Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1954 in Brooklyn , New York City ) is an American actor in film, theater and musicals as well as writer and singer.
Life
Harvey Fierstein became famous for his first play Torch Song Trilogy (1982), for which he won two Tony Awards . The play was filmed in 1988 under the title Das Kuckucksei . Fierstein then wrote the book for the musical La Cage aux Folles (1983) by Jerry Herman based on the play by Jean Poiret . He was also awarded a Tony Award for this. He received his fourth Tony Award in 2003 for the role of Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray . In 2005 he was back on Broadway in the musical Anatevka , where he played the role of Tewje . His last Tony nomination to date was in 2012 for the book of the musical Newsies .
In the movie Independence Day (1996), he starred opposite Jeff Goldblum in Death to Smoochy by Danny DeVito (2002), he starred alongside Robin Williams , Edward Norton , Catherine Keener and Danny DeVito.
He is known for his rough voice as well as his work as an activist for gay and lesbian rights .
German dubbing voice
Due to the rough voice of Fierstein, the actor Tommi Piper was mostly used as the German speaker. Another, often used speaker was Jürgen Kluckert .
Works
Filmography (selection)
- 1977: Der Stadtneurotiker (Annie Hall) (the scenes with him however fell victim to the cut)
- 1984: The Times of Harvey Milk (Narrator)
- 1988: The Cuckoo's Egg (Torch Song Trilogy) with Matthew Broderick and Anne Bancroft
- 1993: Mrs. Doubtfire - The Prickly Nanny (Mrs. Doubtfire)
- 1994: Bullets Over Broadway
- 1995: Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde)
- 1996: Independence Day
- 1997: White Lies - Life is too short to be honest (White Lies)
- 1997: Kull the Conqueror (Kull the Conqueror)
- 1998: Mulan (Mulan, voice actor for Yao)
- 1999: Double Platinum - double platinum! (Double Platinum)
- 2002: Kill Smoochy (Death to Smoochy)
- 2003: The Schreck Apartment (Duplex)
- 2004: Mulan 2 (Mulan II, voice actor for Yao)
- 2009: How I Met Your Mother as the Smoky Voice of Lily Aldrin
- since 2019: The Dark Crystal: era of resistance ( The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance , TV series)
Discography (selection)
- 1995: This is not going to be pretty (Live at the Bottom Line)
Plays (selection)
- 1979: Torch Song Trilogy. (3 one-act plays: The international stud , Fugue in a nursery , Widows and children first!) Samuel French ISBN 0-573-69010-3 , (On the one hand and on the other hand and also, 1983, German by Bernd Samland).
- 1987: Safe Sex , (3 one-act plays: Manny and Jake , Safe sex , On tidy endings) Athaneum, ISBN 978-0-689-11953-8 .
- 2014: Casa Valentina , play that recreates the events around Casa Susanna from the 1960s.
Musical librettos
- 1983: La Cage aux Folles
- 2011: Newsies
- 2012: Kinky Boots
Children's book
- 2002: The Sissy Duckling. Simon & Schuster, New York, ISBN 978-0-689-83566-7 .
Web links
- Harvey Fierstein in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Harvey Fierstein. In: Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved March 11, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fierstein, Harvey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fierstein, Harvey Forbes (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City, New York, United States |