| Harvey Fierstein | |
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 Harvey Fierstein (left) with Anthony Rapp at the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, September 2006 |
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| Born | Harvey Forbes Fierstein June 6, 1952 Brooklyn, New York, USA |
| Years active | 1980s-present |
Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1952) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter. Anthony Dean Rapp (born October 26 1971) is an American stage and Film actor best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is the theatre community’s response to the AIDS crisis Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is a person who writes dramatic literature or Drama. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made
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Biography
Personal life
Fierstein was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Jacqueline Harriet (née Gilbert), a school librarian, and Irving Fierstein, a handkerchief manufacturer. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. A handkerchief (also called handkercher or hanky) is a form of a Kerchief, typically a square of fabric that can be carried in the Pocket [1] He is Jewish. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ [2]
Career
The gravelly-voiced actor perhaps is known best for the play and film Torch Song Trilogy, which he wrote and starred in. Torch Song Trilogy is a collection of three plays by Harvey Fierstein rendered in three acts International Stud, Fugue in a Nursery, and The 1982 Broadway production won him two Tony Awards, for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play, two Drama Desk Awards, for Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Actor in a Play, and the Theatre World Award, and the film earned him an Independent Spirit Award nomination as Best Male Lead. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Theatre World Award, first awarded for the 1945-46 season is an American honor presented annually to actors and actresses in recognition of an outstanding New York Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with
Fierstein also wrote the book for La Cage aux Folles (1983), winning another Tony Award, this time for Best Book of a Musical, and a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Book. Legs Diamond, his 1988 collaboration with Peter Allen, was a critical and commercial failure, closing after 72 previews and 64 performances. Legs Diamond is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and Charles Suppon based on the Warner Brothers film "The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond" Peter Allen ( February 10, 1944 &ndash June 18, 1992) was an Australian Songwriter and Entertainer. His other playwriting credits include Safe Sex, Spookhouse, and Forget Him.
In 2007, Fierstein wrote the book to the musical A Catered Affair in which he also stars. The article is about the stage musical For the 1956 film see The Catered Affair. After tryouts at San Diego's Old Globe Theatre in the fall of 2007, it began previews on Broadway in March 2008 and opened on April 17. The Old Globe Theatre, located in San Diego, California, produces about 15 plays and Musicals annually including Shakespeare, in summer and He received a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and the show won the Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Musical. The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and The Drama League Awards, created in 1935 honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary
Acting
Fierstein made his acting debut at La MaMa, E.T.C. in Andy Warhol's only play, Pork. La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club ( La MaMa ETC) is an American not-for-profit cultural organization located in the East Village section of lower For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Fierstein continued to appear at La MaMa and other venues but also, having some aspirations to become a painter, enrolled at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. Pratt Institute is a specialized private college in New York City with campuses in Manhattan and Brooklyn, as well as in Utica New York He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) from Pratt in 1973. In the USA the Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard Undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the
In addition to Torch Song Trilogy, La Cage aux Folles and A Catered Affair, Fierstein's Broadway acting credits include Edna Turnblad in Hairspray (2003), for which he won a Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical, and Tevye in the 2005 revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan based The Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical is awarded to the actor who was voted as the best actor in a musical play, whether a new production or a revival Tevye the dairyman ( Yiddish טבֿיה דער מילכיקער Tevye der milkhiker) is the protagonist of several of Sholem Aleichem 's stories Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set Fierstein and Tommy Tune are the only individuals to have won Tony Awards in four different categories. Thomas James “Tommy” Tune (born February 28, 1939) is an American Actor, Dancer, Singer, director,
