Fierstein, Harvey, 1952-
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- Contemporary authors online, April 5, 2013(Harvey Fierstein; also known as Harvey Forbes Fierstein; born June 6, 1954, Brooklyn, N.Y.; actor, producer, and writer for stage and screen; Pratt Institute, B.F.A., 1973)
- Email from author, August 31, 2021(Like it or not, I was born June 6, 1952 ... But my actual, real and legal birth date is indeed 1952)
- Wikipedia, February 18, 2014(Harvey Fierstein; Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1954); American actor and playwright, noted for two Tony Awards distinctions; occasionally writes columns about gay issues; he was openly gay at a time when very few celebrities were; born in Brooklyn, New York; resides in Ridgefield, Connecticut)
- His Torch song trilogy, c1983:CIP t.p. (Harvey Fierstein) front matter (b. 6-6-54; playwright and actor)
- Mama's pushcart [VR] c1988:distributor's catalog (Harvey Fierstein, of New York's La MaMa Experimental Theatre Company; interviewed on program)
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Harvey Forbes Fierstein ( FIRE-steen; born June 6, 1952) 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. On film he reprised his role in the film version of Torch Song Trilogy (1988), appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire, Independence Day, and as the voice of Yao in both Mulan and Mulan II. Fierstein also wrote the books for the Tony Award-winning musicals Kinky Boots, Newsies, and Tony Award-nominated, Drama League Award-winner A Catered Affair. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2025 he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award. As one of the first openly gay celebrities in the United States, Fierstein helped turn gay and lesbian life into a viable subject for contemporary drama "with no apologies and no climactic suicides". 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.
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