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Harvey Fierstein

American actor and playwright
Person human Q446481

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[31]
Date of birth
June 6, 1954, June 6, 1952[8]
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Ethnic group
Eastern European Jewry[11]
Occupation
singer, playwright, voice actor, writer, screenwriter, stage actor, film actor, television actor, actor, theatrical director, theatrical producer[12][13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Pratt Institute, High School of Art and Design[18][19]
Religion or worldview
atheism[30]
Member of political party
Democratic Party[32]
Award received
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play, Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hull-Warriner Award, VH1 Trailblazer Honors[20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Play[37][38]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[39]
Family name
Fierstein[34]
Given name
Harvey[35]
Instrument
voice[36]
Name in native language
Harvey Fierstein[40]
Native language
English[10]
P14750
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Residence
Ridgefield[33]
Start of work period
1971[41]
Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Harvey Fierstein Shankbone Metropolitan Opera 2009.jpg ↗
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Broadway World person ID
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DBC author ID
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DigitaltMuseum ID
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IDU person ID
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IMDb ID
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ISzDb person ID
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IdRef ID
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Instagram username
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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Jewish Virtual Library ID
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Listal ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Greece ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Open Library ID
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PORT person ID
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Prabook ID
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SPAP ID
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Songkick artist ID
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Trakt.tv ID
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WikiTree person ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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🔗 Connections
← Cast member 19
How I Met Your Mother, Independence Day, Mrs. Doubtfire, Bullets Over Broadway, Duplex, Death to Smoochy, The Celluloid Closet, Kull the Conqueror +11 more
Occupation 10
actor, writer, singer, playwright, screenwriter, theatrical director, voice actor, film actor +2 more
Award received 7
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Theatre World Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hull-Warriner Award, VH1 Trailblazer Honors
Mb:librettist 6
Kinky Boots, Kinky Boots, La Cage aux Folles, La Cage aux Folles, Newsies, Newsies
Films written 4
Torch Song Trilogy, Newsies, Hairspray Live!, Common Ground
← Voice actor 4
Mulan, Mulan II, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Animal Crackers
Nominated for 3
Tony Award for Best Play, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
← Librettist 3
Kinky Boots, La Cage aux Folles, Newsies
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
Pratt Institute
Ethnic group 1
Eastern European Jewry
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
voice
Kunstenpunt Knowledge Graph ID 1
Susanne Osthoff
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Democratic Party
Native language 1
English
Place of birth 1
Brooklyn
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Residence 1
Ridgefield
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
Torch Song Trilogy
Writing language 1
English
← After a work by 1
Torch Song Trilogy
← Narrator 1
The Times of Harvey Milk
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Summary

Harvey Fierstein was born on June 6, 1954[1], in Brooklyn[2]. He has worked as a singer[3], playwright[4], voice actor[5], writer[6], and screenwriter[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Harvey Fierstein include Torch Song Trilogy[42], a literary work[43].

FAQs

Where was Harvey Fierstein born?

Harvey Fierstein was born in Brooklyn[2].

What did Harvey Fierstein do for work?

Harvey Fierstein worked as a singer[3], playwright[4], voice actor[5], writer[6], and screenwriter[7].

Where did Harvey Fierstein go to school?

Harvey Fierstein was educated at Pratt Institute[18] and High School of Art and Design[19].

What awards did Harvey Fierstein receive?

Honors received include Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play[20], Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical[21], Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play[22], and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical[23].

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  25. [25] ↑ . theatreworldawards.org. theatreworldawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [11] ↑ . en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [8] ↑ . Washington Blade. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  37. [37] ↑ . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  1. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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