Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein

Acting
Born 1952-06-06Brooklyn, 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.

Movies (59)

Mulan
7.9

Mulan

1998Movie7.9
Independence Day
6.9

Independence Day

1996Movie6.9
Mrs. Doubtfire
7.2

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993Movie7.2
Mulan II
6.5

Mulan II

2004Movie6.5
Animal Crackers
6.4

Animal Crackers

2018Movie6.4
Bros
6.6

Bros

2022Movie6.6
Death to Smoochy
5.9

Death to Smoochy

2002Movie5.9
Duplex
6.1

Duplex

2003Movie6.1
Foodfight!
1.9

Foodfight!

2012Movie1.9
Safe Men
5.5

Safe Men

1998Movie5.5
Kull the Conqueror
5.0

Kull the Conqueror

1997Movie5.0
Bullets Over Broadway
7.1

Bullets Over Broadway

1994Movie7.1
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
6.0

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

2004Movie6.0
The Fabulous Allan Carr
5.0

The Fabulous Allan Carr

2017Movie5.0
Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023Movie
Everything Relative
2.9

Everything Relative

1996Movie2.9
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
7.2

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

2007Movie7.2
The Celluloid Closet
7.2

The Celluloid Closet

1996Movie7.2
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
7.2

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

2005Movie7.2
Hairspray Live!
7.3

Hairspray Live!

2016Movie7.3
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

1990Movie
In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

1991Movie
The Harvest
4.8

The Harvest

1993Movie4.8
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
4.1

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

2004Movie4.1
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
4.7

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

1995Movie4.7
Disarm Hate
1.0

Disarm Hate

2020Movie1.0
Farce of the Penguins
4.2

Farce of the Penguins

2006Movie4.2
The Making of 'Independence Day'
6.1

The Making of 'Independence Day'

1996Movie6.1
Rescued from the Closet
6.5

Rescued from the Closet

2001Movie6.5
Double Platinum
7.9

Double Platinum

1999Movie7.9
Torch Song Trilogy
7.3

Torch Song Trilogy

1988Movie7.3
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
6.0

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996Movie6.0
Garbo Talks
6.3

Garbo Talks

1984Movie6.3
The Times of Harvey Milk
7.3

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984Movie7.3
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

2020Movie
The Year Without a Santa Claus
5.8

The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006Movie5.8
Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
7.6

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!

2004Movie7.6
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

2002Movie
Russian Broadway Shut Down

Russian Broadway Shut Down

2014Movie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

2006Movie
White Lies
3.8

White Lies

1997Movie3.8
The Sissy Duckling
5.1

The Sissy Duckling

1999Movie5.1
Playing Mona Lisa
6.0

Playing Mona Lisa

2000Movie6.0
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
9.4

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

2003Movie9.4
MaMa's Pushcart

MaMa's Pushcart

1988Movie
Common Ground
5.0

Common Ground

2000Movie5.0
The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!

2015Movie
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

2015Movie
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

1994Movie
Apology
5.1

Apology

1986Movie5.1
Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

2007Movie
The Demon Murder Case
6.2

The Demon Murder Case

1983Movie6.2
Three Little Pigs
5.8

Three Little Pigs

1997Movie5.8
Tidy Endings
4.0

Tidy Endings

1988Movie4.0
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
6.5

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

2019Movie6.5
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

1993Movie
Jump
4.3

Jump

1999Movie4.3
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
8.0

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

2004Movie8.0
One on One with Vito Russo

One on One with Vito Russo

2001Movie

TV Shows (24)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
The Simpsons
8.0

The Simpsons

1989Series8.0
Family Guy
7.4

Family Guy

1999Series7.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
The Good Wife
7.6

The Good Wife

2009Series7.6
How I Met Your Mother
8.1

How I Met Your Mother

2005Series8.1
Cheers
7.6

Cheers

1982Series7.6
Miami Vice
7.5

Miami Vice

1984Series7.5
BoJack Horseman
8.5

BoJack Horseman

2014Series8.5
Murder, She Wrote
7.5

Murder, She Wrote

1984Series7.5
Nurse Jackie
7.1

Nurse Jackie

2009Series7.1
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956Series
Ellen
6.1

Ellen

1994Series6.1
Intimate Portrait
4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993Series4.5
The Larry Sanders Show
7.7

The Larry Sanders Show

1992Series7.7
Big Mouth
7.6

Big Mouth

2017Series7.6
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
6.0

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

2016Series6.0
Hercules
6.9

Hercules

1998Series6.9
Smash
6.4

Smash

2012Series6.4
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
7.8

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

2019Series7.8
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995Series6.3
Daddy's Girls
10.0

Daddy's Girls

1994Series10.0
Trailblazer Honors
7.5

Trailblazer Honors

2014Series7.5