Harvey Fierstein

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Writer
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Harvey Fierstein is an American actor, screenwriter and playwright who has been in several stage productions, films, shows and games. He voiced Yao in Mulan and Huaca in Kingdom of the Sun (prototype for The Emperor's New Groove). He also acted in Hairspray, Independence Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bros, Big Mouth, Death to Smoochy and Bullets Over Broadway,

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 7 wins & 6 nominations total

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Known for

Independence Day : Le Jour de la riposte

7.0

Marty Gilbert

1996

Madame Doubtfire

7.1

Frank Hillard

1993

Coups de feu sur Broadway

7.4

Sid Loomis

1994

Mulan

7.7

Yao(voice)

1998

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Actor

Bros
6.4
- Louis
- 2022
Big Mouth
7.8
TV Series
- Jerome (voice)
- 2018–2020
Dark Crystal : Le Temps de la résistance
8.4
TV Series
- The Gourmand (voice)
- 2019
The Little Mermaid: An Immersive Live-to-Film Concert Experience
6.8
Video
- Ursula
- 2019
BoJack Horseman
8.8
TV Series
- iOvulate (voice)
- 2017
Animal Crackers
5.8
- Esmerelda (voice)
- 2017
Hairspray Live!
7.0
TV Movie
- Edna Turnblad
- 2016
Les Griffin
8.1
TV Series
- Buster Keaton
- Tracy Flannigan (voice)
- 2008–2015
Foodfight!
1.3
- Fat Cat Burglar (voice)
- 2012
Submissions Only
8.6
TV Series
- Auditioner #5
- 2012
The Good Wife
8.3
TV Series
- Judge Francis Flamm
- 2011
Nurse Jackie
7.9
TV Series
- John Decker
- 2010
How I Met Your Mother
8.3
TV Series
- Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
- 2009
Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
9.2
Video Game
- Yao (English version, voice)
- 2007
La farce de l'empereur
4.1
- Sheila (voice)
- 2006

Writer

Newsies, Carrying the Message
Music Video
- Writer
- 2024
Kinky Boots, le show au cinéma
8.0
- book by
- 2019
Newsies: The Broadway Musical
8.2
- book
- 2017
Hairspray Live!
7.0
TV Movie
- teleplay by
- 2016
The Wiz Live!
7.1
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2015
The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards
TV Special
- writer
- 2011
Liberty Sex
7.3
TV Movie
- written by (segment "Amos and Andy")
- 2000
The Sissy Duckling
5.5
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1999
Torch Song Trilogy - Personne n'est parfait!
7.8
- based on his play
- screenplay by
- 1988
Tidy Endings
8.0
TV Movie
- play "Safe Sex"
- teleplay
- 1988

Soundtrack

Diminishing Returns
3.5
Podcast Series
- performer: "I'll Make a Man Out of You", "A Girl Worth Fighting For"
- 2020
Bienvenue chez les Huang
7.7
TV Series
- performer: "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (uncredited)
- 2019
Hairspray Live!
7.0
TV Movie
- performer: "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now", "Welcome to the 60s", "(You're) Timeless to Me", "You Can't Stop the Beat"
- 2016
The 90th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
6.7
TV Special
- performer: "You Can't Stop The Beat"
- 2016
1, rue Sésame
8.1
TV Series
- performer: "Everything's Coming Up Noses!"
- 2007
Tu crois que tu sais danser
7.0
TV Series
- performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat"
- 2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
7.8
- performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat"
- 2007
L'Année sans père Noël
3.7
TV Movie
- performer: "The Heat Miser Song"
- 2006
Mulan 2 : La Mission de l'Empereur
5.6
Video
- performer: "A Girl Worth Fighting For (Redux)"
- 2004
The 57th Annual Tony Awards
6.8
TV Special
- performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat"
- 2003
The Sissy Duckling
5.5
TV Movie
- performer: "I'm Me!"
- writer: "I'm Me!", "Time Takes Time"
- 1999
Chantons ensemble: Honneur à tous
7.3
Video
- performer: "I'll Make a Man Out of You"
- 1998
Mulan
7.7
- performer: "I'll Make a Man Out of You" (1998), "A Girl Worth Fighting For" (1998) (uncredited)
- 1998
Aesop's Fables
9.3
Video
- performer: "Aesop's Fables"
- 1995
Madame Doubtfire
7.1
- performer: "Matchmaker" (uncredited)
- 1993

Trivia
His trademark voice is the result of over-developed ventricular folds in his throat, which produce a hoarse-sounding double voice.

Quotes
Beware of anyone who says they know. Trust me, they don't, or they wouldn't have to say they did.

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FAQ

How old is Harvey Fierstein?
73 years old
When was Harvey Fierstein born?
June 6, 1952
Where was Harvey Fierstein born?
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
How tall is Harvey Fierstein?
6 feet 1 inch, or 1.85 meters
What is Harvey Fierstein known for?
Mrs. Doubtfire, Bullets Over Broadway, Independence Day, and Mulan