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Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1952) is a U.S. actor and playwright, noted for the early (1982) distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and playing the lead role in his long-running play Torch Song Trilogy, about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family, as well as writing the award-winning book to the musical La Cage aux Folles. He has since become a champion for gay civil rights. Description above from the Wikipedia article Harvey Fierstein, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Harvey is also the co-creator of the Tony Award Winning Broadway Musical, Kinky Boots, alongside famed musician Cyndi Lauper.


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Born:
Jun 6, 1952 In Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
53
First Appeared:
In the movie The Demon Murder Case 1983-03-06
Latest Project:
Movie Bros 2022-09-30
Known For
Poster of How I Met Your Mother
Poster of The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Poster of The Simpsons
Poster of The Times of Harvey Milk
Filmography
Movie Bros Lewis 2022-09-30
Movie Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Himself 2019-08-23
Series The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice) 2019-08-30
Movie Animal Crackers Esmerelda (voice) 2017-06-23
Movie Hairspray Live! Edna Turnblad 2016-12-07
Movie The Making of the Wiz Live! Himself 2015-11-25
Movie Russian Broadway Shut Down 2014-01-23
Movie Foodfight! Fat Cat Burglar (voice) 2012-06-15
Movie Words and Music by Jerry Herman Himself 2007-04-01
Movie Farce of the Penguins Sheila (voice) 2007-07-14
Movie ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway Self 2007-04-19
Movie The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays Host 2006-05-02
Movie The Year Without a Santa Claus Heat Miser 2006-12-11
Movie Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards Host 2005-08-07
Series How I Met Your Mother Unknown 2005-09-19
Movie Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me Self (voice) 2004-02-24
Movie Mulan II Yao (voice) 2004-11-03
Movie Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis Self 2004-05-05
Movie The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series Self 2003-01-01
Movie Duplex Kenneth 2003-09-26
Movie Death to Smoochy Merv Green 2002-03-29
Movie Rescued from the Closet Self 2001-05-29
Movie Common Ground Don 2000-01-29
Movie Playing Mona Lisa Bennett 2000-05-01
Series Family Guy Unknown 1999-01-31
Movie Jump Dish Macense 1999-04-17
Movie Double Platinum Gary Millstein 1999-05-16
Movie The Sissy Duckling Elmer (voice) 1999-09-14
Movie Mulan Yao (voice) 1998-06-18
Movie Safe Men Good Stuff Leo 1998-08-07
Movie White Lies Art Hoarder 1997-04-01
Movie Kull the Conqueror Juba 1997-08-29
Movie Independence Day Marty Gilbert 1996-06-25
Movie The Celluloid Closet Self 1996-01-30
Movie The Making of 'Independence Day' Self 1996-06-29
Movie Everything Relative The Moyle 1996-09-13
Movie Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas Easter Bunny 1996-12-24
Movie Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde Yves DuBois 1995-08-25
Series Daddy's Girls Dennis Sinclair 1994-09-21
Movie Bullets Over Broadway Sid Loomis 1994-10-14
Movie The Harvest Bob Lakin 1993-11-05
Movie An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends Self 1993-01-22
Movie Mrs. Doubtfire Frank 1993-11-24
Series The Simpsons Unknown 1989-12-17
Movie Tidy Endings Arthur 1988-08-14
Movie MaMa's Pushcart 1988-01-01
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie Torch Song Trilogy Arnold Beckoff 1988-12-14
Movie Apology The derelict 1986-07-27
Series Miami Vice Unknown 1984-09-16
Movie Garbo Talks Bernie Whitlock 1984-10-12
Movie The Times of Harvey Milk Narrator (voice) 1984-10-07
Movie The Demon Murder Case The Demon (voice) 1983-03-06