Harvey Fierstein
June 6, 1954 (70 years old) in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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
Credits
- 2022 ·Brosas Louis
- 2020 ·Disarm Hateas Narrator
- 2019 ·The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceas skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)
- 2019 ·Fiddler: A Miracle of Miraclesas Himself
- 2017 ·Big Mouthas Older Guy Town Resident (voice)
- 2017 ·Animal Crackersas Esmerelda (voice)
- 2016 ·Hairspray Live!as Edna Turnblad
- 2016 ·Full Frontal with Samantha Beeas Self
- 2015 ·The Making of the Wiz Live!as Self
- 2014 ·BoJack Horsemanas Harvey Fierstein (voice)
- 2014 ·Trailblazer Honorsas Self - Honoree
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2014 ·Russian Broadway Shut Downas
- 2012 ·Foodfight!as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)
- 2012 ·Smashas Harvey Fierstein
- 2009 ·The Good Wifeas Judge Francis Flamm
- 2009 ·Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
- 2007 ·ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadwayas Self
- 2007 ·Words and Music by Jerry Hermanas Himself
- 2006 ·The Year Without a Santa Clausas Heat Miser
- 2006 ·Farce of the Penguinsas Sheila (voice)
- 2006 ·The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Host
- 2005 ·How I Met Your Motheras Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
- 2005 ·Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Self - Host
- 2004 ·Happy Birthday Oscar Wildeas Self
- 2004 ·Mulan IIas Yao (voice)
- 2004 ·Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtisas Self
- 2004 ·Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Meas Self (voice)
- 2003 ·Duplexas Kenneth
- 2003 ·The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Seriesas Self
- 2002 ·Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentaryas Self
- 2002 ·Death to Smoochyas Merv Green
- 2001 ·Rescued from the Closetas Self
- 2000 ·Playing Mona Lisaas Bennett
- 2000 ·Common Groundas Don
- 1999 ·The Sissy Ducklingas Elmer (voice)
- 1999 ·Double Platinumas Gary Millstein
- 1999 ·Jumpas Dish Macense
- 1999 ·Family Guyas Buster Keaton (voice)
- 1999 ·Family Guyas Tracy (voice)
- 1998 ·Herculesas Argus Panoptes (voice)
- 1998 ·Safe Menas Good Stuff Leo
- 1998 ·Mulanas Yao (voice)
- 1997 ·Kull the Conqueroras Juba
- 1997 ·White Liesas Art Hoarder
- 1997 ·Three Little Pigsas The Big Bad Wolf (voice)
- 1996 ·Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmasas Easter Bunny
- 1996 ·Everything Relativeas The Moyle
- 1996 ·The Making of 'Independence Day'as Self
- 1996 ·Independence Dayas Marty Gilbert
- 1996 ·The Celluloid Closetas Self
- 1995 ·Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hydeas Yves DuBois
- 1995 ·Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Mrs. Leaperman (voice)
- 1994 ·Bullets Over Broadwayas Sid Loomis
- 1994 ·Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protestas
- 1994 ·Daddy's Girlsas Dennis Sinclair
- 1994 ·Ellenas Harvey Fierstein
- 1993 ·Mrs. Doubtfireas Frank
- 1993 ·Intimate Portraitas Self
- 1993 ·The Harvestas Bob Lakin
- 1993 ·An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friendsas Self
- 1990 ·The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?as Self
- 1989 ·The Simpsonsas Karl (voice)
- 1988 ·Torch Song Trilogyas Arnold Beckoff
- 1988 ·Tidy Endingsas Arthur
- 1988 ·MaMa's Pushcartas
- 1986 ·Apologyas The derelict
- 1984 ·Garbo Talksas Bernie Whitlock
- 1984 ·The Times of Harvey Milkas Narrator (voice)
- 1984 ·Murder, She Wroteas Stan Hatter
- 1984 ·Miami Viceas
- 1983 ·The Demon Murder Caseas The Demon (voice)
- 1982 ·Cheersas Mark Newberger
- 1975 ·Saturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1956 ·Tony Awardsas Self - Winner