Quick Facts
Born:
1952-06-06
Birthplace:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits:
79 Total Roles
Harvey Fierstein
Acting
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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.
Known For
The Simpsons
Karl (voice)
Mulan
Yao (voice)
Independence Day
Marty Gilbert
Mrs. Doubtfire
Frank
How I Met Your Mother
Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
Family Guy
Buster Keaton (voice)
Family Guy
Tracy (voice)
BoJack Horseman
Harvey Fierstein (voice)
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Bros MOVIE | Louis |
| 2020 | Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadway MOVIE | Performer |
| 2020 | Disarm Hate MOVIE | Narrator |
| 2019 | The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance TV | skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice) |
| 2019 | Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles MOVIE | Self |
| 2018 | Animal Crackers MOVIE | Esmerelda (voice) |
| 2017 | Big Mouth TV | Older Guy Town Resident (voice) |
| 2016 | Hairspray Live! MOVIE | Edna Turnblad |
| 2016 | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee TV | Self |
| 2015 | Another Take on… Mrs. Doubtfire MOVIE | Self (Archive) |