Harvey Fierstein
ActingBorn Jun 6, 1952
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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
Daddy's Girls
tv1994
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
movie2003
BoJack Horseman
tv2014
How I Met Your Mother
tv2005
Double Platinum
movie1999
The Simpsons
tv1989
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
movie2004
Newsies
movie2017
Funny Girl
movie2018
Funny Girl
movie2018
Mulan
movie1998
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
tv2019
Filmography
2023Commitment to Lifeas Self (archive footage)movie2022Brosas Louismovie2020Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadwayas Performermovie2020Disarm Hateas Narratormovie2019The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceas skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)tv2019Fiddler: A Miracle of Miraclesas Selfmovie2019Kinky Boots: The Musicalas Writermovie2018Funny Girlas Writermovie2018Animal Crackersas Esmerelda (voice)movie2017Big Mouthas Older Guy Town Resident (voice)tv2017Newsiesas Musicalmovie2016Hairspray Live!as Teleplaymovie2016Full Frontal with Samantha Beeas Selftv2015Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfireas Self (Archive)movie2015The Wiz Live!as Writermovie2015The Making of the Wiz Live!as Selfmovie2014BoJack Horsemanas Harvey Fierstein (voice)tv2014Trailblazer Honorsas Self - Honoreetv2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Selftv2014Russian Broadway Shut Downmovie2012Foodfight!as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)movie2012Smashas Harvey Fiersteintv2009The Good Wifeas Judge Francis Flammtv2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guesttv2009Nurse Jackieas John Deckertv2007ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadwayas Selfmovie2007Words and Music by Jerry Hermanas Selfmovie2006The Year Without a Santa Clausas Heat Misermovie2006Farce of the Penguinsas Sheila (voz)movie2006The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Hostmovie2005How I Met Your Motheras Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)tv2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Self - Hostmovie2004Happy Birthday Oscar Wildeas Selfmovie2004Mulan IIas Yao (voice)movie2004Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtisas Selfmovie2004Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Meas Self (voice)movie2003Duplexas Kennethmovie2003The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Seriesas Selfmovie2002Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentaryas Selfmovie2002Death to Smoochyas Merv Greenmovie2001Rescued from the Closetas Selfmovie2000Playing Mona Lisaas Bennettmovie2000Common Groundas Writermovie1999The Sissy Ducklingas Writermovie1999Double Platinumas Gary Millsteinmovie1999Jumpas Dish Macensemovie1999Family Guyas Tracy (voice)tv1998Herculesas Argus Panoptes (voice)tv1998Safe Menas Good Stuff Leomovie1998Mulanas Yao (voice)movie1997Kull the Conqueroras Jubamovie1997White Liesas Art Hoardermovie1997Three Little Pigsas The Big Bad Wolf (voice)movie1996Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmasas Easter Bunnymovie1996Everything Relativeas The Moylemovie1996The Making of 'Independence Day'as Selfmovie1996Independence Dayas Marty Gilbertmovie1996The Celluloid Closetas Selfmovie1995Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hydeas Yves DuBoismovie1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Mrs. Leaperman (voice)tv1994Bullets Over Broadwayas Sid Loomismovie1994Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protestas Selfmovie1994Daddy's Girlsas Dennis Sinclairtv1994Ellenas Harvey Fiersteintv1993Mrs. Doubtfireas Frankmovie1993Intimate Portraitas Selftv1993The Harvestas Bob Lakinmovie1993An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friendsas Selfmovie1992The Larry Sanders Showas Harvey Fiersteintv1991In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Storyas Andrewmovie1990The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?as Selfmovie1989The Simpsonsas Karl (voice)tv1988Torch Song Trilogyas Screenplaymovie1988Tidy Endingsas Teleplaymovie1988MaMa's Pushcartmovie1986Apologyas The derelictmovie1984Garbo Talksas Bernie Whitlockmovie1984The Times of Harvey Milkas Narrator (voice)movie1984Murder, She Wroteas Stan Hattertv1984Miami Viceas Benedicttv