Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Fierstein Headshot

Actor

Birth Date: June 6, 1954

Age: 69 years old

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

One of America's first few openly gay major celebrities, actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein combined a semi-experimental, in-your-face approach with the nostalgia, the heart-tugging showmanship, and the conventional formats of the tearjerker, the drag revue, and the sitcom. In the process, he proved to be a key figure in promoting the idea that contemporary LGBT life could be a viable subject matter for contemporary drama distributed through fairly widespread venues.

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BrosStream

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Louis
Movie
2022
89%

Disarm Hate

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TV Show
2020

The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceStream

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The Gourmand
TV Show
2019
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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

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Movie
2019

Fiddler: Miracle of Miracles

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2019

Bye Bye Birdie Live!

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TV Show
2018

Today 3rd Hour

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TV Show
2018

Megyn Kelly Today

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2017

Daily Blast Live

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2017

Animal Crackers

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Esmerelda
Movie
2017

Hairspray Live!

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Edna Turnblad
TV Show
2016

Hairspray Live!

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TV Show
2016

Full Frontal With Samantha BeeStream

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TV Show
2016

Hairspray Live! (OmU)Stream

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Edna Turnblad
Movie
2016
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Hairspray Live! (OmU)Stream

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Movie
2016
76%

The Wiz Live!Stream

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2015

Late Night With Seth MeyersStream

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2014

The Social

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2013

SmashStream

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TV Show
2012
68%

CBS This Morning

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TV Show
2012

Drama Desk Awards 2011

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2011

Access Hollywood Live

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TV Show
2010

The Good WifeStream

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Judge Francis Flamm
TV Show
2009
93%

Watch What Happens Live With Andy CohenStream

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2009

Nurse JackieStream

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John Decker
TV Show
2009
81%

The Wendy Williams Show

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TV Show
2008

etalk

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TV Show
2006

The Year Without a Santa Claus

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Heat Miser
Movie
2006

How I Met Your MotherStream

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Lily's Smoking Voice
TV Show
2005
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From Shtetl To Swing: A Musical Odyssey

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Movie
2005

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

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2004

Mulan II

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Yao
Movie
2004

Our House

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Kenneth
Movie
2003

DuplexStream

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Kenneth
Movie
2003
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Death to Smoochy

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Merv Green
Movie
2002

Live With Regis and Kelly

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2001

Common Ground

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Don
Movie
2000

Common Ground

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Movie
2000

Playing Mona Lisa

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Bennett
Movie
2000

The Sissy Duckling

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Elmer
TV Show
1999

Family Guy

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Tracy
TV Show
1999

Family GuyStream

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Tracy
TV Show
1999

Double Platinum

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Gary Millstein
Movie
1999

Jump

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Dish Macense
Movie
1999

MulanStream

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Yao
Movie
1998
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Safe Men

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Leo
Movie
1998

Fame L.A.

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TV Show
1997

Kull the Conqueror

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Juba
Movie
1997

Elmo Saves Christmas

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Easter Bunny
TV Show
1996

Theater Talk

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TV Show
1996

Access Hollywood

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TV Show
1996

Elmo rettet Weihnachten

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Easter Bunny
Movie
1996

The Celluloid Closet

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Movie
1996

Independence DayStream

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Marty Gilbert
Movie
1996
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White Lies

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Art
Movie
1996

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

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Yves DuBois
Movie
1995

Daddy's Girls

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Dennis Sinclair
TV Show
1994

EllenStream

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TV Show
1994

Bullets Over BroadwayStream

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Sid Loomis
Movie
1994
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The Harvest

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Bob Lakin
Movie
1993

Mrs. DoubtfireStream

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Frank
Movie
1993
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The Tonight Show With Jay Leno

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TV Show
1992

The SimpsonsStream

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Karl
TV Show
1989
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Torch Song Trilogy

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Arnold Beckoff
Movie
1988

Crimen en Cadena

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Movie
1986

Apology

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The derelict
Movie
1986

Murder, She WroteStream

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1984

Miami ViceStream

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TV Show
1984
71%

The Times of Harvey Milk

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Movie
1984

Garbo Talks

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Bernie Whitlock
Movie
1984

CheersStream

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Mark Newberger
TV Show
1982
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CBS News Sunday Morning

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TV Show
1979

Saturday Night LiveStream

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TV Show
1975

Great PerformancesStream

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TV Show
1972

Canada AM

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TV Show
1972

Sesame StreetStream

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TV Show
1969

Sesame StreetStream

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TV Show
1969

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Harvey Fierstein