Harvey Fierstein

Born: 1954-06-06

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.


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Mulan

as Yao (voice)
Released: 1998-06-18

To save her father from certain death in the army, a young woman secretly enlists in his place...

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as Marty Gilbert
Released: 1996-06-25

Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's...

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Mulan II

as Yao (voice)
Released: 2004-11-03

Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand...

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Mrs. Doubtfire

as Frank
Released: 1993-11-24

Loving but irresponsible dad Daniel Hillard, estranged from his exasperated spouse, is crushed...

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Bros

as Louis
Released: 2022-09-30

Two emotionally unavailable men attempt a relationship.

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Animal Crackers

as Esmerelda (voice)
Released: 2017-06-23

A family must use a magical box of Animal Crackers to save a rundown circus from being taken...

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Duplex

as Kenneth
Released: 2003-09-26

When a young couple buys their dream home, they have no idea what the sweet little old lady...

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Foodfight!

as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)
Released: 2012-06-15

The evil Brand X joins a supermarket that becomes a city after closing time.

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Bullets Over Broadway

as Sid Loomis
Released: 1994-10-14

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti,...

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Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

as Yves DuBois
Released: 1995-08-25

A scientist creating perfumes inherits his great grandfather Dr. Jekyll's formula and decides to...

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Hairspray Live!

as Edna Turnblad
Released: 2016-12-07

A teenage girl living in Baltimore in the early 1960s dreams of appearing on a popular TV dance...

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The Celluloid Closet

as Self
Released: 1996-01-30

What "That's Entertainment" did for movie musicals, "The Celluloid Closet" does for Hollywood...

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Death to Smoochy

as Merv Green
Released: 2002-03-29

Tells the story of Rainbow Randolph, the corrupt, costumed star of a popular children's TV show,...

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Kull the Conqueror

as Juba
Released: 1997-08-29

A barbarian named Kull becomes ruler after defeating the old king in battle. In an effort to...

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Torch Song Trilogy

as Arnold Beckoff
Released: 1988-12-14

Arnold is a gay man working as a drag queen in 1971 NYC. He meets a handsome bisexual man.

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The Times of Harvey Milk

as Narrator (voice)
Released: 1984-10-07

Harvey Milk was an outspoken human rights activist and one of the first openly gay U.S....

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Safe Men

as Good Stuff Leo
Released: 1998-08-07

Two untalented singers are mistaken for a pair of major league safe crackers in Providence,...

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Farce of the Penguins

as Sheila (voice)
Released: 2006-12-01

In this spoof of "March of the Penguins," nature footage of penguins near the South Pole gets a...

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Garbo Talks

as Bernie Whitlock
Released: 1984-10-12

When New York accountant Gilbert Rolfe finds out his mother has a brain tumor, he is devastated....

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Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

as Easter Bunny
Released: 1996-12-24

Can there be such a thing as too much Christmas? Find out... when a magical Christmas wish is...

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The Year Without a Santa Claus

as Heat Miser
Released: 2006-12-11

Thoroughly disgruntled, Santa (Goodman) opts to take a year off from delivering presents, until...

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The Sissy Duckling

as Elmer (voice)
Released: 1999-09-14

Elmer, a sensitive duckling whose schoolmates tease him. However, after his unusual talents help...

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White Lies

as Art Hoarder
Released: 1997-04-01

A museum worker pretends to be an artist in order to impress women. When an attractive assistant...

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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

as Self
Released: 2007-04-19

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein,...

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The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series

as Self
Released: 2003-01-01

Lifetime's "Intimate Portrait" series shines a spotlight on the Golden Girls -- Bea Arthur,...

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Everything Relative

as The Moyle
Released: 1996-09-13

Old college chums get together for a weekend reunion that is bound to open old wounds and...

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Double Platinum

as Gary Millstein
Released: 1999-05-16

The story of a mother driven to reach the heights of superstardom at the cost of abandoning her...

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The Demon Murder Case

as The Demon (voice)
Released: 1983-03-06

A young boy is taken over by demons who force him to commit murder.

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Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

as Himself
Released: 2019-08-23

The origin story behind one of Broadway's most beloved musicals, Fiddler on The Roof, and its...

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Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde

as Self
Released: 2004-12-27

To commemorate the 150th anniversary of Oscar Wilde's birth, 150 leading artists of the stage,...

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The Best of The Tony Awards: The Plays

as Host
Released: 2006-05-02

The Great White Way comes into your living room via this disc of rare performances from some of...

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Rescued from the Closet

as Self
Released: 2001-05-29

A collection of interviews recorded for the making of the 1995 documentary "The Celluloid...

