HARVEY FIERSTEIN
Harvey Fierstein
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: June 6, 1952
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and voice actor. Fierstein has won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his own play Torch Song Trilogy (about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family) and the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray. He also wrote the book for the musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, and wrote the book for the Tony Award-winning "Kinky Boots". He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007.
Filmography
Starring
2022·
BrosLouis
Performer
2020·
Disarm HateNarrator
skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)
Himself
2017·
Big MouthOlder Guy Town Resident (voice)
2017·
Animal CrackersEsmerelda (voice)
Self
2016·
Hairspray Live!Edna Turnblad
Self
2014·
BoJack HorsemanHarvey Fierstein (voice)
2014·
Trailblazer HonorsSelf - Honoree
Self
2012·
SmashHarvey Fierstein
2012·
Foodfight!Fat Cat Burglar (voice)
2009·
The Good WifeJudge Francis Flamm
Self - Guest
Self
Self
Sheila (voice)
Heat Miser
Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
Self - Host
2004·
Mulan IIYao (voice)
Self (voice)
Self
2003·
DuplexKenneth
2002·
Death to SmoochyMerv Green
Self
2000·
Playing Mona LisaBennett
2000·
Common GroundDon
1999·
Family GuyTracy (voice), Buster Keaton (voice)
1999·
The Sissy DucklingElmer (voice)
1999·
Double PlatinumGary Millstein
1999·
JumpDish Macense
1998·
HerculesArgus Panoptes (voice)
1998·
Safe MenGood Stuff Leo
1998·
MulanYao (voice)
1997·
Kull the ConquerorJuba
1997·
Three Little PigsThe Big Bad Wolf (voice)
1997·
White LiesArt Hoarder
Self
1996·
The Celluloid ClosetSelf
1996·
Everything RelativeThe Moyle
Easter Bunny
1996·
Independence DayMarty Gilbert
Mrs. Leaperman (voice)
Yves DuBois
1994·
EllenHarvey Fierstein
1994·
Daddy's GirlsDennis Sinclair
Sid Loomis
1993·
Intimate PortraitSelf
1993·
Mrs. DoubtfireFrank
1993·
The HarvestBob Lakin
Andrew
1989·
The SimpsonsKarl (voice)
1988·
Tidy EndingsArthur
1988·
MaMa's Pushcart1988·
Torch Song TrilogyArnold Beckoff
1986·
ApologyThe derelict
1984·
Murder, She WroteStan Hatter
1984·
Miami ViceNarrator (voice)
1984·
Garbo TalksBernie Whitlock
The Demon (voice)
1982·
CheersMark Newberger
1975·
Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1956·
Tony AwardsSelf - Winner
Production
Writer, Musical
2018·
Funny GirlWriter, Musical
2017·
NewsiesMusical
2016·
Hairspray Live!Teleplay
2015·
The Wiz Live!Writer
2000·
Common GroundWriter
1999·
The Sissy DucklingWriter
1988·
Torch Song TrilogyScreenplay, Theatre Play
1988·
Tidy EndingsTheatre Play, Teleplay