Harvey Fierstein
Acting
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
Acting83
movieCommitment to Life
2023
Self (archive footage)
movieBros
2022
Louis
movieDisarm Hate
2020
Narrator
tvThe Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
2019
skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)
movieAnimal Crackers
2018
Esmerelda (voice)
tvBig Mouth
2017
Older Guy Town Resident (voice)
movieThe Fabulous Allan Carr
2017
Self (archive)
movieHairspray Live!
2016
Edna Turnblad
movieAnother Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire
2015
Self (Archive)
tvBoJack Horseman
2014
Harvey Fierstein (voice)
tvTrailblazer Honors
2014
Self - Honoree
movieFoodfight!
2012
Fat Cat Burglar (voice)
tvSmash
2012
Harvey Fierstein
tvThe Good Wife
2009
Judge Francis Flamm
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Self - Guest
tvNurse Jackie
2009
John Decker
movieThe Year Without a Santa Claus
2006
Heat Miser
movieFarce of the Penguins
2006
Sheila (voice)
tvHow I Met Your Mother
2005
Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
movieMulan II
2004
Yao (voice)
movieSesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!
2004
Self (uncredited)
movieDuplex
2003
Kenneth
movieDeath to Smoochy
2002
Merv Green
movieOne on One with Vito Russo
2001
Self (archive)
moviePlaying Mona Lisa
2000
Bennett
movieThe Sissy Duckling
1999
Elmer (voice)
movieDouble Platinum
1999
Gary Millstein
movieJump
1999
Dish Macense
tvFamily Guy
1999
Buster Keaton (voice) / Tracy (voice)
tvHercules
1998
Argus Panoptes (voice)
movieSafe Men
1998
Good Stuff Leo
movieMulan
1998
Yao (voice)
movieWhite Lies
1997
Art Hoarder
Three Little Pigs
1997
The Big Bad Wolf (voice)
movieSesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
1996
Easter Bunny
movieEverything Relative
1996
The Moyle
movieIndependence Day
1996
Marty Gilbert
movieDr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995
Yves DuBois
tvHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
Mrs. Leaperman (voice)
movieBullets Over Broadway
1994
Sid Loomis
tvDaddy's Girls
1994
Dennis Sinclair
tvEllen
1994
Harvey Fierstein
movieThe Harvest
1993
Bob Lakin
tvThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
Harvey Fierstein
tvThe Simpsons
1989
Karl (voice)
movieTorch Song Trilogy
1988
Arnold Beckoff
movieTidy Endings
1988
Arthur
movieApology
1986
The derelict
movieGarbo Talks
1984
Bernie Whitlock
movieThe Times of Harvey Milk
1984
Narrator (voice)
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Stan Hatter
tvMiami Vice
1984
Benedict
movieThe Demon Murder Case
1983
The Demon (voice)
tvCheers
1982
Mark Newberger
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
tvTony Awards
1956
Self - Winner
Writing9
movieFunny Girl
2018
Musical, Writer
movieNewsies
2017
Musical
movieHairspray Live!
2016
Teleplay
movieThe Wiz Live!
2015
Writer
movieCommon Ground
2000
Writer
movieTorch Song Trilogy
1988
Theatre Play, Screenplay
movieTidy Endings
1988
Teleplay, Theatre Play