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Harvey Fierstein

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in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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2012 Foodfight!
Fat Cat Burglar (voice)
 
2012 Submissions Only (TV series)
Auditioner #5
– Another Interruption (2012) … Auditioner #5
 
2011 The Good Wife (TV series)
Judge Francis Flamm
– Feeding the Rat (2011) … Judge Francis Flamm
 
2010 Nurse Jackie (TV series)
John Decker
– Monkey Bits (2010) … John Decker
 
2009 How I Met Your Mother (TV series)
Lily's Smoking Voice
– Last Cigarette Ever (2009) … Lily's Smoking Voice (voice)
 
2008 Family Guy (TV series)
Tracy
– The Former Life of Brian (2008) … Tracy (voice)
 
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (Video Game)
Yao (voice: English version)
 
2006 The Year Without a Santa Claus (TV movie)
Heat Miser
 
2006 Farce of the Penguins
Sheila (voice)
 
2005 Kingdom Hearts II (Video Game)
Yao (voice: English version)
 
2004 Mulan II (video)
Yao (voice)
 
2003 Duplex
Kenneth
 
2002 Death to Smoochy
Merv Green
 
2000 Playing Mona Lisa
Bennett
 
2000 Common Ground (TV movie)
Don
 
1999 The Sissy Duckling (TV movie)
Elmer (voice)
 
1999 Double Platinum (TV movie)
Gary Millstein
 
1999 Jump
Dish Macense
 
1999 X-Chromosome (TV series)
Mom/Little Mom Head (voice)
 
1998 Safe Men
Leo
 
1998 Mulan
Yao (voice)
 
1998 Mulan Story Studio (Video Game)
Yao
 
1998 Stories from My Childhood (TV series)
Grambo
– Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet (1998) … Grambo (voice)
 
1997 Kull the Conqueror
Juba
 
1997 White Lies
Art Hoarder
 
1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (TV series)
Mrs. Leaperman
– Thumbelina (1997) … Mrs. Leaperman (voice)
 
1997 Fame L.A. (TV series)
Jeremy Pinter
– Do or Die (1997) … Jeremy Pinter
 
1997 The Larry Sanders Show (TV series)
Harvey Fierstein
– The Matchmaker (1997) … Harvey Fierstein
 
1996 Everything Relative
The Moyle
 
1996 Independence Day
Marty Gilbert
 
1996 Elmo Saves Christmas (video)
Easter Bunny
 
1995 Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Yves DuBois
 
1994 Daddy's Girls (TV series)
Dennis Sinclair
– Keep Your Business Out of My Business (1994) … Dennis Sinclair
– American in Paris... Cool (1994) … Dennis Sinclair
– Pilot (1994) … Dennis Sinclair
 
1994 Bullets Over Broadway
Sid Loomis
 
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire
Frank
 
1992 Murder, She Wrote (TV series)
Stan Hatter
– The Dead File (1992) … Stan Hatter
 
1992 The Harvest
Bob Lakin
 
1992 Cheers (TV series)
Mark Newberger
– Rebecca's Lover... Not (1992) … Mark Newberger
 
1991 ABC Afterschool Specials (TV series)
Andrew
– In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story (1991) … Andrew
 
1990 The Simpsons (TV series)
Karl
– Simpson and Delilah (1990) … Karl (voice)
 
1990 The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (TV movie)
 
1988 Torch Song Trilogy
Arnold Beckoff
 
1988 Tidy Endings (TV movie)
Arthur
 
1986 Apology (TV movie)
The derelict
 
1986 Miami Vice (TV series)
Benedict
– The Fix (1986) … Benedict
 
1984 Garbo Talks
Bernie Whitlock
 
1983 The Demon Murder Case (TV movie)
Voice of Demon (voice)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (7 titles)
2007 Sesame Street (TV series)
– Sleeping Grouchy (2007) (performer: "Everything's Coming Up Noses!")
 
