Harvey Fierstein
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1952 (age 74)
Born in
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
View on IMDb55 acting credits
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
17 Dec 1989
Independence Day
02 Jul 1996
Mulan
18 Jun 1998
Mrs. Doubtfire
24 Nov 1993
How I Met Your Mother
19 Sep 2005
Family Guy
31 Jan 1999
BoJack Horseman
22 Aug 2014
Mulan II
03 Nov 2004
Filmography
2022
- Brosas Louis
2020
- Shoshana Bean and Friends: An Evening of Broadwayas Performer
- Disarm Hateas Narrator
2019
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistanceas skekAyuk (The Gourmand) (voice)7 episodes
2018
- Animal Crackersas Esmerelda (voice)
2017
- Big Mouthas Older Guy Town Resident (voice)1 episode
2016
- Hairspray Live!as Edna Turnblad
2014
- BoJack Horsemanas Harvey Fierstein (voice)1 episode
- Russian Broadway Shut Down
2012
- Foodfight!as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)
- Smashas Harvey Fierstein1 episode
2009
- The Good Wifeas Judge Francis Flamm1 episode
- Nurse Jackieas John Decker1 episode
2006
- The Year Without a Santa Clausas Heat Miser
- Farce of the Penguinsas Sheila (voice)
- The Best of The Tony Awards: The Playsas Host
2005
- How I Met Your Motheras Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)1 episode
2004
- Mulan IIas Yao (voice)
2003
- Duplexas Kenneth
2002
- Death to Smoochyas Merv Green
2000
- Playing Mona Lisaas Bennett
- Common Groundas Don
1999
- The Sissy Ducklingas Elmer (voice)
- Double Platinumas Gary Millstein
- Jumpas Dish Macense
- Family Guyas Tracy (voice)1 episode
1997
- Kull the Conqueroras Juba
- White Liesas Art Hoarder
- Three Little Pigsas The Big Bad Wolf (voice)
1996
- Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmasas Easter Bunny
- Everything Relativeas The Moyle
- Independence Dayas Marty Gilbert
1995
- Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hydeas Yves DuBois
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Mrs. Leaperman (voice)1 episode
1994
- Bullets Over Broadwayas Sid Loomis
- Daddy's Girlsas Dennis Sinclair13 episodes
- Ellenas Harvey Fierstein1 episode
1993
- Mrs. Doubtfireas Frank
- The Harvestas Bob Lakin
1992
- The Larry Sanders Showas Harvey Fierstein1 episode
1991
1989
- The Simpsonsas Karl (voice)1 episode
1988
- Torch Song Trilogyas Arnold Beckoff
- Tidy Endingsas Arthur
- MaMa's Pushcart
1986
- Apologyas The derelict
1984
- Garbo Talksas Bernie Whitlock
- The Times of Harvey Milkas Narrator (voice)
- Murder, She Wroteas Stan Hatter1 episode
- Miami Viceas Benedict1 episode
1983
- The Demon Murder Caseas The Demon (voice)
1982
- Cheersas Mark Newberger1 episode