Harvey Fierstein

June 6, 1952 (age 74) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

His titles like Mulan, Independence Day, and Mrs. Doubtfire - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/35

Weighted avg: 6.75 /10

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Mulan

1998June 1998 by Tony Bancroft

Supporting as Yao (voice)

Supporting as Yao (voice)

7.59 Excellent-
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2

Independence Day

1996July 1996 by Roland Emmerich

Minor role as Marty Gilbert

Minor role as Marty Gilbert

6.49 Good-
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3

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993November 1993 by Chris Columbus

Minor role as Frank

Minor role as Frank

6.80 Good+
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4

Mulan II

2004November 2004 by Darrell Rooney

Supporting as Yao (voice)

Supporting as Yao (voice)

6.07 Okay++
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5

Duplex

2003September 2003 by Danny DeVito

Supporting as Kenneth

Supporting as Kenneth

5.63 Okay
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6

Bullets Over Broadway

1994October 1994 by Woody Allen

Minor role as Sid Loomis

Minor role as Sid Loomis

6.63 Good
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7

Death to Smoochy

2002March 2002 by Danny DeVito

Minor role as Merv Green

Minor role as Merv Green

5.46 Okay
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8

Bros

2022September 2022 by Nicholas Stoller

Minor role as Louis

Minor role as Louis

6.17 Good--
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9

Torch Song Trilogy

1988December 1988 by Paul Bogart

Lead role as Arnold Beckoff

Lead role as Arnold Beckoff

6.65 Good
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10

The Times of Harvey Milk

1984October 1984 by Rob Epstein

Starring as Narrator (voice)

Starring as Narrator (voice)

6.66 Good
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11

Hairspray Live!

2016December 2016 by Alex Rudzinski

Supporting as Edna Turnblad

Supporting as Edna Turnblad

6.71 Good
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12

Kull the Conqueror

1997August 1997 by John Nicolella

Supporting as Juba

Supporting as Juba

4.82 Mediocre++
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13

Animal Crackers

2018July 2018 by Tony Bancroft

Minor role as Esmerelda (voice)

Minor role as Esmerelda (voice)

5.93 Okay++
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14

Foodfight!

2012June 2012 by Lawrence Kasanoff

Minor role as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)

Minor role as Fat Cat Burglar (voice)

2.59 Bad++
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15

Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde

1995August 1995 by David Price

Supporting as Yves DuBois

Supporting as Yves DuBois

5.00 Okay--
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16

Safe Men

1998August 1998 by John Hamburg

Minor role as Good Stuff Leo

Minor role as Good Stuff Leo

5.46 Okay
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17

Garbo Talks

1984October 1984 by Sidney Lumet

Supporting as Bernie Whitlock

Supporting as Bernie Whitlock

5.93 Okay++
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18

Playing Mona Lisa

2000May 2000 by Matthew Huffman

Starring as Bennett

Starring as Bennett

5.88 Okay+
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19

The Harvest

1993November 1993 by David Marconi

Supporting as Bob Lakin

Supporting as Bob Lakin

5.46 Okay
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20

The Sissy Duckling

1999September 1999 by Anthony Bell

Starring as Elmer (voice)

Starring as Elmer (voice)

5.74 Okay+
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21

The Year Without a Santa Claus

2006December 2006 by Ron Underwood

Supporting as Heat Miser

Supporting as Heat Miser

5.80 Okay+
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22

The Demon Murder Case

1983March 1983 by William Hale

Supporting as The Demon (voice)

Supporting as The Demon (voice)

5.92 Okay++
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23

Double Platinum

1999May 1999 by Robert Allan Ackerman

Minor role as Gary Millstein

Minor role as Gary Millstein

6.42 Good-
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24

Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles

2019August 2019 by Max Lewkowicz

Supporting as Self

Supporting as Self

6.01 Okay++
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25

Common Ground

2000January 2000 by Donna Deitch

Minor role as Don

Minor role as Don

5.56 Okay
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26

Three Little Pigs

1997January 1997 by Darrell Rooney

Lead role as The Big Bad Wolf (voice)

Lead role as The Big Bad Wolf (voice)

Needs more reviews
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27

Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

1996December 1996 by Emily Squires

Minor role as Easter Bunny

Minor role as Easter Bunny

5.92 Okay++
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28

Tidy Endings

1988August 1988 by Gavin Millar

Starring as Arthur

Starring as Arthur

Needs more reviews
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29

Apology

1986July 1986 by Robert Bierman

Minor role as The derelict

Minor role as The derelict

Needs more reviews
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30

Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me

2004February 2004 by Michael Sporn

Starring as Self (voice)

Starring as Self (voice)

Needs more reviews
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31

White Lies

1997April 1997 by Ken Selden

Supporting as Art Hoarder

Supporting as Art Hoarder

Needs more reviews
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32

Everything Relative

1996September 1996 by Sharon Pollack

Minor role as The Moyle

Minor role as The Moyle

Needs more reviews
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33

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

2004May 2004 by Craig Highberger

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
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34

Jump

1999April 1999 by Justin McCarthy

Minor role as Dish Macense

Minor role as Dish Macense

Needs more reviews
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35

Daddy's Girls

1994 by Brenda Hampton

Supporting as Dennis Sinclair

Supporting as Dennis Sinclair

Needs more reviews