Also Known As: Harvey Forbes Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein
📍Born in 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
White Lies
as Art Hoarder
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Self
Bros
as Louis
Jump
as Dish Macense
The Demon Murder Case
as The Demon (voice)
Three Little Pigs
as The Big Bad Wolf (voice)
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Self (voice)
The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Heat Miser
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
as Self
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
as Self
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self
Duplex
as Kenneth
Crew Work
📌 Quick Info
Born
June 6, 1952
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Department
Acting
Popularity
1.9
Also Known As
📊 Career Stats
84
Acting Roles
12
Crew Roles
59
Movies
25
TV Shows