Harvey Fierstein
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Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He gained notice for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy, winning both the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play.
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To the delight of millions of little children, the Santa in New York's great parade will be half of a same-sex couple. And guess who the other half will be? Me!
Quoted in Mark J. Terrill, "'Hairspray' drag queen to play Mrs. Claus at Macy's parade," Associated Press (2003-11-27)
Hello, boys. How are you all? I just love boys. [...] Hello. Are you here alone? Who are you with? ...A woman? At my show? ...We'll make believe. It's theatre.
This Is Not Going to Be Pretty, Live at the Bottom Line (1995)
Do you remember at the presidential convention where they nominated Bush? Did you know what song they played to bring Bush on stage? No.
This Is Not Going to Be Pretty, Live at the Bottom Line (1995)
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Independence Day
Mulan
Mrs. Doubtfire
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Duplex
Bros
Bullets Over Broadway
Death to Smoochy
Animal Crackers
Hairspray Live!
Kull the Conqueror
Foodfight!
The Celluloid Closet
The Times of Harvey Milk
Torch Song Trilogy
Safe Men
Farce of the Penguins
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
The Wiz Live!
Garbo Talks
The Harvest
Common Ground
The Year Without a Santa Claus
Double Platinum
Playing Mona Lisa
The Demon Murder Case
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
The Sissy Duckling
Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles
Apology
The Making of 'Independence Day'
The Fabulous Allan Carr
Funny Girl
Superstar in a Housedress: The Life and Legend of Jackie Curtis
The Golden Girls: Lifetime Intimate Portrait Series
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
White Lies
Everything Relative
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Television 24
The Simpsons
Family Guy
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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How I Met Your Mother
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The Good Wife
Murder, She Wrote
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Ellen
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The Larry Sanders Show
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
Intimate Portrait
Smash
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
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Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He gained notice for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy, winning both the Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play. He went on to win the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles, then Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in Hairspray, a role he reprised for the Hairspray Live! television special.
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