Biography
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He gained notice for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy, winning both the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play. He went on to win the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles, then Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, a role he reprised for the Hairspray Live! television special.
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Awards & recognition
- VH1 Trailblazer Honors · 2016
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Musical · 2003
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 1984
- Theatre World Award · 1983
- Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1983
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- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Play
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Musical
- Drama Desk Award — Outstanding Actor in a Play
- Hull-Warriner Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Tony Award — Best Play · 2014 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 2013 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Book of a Musical · 2012 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
BoJack Horseman
How I Met Your Mother
Funny Girl
Newsies: The Broadway Musical
The Simpsons
Mulan
Kinky Boots: The Musical
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Larry Sanders Show
Big Mouth
The Good Wife
Cheers
Murder, She Wrote
Family Guy
Miami Vice
Hairspray Live!
Torch Song Trilogy
The Times of Harvey Milk
The Celluloid Closet
Mrs. Doubtfire
Nurse Jackie
Bullets Over Broadway
The Wiz Live!
Hercules
Independence Day
Saturday Night Live
Bros
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Mulan II
Animal Crackers
Smash
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Garbo Talks
Duplex
Ellen
Playing Mona Lisa
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Death to Smoochy
Safe Men
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Sissy Duckling
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Kull: The Conqueror
The Fabulous Allan Carr
White Lies
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
Everything Relative
Foodfight!
Commitment to Life