Lane Alexander

Lane Alexander is the guidance counselor at Hollywood Arts High School, portrayed by Lane Napper.

Names	Lane Alexander
Gender	Male
Race	Human
Occupation	Guidance Counselor
Origin	Victorious Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot (March 27, 2010)
Alignment	Good
Age	30
Created By	Dan Schneider
Height	1.83 m (6ft 0in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lbs)

Appearance

Lane Alexander is a man with a youthful, casual appearance that reflects his role as a laid-back school counselor. He often dresses in simple, comfortable clothing, typically opting for polo shirts, sweaters, and jeans that help him blend in with the students at Hollywood Arts. He is of average height, with short, neatly kept brown hair and a friendly face that contrasts with his sometimes impatient demeanor. Lane’s casual style is occasionally complemented by his constant use of hand lotion, which is a unique quirk he’s known for.

Personality

Lane Alexander is considered one of the more level-headed employees at Hollywood Arts, though that isn’t saying much given the eccentric staff. While he occasionally helps students with their problems, he comes across as somewhat lazy. For instance, in The Great Ping Pong Scam, he complains about students frequently approaching him with their issues, prompting Tori to remind him that it’s literally his job. He often appears irritated with students who struggle to control their emotions, particularly André and Jade.

Lane tends to avoid direct involvement in student conflicts, as seen in a deleted scene from Tori and Jade's Playdate, where he delegates the task of informing Randy Bronson about his expulsion to Cat and Robbie. Known for his disdain for backtalk, Lane harshly reprimands Robbie for "sassing" him in One Thousand Berry Balls, which often puts him at odds with the outspoken Vega sisters. He is also notably stubborn, as demonstrated in Stage Fighting, where he refuses to believe Tori didn’t hit Jade on purpose, suggesting she has anger issues while dismissing her side entirely. His similar attitude in The Wood implies he has little tolerance for accidents.

One of Lane's quirks is an unusual obsession with lotion. He’s frequently seen applying it to his hands, favoring odd scents like bacon or sour cream.

Biography

Lane makes his first appearance in the Pilot, though his role becomes more prominent in Stage Fighting, where he pressures Tori to admit she hit Jade, ignoring her side of the story and assigning her two weeks’ detention.

In Beck's Big Break, he tries unsuccessfully to help Robbie and Rex. His next significant role comes when he chases away the staff of The Wood for disturbing the school’s atmosphere, subsequently assigning Tori and Jade to drive Festus home after they unintentionally wreck his car. He also has Robbie and Trina work at The Grub Truck as part of their responsibility for the incident.

In iParty with Victorious, Lane plans to see MacGruber the Musical with a friend, leaving Trina to babysit Mabel and Wilson. Upon returning, he finds the kids asleep beside a garbage can and confronts Trina at Kenan Thompson’s party, only to have the door slammed in his face.

Lane’s final appearance is in One Thousand Berry Balls, where he tends to Cat’s head injury after Sinjin accidentally kicks her. When Robbie jokes about it, Lane sternly reprimands him for being disrespectful.

Trivia

• Lane Napper, who portrays Lane Alexander, has appeared in several Dan Schneider shows, including iCarly, where he plays Sam’s dance teacher Ernie in iWas a Pageant Girl, and Drake & Josh, where he appears in a deleted scene from Really Big Shrimp and dances with Megan at the episode’s end. He also hosts the Academic Bowl in Smart Girl.
• Lane is a member of the “Lotion of the Month Club.”
• He makes "extra gluten" cookies, mentioned in Beck's Big Break, which he offers to Robbie after he stands up to Rex, only to reveal that Robbie is gluten-intolerant.
• Lane has an obsession with lotion, frequently applying it in various scents, including bacon, pickle, cookies and cream, and sour cream and onion potato chip. He even sprays it on Robbie and Trina in The Wood.
• Lane has a chiropractor brother whom he hasn’t spoken to in years.
• He originally aspired to be either a "Guy Dance Counselor" or a weatherman.
• Lane drives a convertible and has a young nephew named Devin, introduced in The Diddly-Bops.
• He owns a black PearPhone, seen in Tori Gets Stuck.
• Lane’s office is often invaded by a squirrel, which he has Robbie and André remove using nuts and a net, as shown in The Bird Scene.
• Lane never shares a scene with Beck, making him the only main character he doesn’t interact with.
• He appears in ten episodes of Season One, six episodes of Season Two (including the iCarly crossover iParty with Victorious), four episodes in Season Three, and only one episode in Season Four.
• Based on their interactions in Stage Fighting, Lane appears to view Tori as potentially dangerous, further shown by his suspicion in Who Did It to Trina?, where he believes she sabotaged her sister’s harness.
• Lane frequently issues punishments to students, though such duties are typically outside a guidance counselor's role.