2007 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
– Top 14 Results (2007) (performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat")
 
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (documentary) (performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat")
 
2004 Mulan II (video) (performer: "A Girl Worth Fighting For Redux")
 
2003 The 57th Annual Tony Awards (TV special) (performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat")
 
1999 The Sissy Duckling (TV movie) (writer: "I'm Me!", "Time Takes Time" / performer: "I'm Me!")
 
1998 Mulan (performer: "A Girl Worth Fighting For")
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
2011 The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie) (writer)
 
2000 Common Ground (TV movie) (written by / segment "Amos and Andy")
 
1999 The Sissy Duckling (TV movie)
 
1988 Torch Song Trilogy (play / screenplay)
 
1988 Tidy Endings (TV movie) (play "Safe Sex" / teleplay)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1993 The Myth, the Magic, the Man (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (54 titles)
2011-2013 The Wendy Williams Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 3 May 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 30 March 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2013 Watch What Happens: Live (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Harvey Fierstein & Kim Zolciak (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2013 Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf (TV series)
Himself
– Voices You Know (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Smash (TV series)
Himself
– The Fallout (2013) … Himself
 
2012 The 66th Annual Tony Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter & Nominee: Best Book of a Musical
 
2012 The 78th Annual Drama League Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2011 The 56th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2009 The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Play
 
2008 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 23 July 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Sesame Street (TV series)
Himself
– Sleeping Grouchy (2007) … Himself (uncredited)
– Elmo's Chicken Dream … Himself
– Not a Grouchy Day … Himself
 
1995-2007 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Tony Awards
– Episode dated 12 June 2007 (2007) … Himself - Tony Awards
– Episode dated 28 February 1995 (1995) … Himself
 
2007 The 61st Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Leading Actor in a Musical
 
2007 Words and Music by Jerry Herman (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The 60th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2006 51st Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
2005 Great Performances (TV series)
Himself - Host / Himself - Narrator
– From Shtetl to Swing (2005) … Himself - Narrator (voice)
– Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards (2005) … Himself - Host
 
2005 The 59th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Musical
 
2005 50th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Host
 
2005 Live with Kelly and Michael (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 4 February 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #20.185 … Himself - Guest
 
2005 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 January 2005 (2005) … Himself
 
2001-2005 In the Life (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Host
– American Gender (2005) … Himself
– Tax-Paying Citizens (2005) … Himself
– Violent Opposition (2003) … Himself - Host
– The Legacy of AIDS (2003) … Himself (voice)
– 1205 Out Front (2003) … Himself (voice)
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2004 Broadway: The American Musical (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) … Himself
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– John Waters (2004) … Himself
 
2004 The 58th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Best Book of a Musical
 
2004 49th Annual Drama Desk Awards (TV special)
Himself - Host
 
2004 Superstar in a Housedress (documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (TV documentary) (voice)
 
2003 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 The 57th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Musical
 
2003 100 Years of Hope and Humor (TV special)
Himself
 
2003 The 45th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter
 
2002 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 June 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Broadway's Best (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002 VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Performer
 
2001 Rescued from the Closet (video documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Intimate Portrait (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Estelle Getty (2001) … Himself
 
2000 Behind the Music (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 1984 (2000) … Himself
 
1998 Ellen (TV series)
Himself
– It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World! (1998) … Himself
 
1997 Politically Incorrect (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1996 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (TV documentary)
Marty Gilbert (footage from 'Independence Day')
 
1996 The 50th Annual Tony Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1996 The Making of 'Independence Day' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The Celluloid Closet (documentary)
Himself
 
1994 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.173 (1994) … Himself
– Episode #3.31 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1994 The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1989-1994 The Arsenio Hall Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 5 March 1994 (1994) … Himself
– Episode #1.30 (1989) … Himself
 
1992 The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
 
1992 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.168 (1992) … Himself
 
1988 Mama's Pushcart: Ellen Stewart and 25 Years of La MaMa E.T.C. (documentary)
Himself
 
1984 The Times of Harvey Milk (documentary)
Narrator (voice)
 
1983 Our Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.13 (1983) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (5 titles)
2005 La mandrágora (TV series)
 
2005 Sesame Street (TV series)
 
2001 One on One with Vito Russo (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (TV documentary)
Marty Gilbert
 
1998 Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Honor to Us All (video short)
(voice)
 

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Other Works:

April 2005: Tevye in the Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof," with music and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick and Jerry Bock, at the Minskoff Theatre. See more »

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Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Always admit when you're wrong. You'll save thousands in therapy...and a few friendships too. See more »

Trivia:

Is good friends with actor/director Danny DeVito. See more »

Trademark:

Gruff, yet soft, voice See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini