Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Born: 1952-06-06

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.

Known For

Mulan

Mulan

19987.9
Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

19937.2
Independence Day

Independence Day

19966.9
Mulan II

Mulan II

20046.5
Duplex

Duplex

20036.1
Tidy Endings

Tidy Endings

19881.0
Foodfight!

Foodfight!

20121.9
Safe Men

Safe Men

19985.5
Common Ground

Common Ground

20004.7
The Harvest

The Harvest

19934.5
Everything Relative

Everything Relative

19961.6
Jump

Jump

19991.5
In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

19910.0
Bros

Bros

20226.7
Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

20176.3
Playing Mona Lisa

Playing Mona Lisa

20005.7
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

19947.1
Kull the Conqueror

Kull the Conqueror

19975.0
Torch Song Trilogy

Torch Song Trilogy

19887.3
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

20077.2
The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

19967.1
Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!

20167.3
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

20047.0
Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy

20025.9
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

20196.5
The Year Without a Santa Claus

The Year Without a Santa Claus

20065.8
Farce of the Penguins

Farce of the Penguins

20064.1
Disarm Hate

Disarm Hate

20201.0
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

19954.6
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

19900.0
The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling

19994.7
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

20060.0
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

19965.9
Apology

Apology

19864.3
The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk

19847.2
Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks

19846.2
Double Platinum

Double Platinum

19998.0
The Demon Murder Case

The Demon Murder Case

19835.9
MaMa's Pushcart

MaMa's Pushcart

19880.0
White Lies

White Lies

19971.7
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

20039.4
Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

20016.0
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

20042.0
The Making of 'Independence Day'

The Making of 'Independence Day'

19965.9
Russian Broadway Shut Down

Russian Broadway Shut Down

20140.0
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis

20042.6
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

20057.2
The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!

20150.0
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

19930.0
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

19940.0
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

20200.0
Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

20070.0
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

20150.0
Harvey Fierstein - Movie Site