Harvey Fierstein

Acting

Born June 6, 1952 (age 74)

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Filmography

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life2023 · Self (archive footage)

Bros

Bros2022 · Louis

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway

Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway2020 · Performer

Disarm Hate

Disarm Hate2020 · Narrator

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance2019 · skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles2019 · Self

Animal Crackers

Animal Crackers2018 · Esmerelda (voice)

Big Mouth

Big Mouth2017 · Older Guy Town Resident (voice)

The Fabulous Allan Carr

The Fabulous Allan Carr2017 · Self (archive footage)

Hairspray Live!

Hairspray Live!2016 · Edna Turnblad

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee2016 · Self

Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire

Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire2015 · Self (Archive)

The Making of the Wiz Live!

The Making of the Wiz Live!2015 · Self

BoJack Horseman

BoJack Horseman2014 · Harvey Fierstein (voice)

Trailblazer Honors

Trailblazer Honors2014 · Self - Honoree

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · Self

Russian Broadway Shut Down

Russian Broadway Shut Down2014

Foodfight!

Foodfight!2012 · Fat Cat Burglar (voice)

Smash

Smash2012 · Harvey Fierstein

The Good Wife

The Good Wife2009 · Judge Francis Flamm

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · Self - Guest

Nurse Jackie

Nurse Jackie2009 · John Decker

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway2007 · Self

Words and Music by Jerry Herman

Words and Music by Jerry Herman2007 · Self

The Year Without a Santa Claus

The Year Without a Santa Claus2006 · Heat Miser

Papa

Papa2006 · Sheila (voice)

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays2006 · Host

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother2005 · Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)

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

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards2005 · Self - Host

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde2004 · Self

Mulan II

Mulan II2004 · Yao (voice)

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

Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis2004 · Self

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

Sesame Street: Elmo's World: The Street We Live On!2004 · Self (uncredited)

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me2004 · Self (voice)

Duplex

Duplex2003 · Kenneth

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series2003 · Self

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary

Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary2002 · Self

Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy2002 · Merv Green

Rescued from the Closet

Rescued from the Closet2001 · Self

One on One with Vito Russo

One on One with Vito Russo2001 · Self (archive)

Playing Mona Lisa

Playing Mona Lisa2000

The Sissy Duckling

The Sissy Duckling1999

Mulan

White Lies

In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story1991

Torch Song Trilogy

Torch Song Trilogy1988