australian television network, available in major markets across Australia. ... The Gold Logie Award is presented to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television. ...

After the end of The Don Lane Show in November 1983, Don returned to the United States. However by 1987 he was back in Australia as personality for Network Ten, hosting programs like You've Got To Be Joking, Late Night Australia and the 1987 presentation of the TV Week Logie Awards. Don Lane is an Australian entertainer and talk show host. ... Network Ten is one of Australias three commercial television networks. ... TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ...

In 1993, Don made a guest appearance on the comedy program The Late Show on ABC. He has also hosted American NFL broadcasts for the ABC. The Best Bits of The Late Show: Champagne Edition (DVD) The Late Show was a popular Australian comedy show, which ran for two seasons on the ABC from July 18, 1992 to October 30, 1993. ... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australias national non-commercial public broadcaster. ... The National Football League (NFL) is the largest professional American football league, consisting of thirty-two teams from American cities and regions. ...

He also entered the TV Week Logie Awards Hall Of Fame in 2003. TV WEEK is a weekly television magazine in Australia, first published as a Melbourne-only publication in 1957 (as TV-Radio WEEK) and bearing a strong affiliation to television station GTV-9. ... The Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. ...

He recorded four gold CDs. Bert Newton took much pleasure in sending up his singing, sometimes by playing the records at half-speed while miming Lane's performance. Bert Newton and his trademark smile. ...

He is represented in his live performances by Forte Productions.

The cult Sydney hip-hop group 'Don Lane & The Coffee Tables' bear his name.