Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

1952-06-06

THE 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,

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

White Lies

White Lies

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Bros

Bros

Jump

Jump

The Demon Murder Case

The Demon Murder Case

Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

The Year Without a Santa Claus

The Year Without a Santa Claus

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

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

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

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

Foodfight!

Foodfight!

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Mulan II

Mulan II

Safe Men

Safe Men

Everything Relative

Everything Relative

Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

Torch Song Trilogy

Torch Song Trilogy

MaMa's Pushcart

MaMa's Pushcart

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Farce of the Penguins

Farce of the Penguins

Common Ground

Common Ground

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers

Mulan

Mulan

Kull the Conqueror

Kull the Conqueror

The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!

Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!

Mrs. Doubtfire

Mrs. Doubtfire

The Times of Harvey Milk

The Times of Harvey Milk

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

The Celluloid Closet

The Celluloid Closet

Duplex

Duplex

Independence Day

Independence Day

Tidy Endings

Tidy Endings

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

The Harvest

The Harvest

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

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

Playing Mona Lisa

Playing Mona Lisa

Apology

Apology

Garbo Talks

Garbo Talks

Double Platinum

Double Platinum

The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling

The Making of 'Independence Day'

The Making of 'Independence Day'

Disarm Hate

Disarm Hate

Russian Broadway Shut Down

Russian Broadway Shut Down

Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Story