

Harvey Fierstein
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
6 Jun 1952
Age
74 Years
Born In
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
81
Years Active
67 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Commitment to Life
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)

movie
Bros
Bros
as Louis

movie
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway
as Performer

movie
Disarm Hate
Disarm Hate
as Narrator

tv
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
as skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)

movie
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
as Self

movie
Animal Crackers
Animal Crackers
as Esmerelda (voice)

tv
Big Mouth
Big Mouth
as Older Guy Town Resident (voice)

movie
Hairspray Live!
Hairspray Live!
as Edna Turnblad

tv
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
as Self

movie
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
as Self (Archive)

movie
The Making of the Wiz Live!
The Making of the Wiz Live!
as Self

tv
BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman
as Harvey Fierstein (voice)

tv
Trailblazer Honors
Trailblazer Honors
as Self - Honoree

tv
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self

movie
Russian Broadway Shut Down
Russian Broadway Shut Down

movie
Foodfight!
Foodfight!
as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)

tv
Smash
Smash
as Harvey Fierstein

tv
The Good Wife
The Good Wife
as Judge Francis Flamm

tv
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest

tv
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
as John Decker

movie
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self

movie
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
as Self

movie
The Year Without a Santa Claus
The Year Without a Santa Claus
as Heat Miser

movie
Farce of the Penguins
Farce of the Penguins
as Sheila (voz)

movie
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays
as Host

tv
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
as Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)

movie
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Self - Host

movie
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde
as Self

movie
Mulan II
Mulan II
as Yao (voice)

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

movie
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me
as Self (voice)

movie
Duplex
Duplex
as Kenneth

movie
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
as Self

movie
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
as Self

movie
Death to Smoochy
Death to Smoochy
as Merv Green

movie
Rescued from the Closet
Rescued from the Closet
as Self

movie
Playing Mona Lisa
Playing Mona Lisa
as Bennett

movie
Common Ground
Common Ground
as Don

movie
The Sissy Duckling
The Sissy Duckling
as Elmer (voice)

movie
Double Platinum
Double Platinum
as Gary Millstein

movie
Jump
Jump
as Dish Macense

tv
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Buster Keaton (voice)

tv
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Tracy (voice)

tv
Hercules
Hercules
as Argus Panoptes (voice)

movie
Safe Men
Safe Men
as Good Stuff Leo

movie
Mulan
Mulan
as Yao (voice)

movie
Kull the Conqueror
Kull the Conqueror
as Juba

movie
White Lies
White Lies
as Art Hoarder

movie
Three Little Pigs
Three Little Pigs
as The Big Bad Wolf (voice)

movie
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
as Easter Bunny

movie
Everything Relative
Everything Relative
as The Moyle

movie
The Making of 'Independence Day'
The Making of 'Independence Day'
as Self

movie
Independence Day
Independence Day
as Marty Gilbert

movie
The Celluloid Closet
The Celluloid Closet
as Self

movie
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
as Yves DuBois

tv
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Mrs. Leaperman (voice)

movie
Bullets Over Broadway
Bullets Over Broadway
as Sid Loomis

movie
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest
as Self

tv
Daddy's Girls
Daddy's Girls
as Dennis Sinclair

tv
Ellen
Ellen
as Harvey Fierstein

movie
Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire
as Frank

tv
Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self

movie
The Harvest
The Harvest
as Bob Lakin

movie
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends
as Self

tv
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
as Harvey Fierstein

movie
In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Story
In The Shadow Of Love: A Teen AIDS Story
as Andrew

movie
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?
as Self

tv
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Karl (voice)

movie
Torch Song Trilogy
Torch Song Trilogy
as Arnold Beckoff

movie
Tidy Endings
Tidy Endings
as Arthur

movie
MaMa's Pushcart
MaMa's Pushcart

movie
Apology
Apology
as The derelict

movie
Garbo Talks
Garbo Talks
as Bernie Whitlock

movie
The Times of Harvey Milk
The Times of Harvey Milk
as Narrator (voice)

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Stan Hatter

tv
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
as Benedict

movie
The Demon Murder Case
The Demon Murder Case
as The Demon (voice)

tv
Cheers
Cheers
as Mark Newberger

tv
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Winner