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Jump

as Dish Macense
Released: 1999-04-17

Friends try to dissuade a suicidal man from jumping off a ledge, but they are not much better...

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Words and Music by Jerry Herman

as Himself
Released: 2007-04-01

WORDS AND MUSIC is the story of one of Broadway's iconic figures: the composer/lyricist of...

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The Harvest

as Bob Lakin
Released: 1993-11-05

A screenwriter is sent to Mexico to develop a story that can be used to wrap up a movie...

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Common Ground

as Don
Released: 2000-01-29

This movie contains three short stories dealing with the theme of homosexuality. In "A Friend of...

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Russian Broadway Shut Down

as uncredited
Released: 2014-01-23

Citing homosexual propaganda law, Russian government outlaws theatrical performances ; Russian...

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Playing Mona Lisa

as Bennett
Released: 2000-05-01

A young pianist is looking for love in all the wrong places once her fiancee drops her. Maybe...

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

as Self
Released: 2004-05-05

Andy Warhol described Jackie Curtis as “A pioneer without a frontier.” In this biographical...

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Apology

as The derelict
Released: 1986-07-27

For her upcoming exhibition, "Apology," Lily, a New York conceptual artist, is designing a sound...

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Tidy Endings

as Arthur
Released: 1988-08-14

A man, whose companion dies of AIDS, confronts his lover's ex-wife and the two end up building a...

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Stonewall 25: Global Voices of Pride and Protest

as uncredited
Released: 1994-09-23

Finished a quarter century after the earth-shaking protests that forever altered the public...

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

as Self - Host
Released: 2005-08-07

Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey...

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The Making of 'Independence Day'

as Self
Released: 1996-06-29

We take a look at various fields of development for the motion picture, Independence Day (1996)....

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The Making of the Wiz Live!

as Self
Released: 2015-11-25

Go behind the curtain in The Land of Oz with NBC's "The Making of The Wiz Live!" The hour-long...

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Disarm Hate

as Narrator
Released: 2020-03-15

Nine LGBTQs come together after the Pulse Massacre to join one man, a hairdresser and activist...

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Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

as Self (voice)
Released: 2004-02-24

Today there are more reasons than ever for families to explore and celebrate diversity. Our...

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The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV?

as Self
Released: 1990-08-31

Novice writers from a writers workshop wrote the show's sketches.

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An Evening with Lily Tomlin and Friends

as Self
Released: 1993-01-22

On January 22, 1993 at the historic Castro Theater in San Francisco, Lily Tomlin, Robin...

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MaMa's Pushcart

as uncredited
Released: 1988-01-01

With virtually no financial resources, Ellen Stewart created the La Mama theater in New York in...

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The Simpsons

as Karl (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Family Guy

as Buster Keaton (voice)
First aired: 1999-01-31

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...

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Family Guy

as Tracy (voice)
First aired: 1999-01-31

Sick, twisted, politically incorrect and Freakin' Sweet animated series featuring the adventures...

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How I Met Your Mother

as Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
First aired: 2005-09-19

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four...

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The Good Wife

as Judge Francis Flamm
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self
First aired: 2014-02-25

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular...

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest
First aired: 2009-07-16

Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality...

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BoJack Horseman

as Harvey Fierstein (voice)
First aired: 2014-08-22

Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the 90s - 20 years later. BoJack Horseman was the star of...

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Cheers

as Mark Newberger
First aired: 1982-09-30

The story about a blue-collar Boston bar run by former sports star Sam Malone and the quirky and...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Stan Hatter
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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Miami Vice

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-09-16

The story of the Miami Police Department's vice squad and its efforts to end drug trafficking...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Winner
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Hercules

as Argus Panoptes (voice)
First aired: 1998-08-31

Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the...

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Big Mouth

as Older Guy Town Resident (voice)
First aired: 2017-09-29

Teenage friends find their lives upended by the wonders and horrors of puberty in this edgy...

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Intimate Portrait

as Self
First aired: 1993-11-14

Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network...

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Ellen

as Harvey Fierstein
First aired: 1994-03-29

Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July...

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Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

as Mrs. Leaperman (voice)
First aired: 1995-03-12

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child is an American anthology animated television series.

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Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

as Self
First aired: 2016-02-08

Samantha Bee breaks up late-night's all-male sausage fest with her nuanced view of political and...

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Smash

as Harvey Fierstein
First aired: 2012-02-06

A songwriting duo tries to create a hit with a Broadway musical based on the life of Marilyn Monroe.

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The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance

as skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)
First aired: 2019-08-30

Return to the world of Thra, where three Gelfling discover the horrifying secret behind the...

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Trailblazer Honors

as Self - Honoree
First aired: 2014-06-27

One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.

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