Fierstein's film roles include Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway, Robin Williams' mask maker brother in Mrs. Doubtfire, a Parade of Hope spokesman in Death to Smoochy, Garbo Talks, Duplex, and the blockbuster hit Independence Day. Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; December 1 1935 is an American Film director, Writer, Actor, Comedian, and Bullets Over Broadway is a 1994 Film written by Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath and directed by Woody Allen Robin McLaurim Williams (born July 21 1951 or 1952 is an American television stage and film actor and Comedian who has won an Academy Award for his performance Mrs Doubtfire is a 1993 Comedy film based on the Novel Madame Doubtfire by Anne Fine. Death to Smoochy is a 2002 Dark comedy film starring Robin Williams, Edward Norton, and Catherine Keener. Garbo Talks is a 1984 film directed by Sidney Lumet. The movie stars Anne Bancroft as a terminally ill woman who asks her son Gilbert Duplex is a 2003 dark Comedy film directed by Danny DeVito, and starring Ben Stiller and Drew Barrymore. Independence Day (also known by its promotional abbreviation ID4) is a 1996 Science fiction film about a hostile Alien invasion He narrated the documentary The Times of Harvey Milk, for which he won a News & Documentary Emmy Award. The Times of Harvey Milk is an Academy Award -winning documentary produced in the United States and premiered on 1 November 1984 at He also voiced the role of Yao in Walt Disney's animated feature Mulan, a role he later reprised for the video game Kingdom Hearts II and the direct-to-DVD sequel Mulan II. Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Mulan is a 1998 Animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and released by Walt Disney Pictures on June 19 1998 A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. is an Action role-playing game developed by Square Enix and published by Square Enix and Buena Vista Games (now Disney Interactive Studios in 2005 for the Sony Mulan II is a Disney Direct-to-video animated feature released in 2004 and a sequel to the 1998 animated film Mulan
On television, Fierstein was featured as the voice of Karl, Homer Simpson's assistant, in the "Simpson and Delilah" episode of The Simpsons, and the voice of Elmer in the 1999 HBO special based on his children's book The Sissy Duckling, which won the Humanitas Prize for Children's Animation. Homer Jay Simpson is a main fictional character in the animated television series The Simpsons and father of the eponymous family. " Simpson and Delilah " is the second episode of The Simpsons ' second season and first aired on October 18 1990 The Sissy Duckling ( Simon & Schuster, 2002 ISBN 0-689-83566-3 is a children's book written by noted actor Harvey Fierstein and illustrated by The Humanitas Prize is an award for film and television writing intended to promote human dignity meaning and freedom Additional credits include Miami Vice, Murder, She Wrote, the Showtime TV movie Common Ground (which he also wrote), and Cheers, which earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Murder She Wrote is a television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 On May 31, 2006, her last day as anchor, he sang a tribute to Katie Couric on the Today Show. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Katherine Anne "Katie" Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American Journalist who became well-known as co-host of NBC Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. He appeared as Heat Miser in the television movie remake of The Year Without a Santa Claus in December 2006. The Year Without a Santa Claus is a 1974 Rankin/Bass Stop motion animated Television
Personal life
Fierstein is an occasional columnist writing about gay issues. Gay community or LGBT community is a term used to describe the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender subculture He was openly gay at a time when very few celebrities were, and never needed to come out, as it was simply known that he was gay. Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity Closeted Coming out (that is " coming out of the closet " describes the voluntary public announcement of one's Sexual orientation and/or Gender identity In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. His careers as a stand-up comic and female impersonator are mostly behind him. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " A drag queen is a person usually a man who dresses (or "drags" in female clothes and make-up for special occasions and usually because they are performing and entertaining Fierstein resides in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
References
- ^ Harvey Fierstein Biography. filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-06-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
- ^ Mark J. Terrill. "'Hairspray' drag queen to play Mrs. Claus at Macy's parade", USATODAY, 27 November 2003. Retrieved on 2008-06-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes.
External links
- Harvey Fierstein at the Internet Broadway Database
- Harvey Fierstein at the Internet Movie Database
- Harvey Fierstien at the Notable Names Database
- Harvey!
- Review of Torch Song Trilogy, with information about Fierstein
- TonyAwards.com Interview with Harvey Fierstein
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| Preceded by Christopher Plummer for Othello |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play 1982-1983 for Torch Song Trilogy |
Succeeded by Dustin Hoffman for Death of a Salesman |
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