Harvey Fierstein

Quick Facts

Full Name	Harvey Fierstein
Occupation	Stage Actor
Date Of Birth	Jun 6, 1954(1954-06-06)
Age	70
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Gemini

Harvey Fierstein Biography

Harvey Fierstein is one of the most popular and richest Stage Actor who was born on June 6, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. Actor, writer and advocate for gay rights. He won Tony Awards for writing the Torch Song Trilogy and starring on Broadway.

He and He and Eddie Murphy did voice-over work for the animated film Mulan. voiced the animated movie Mulan.

Fierstein made his acting debut at La MaMa, E.T.C. in Andy Warhol’s only play, Pork. Fierstein continued to appear at La MaMa and other venues but also, having some aspirations to become a painter, enrolled at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Pratt in 1973. Fierstein appeared three times in “The Haunted Host” by Robert Patrick: in Boston in 1975, and at La MaMa and then Off-Broadway in 1991. In addition to Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles and A Catered Affair, Fierstein’s Broadway acting credits include playing the mother, Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (2002), for which he won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He later replaced Alfred Molina as Tevye in the 2004 revival of Fiddler on the Roof.

The gravel-voiced actor is best known for the play and film Torch Song Trilogy, which he wrote and starred in both Off-Broadway (with a young Matthew Broderick) and on Broadway (with Estelle Getty and Fisher Stevens). The 1982 Broadway production won him two Tony Awards, for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play, two Drama Desk Awards, for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award, and the film adaptation earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination as Best Male Lead.

He was the son of Jacqueline Harriett and Irving Fierstein, Brooklyn, New York. He was raised in Conservative Judaism.

Harvey Fierstein Net Worth

Harvey Fierstein is one of the richest Stage Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Harvey Fierstein 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a drag actor in Off-Off-Broadway plays, and he played his first role as a man in He played drag roles in Off-Off-Broadway plays until his first male role in Robert Patrick III’s ‘The Haunted Host’ in Boston. III’s ‘The Haunted Host’ in Boston.

He was seen in films like Independence Day and Mrs. Doubtfire as well as on television shows such as Smash and Cheers.

Harvey Forbes Fierstein (/ˈ f aɪər ˌ s t iː n / FIRE -steen; born June 6, 1954) is an American actor, playwright, and voice actor. He is best known for his roles as Frank Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire and the voice of Yao in Mulan and Mulan II. 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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Fierstein wrote the book for a stage musical version of the film Kinky Boots with music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper. After a fall 2012 run at the Bank of America Theatre in Chicago it opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Broadway in April 2013. The musical was nominated for thirteen 2013 Tony Awards and won six, including best musical.

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Harvey Ranked on the list of most popular Stage Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Harvey Fierstein celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.

His play, Casa Valentina was produced on Broadway by the Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. The play opened in April 2014 and closed in June 2014. It was directed by Joe Mantello, with a cast that featured Patrick Page as George/Valentina, John Cullum and Mare Winningham.

Why is Harvey Fierstein voice so raspy?

Fierstein’s distinctive gravelly voice is a result of an overdeveloped vestibular fold in his vocal cords , essentially giving him a “double voice” when he speaks. Prior to puberty, Fierstein was a soprano in a professional boys’ choir.

What is Harvey Fierstein known for?

Harvey Fierstein, in full Harvey Forbes Fierstein, (born June 6, 1954, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American comedian, author, and playwright who was best known as the author of The Torch Song Trilogy , which centres on gay families. He often spoke out about gay rights issues.

What shows did Harvey Fierstein write?

HARVEY FIERSTEIN (Playwright, Kinky Boots) is the author of the current smash hit Newsies as well as Torch Song Trilogy (Tony®, Drama Desk, and OBIE Awards), La Cage aux Folles (Tony® and Drama Desk Awards), The Sissy Duckling (Humanitas Award), A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations), Safe Sex (Ace Award), Legs …

How old is Harvey Fierstein?

70 years (June 6, 1952)

Who wrote Kinky Boots?

Harvey Fierstein