Harvey Fierstein

Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1954) is an American actor and playwright. He is known for playing his voice role as Yao in the 1998 animated movie Mulan. He won two Tony Awards and two Drama Desk Awards.

Fierstein was born on June 6, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He was raised Jewish, but he is an atheist. Fierstein is openly gay. He now lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut. Fierstein is an activist for Gay Rights as supporter for the Democratic Party.

Filmography

 Film 
YearTitleRoleNotes1984Garbo TalksBernie WhitlockThe Times of Harvey MilkNarratorVoice role1988Torch Song TrilogyArnold Beckoff1992The HarvestBob Lakin1993Mrs. DoubtfireFrancis "Frank" HillardBullets Over BroadwaySid Loomis1995Dr. Jekyll and Ms. HydeYves DuBois1996The Celluloid ClosetHimselfInterview about LGBT moviesIndependence DayMarty GilbertEverything RelativeThe MoyleElmo Saves ChristmasEaster Bunny1997White LiesArt HoarderKull the ConquerorJubaThree Little PigsThe Big Bad WolfVoice role (short film)1998MulanYaoVoice roleSafe MenLeo1999JumpDish Macense2000Playing Mona LisaBennettUnreleasedKingdom of the SunHuacaVoice role2001Vanilla SkyBob Shelby2002Death to SmoochyMerv Green2003DuplexKenneth2004Mulan IIYaoVoice role2006Farce of the PenguinsSheilaVoice role2012Foodfight!Fat Cat BurglarVoice role2014Russian Broadway Shut DownBook WriterShort film2017Animal CrackersEsmereldaVoice role2019The Little Mermaid: An Immersive Live-to-Film Concert ExperienceUrsulaVoice role2020Disarm HateNarratorVoice role (documentary)

 Television 
YearTitleRoleNotes1983The Demon Murder CaseDemonVoice role (television film)1986Miami ViceBenedictEpisode: "The Fix"ApologyThe DerelictTelevision film1988Tidy EndingsArthurTelevision film1990The SimpsonsKarlVoice role (Episode: "Simpson and Delilah")1991ABC Afterschool SpecialsAndrewEpisode: "In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story"1992CheersMark NewbergerEpisode: "Rebecca's Lover... Not"Murder, She WroteStan HatterEpisode: "The Dead File"1994Daddy's GirlDennis SinclairSeries regular (3 episodes)1997The Larry Sanders ShowHarvey FiersteinEpisode: "The Matchmaker"Fame L.A.Jeremy PinterEpisode: "Do or Die"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildMrs. LeapermanVoice role (Episode: "Thumbelina")1998EllenHimselfEpisode: "It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World!"HerculesArgus PanoptesVoice role (Episode: "Hercules and the Bacchanal")Stories from My ChildhoodGramboVoice role (Episode: "Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet")1999Double PlatinumGary MillsteinTelevision film1999The Sissy DucklingElmerVoice role (television film)2000Common GroundDonTelevision filmBehind the MusicHimselfEpisode: "1984"2004BiographyHimselfEpisode: "John Waters"2004–07Sesame StreetHimselfRecurring role (3 episodes)2006The Year Without a Santa ClausHeat MiserTelevision film2008Family GuyTracyVoice role (Episode: "The Former Life of Brian")2009How I Met Your MotherLily's smoking voice (voice)Episode: "Last Cigarette Ever"2010Nurse JackieJohn DeckerEpisode: "Monkey Bits"2011The Good WifeJudge Francis FlammEpisode: "Feeding the Rat"2012Submissions OnlyAuditioner #5Episode: "Another Interruption"2013SmashHimselfEpisode: "The Fallout"Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenHimselfEpisode: "Harvey Fierstein & Kim Zolciak"2014Saturday Night Live!HimselfEpisode: "Bill Hader/Hozier"2015Family GuyBuster KeatonVoice role (Episode: "Stewie Is Enceinte")The Wiz Live!—Television special (teleplay writer)2016Hairspray Live!Edna TurnbladTelevision special (also teleplay writer)2017BoJack HorsemaniOvulate braceletVoice role (Episode: "Commence Fracking")2018-2020Big MouthJeromeVoice role (Episode: "Guy Town", "Horrority House")Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenHimselfEpisode: "Jane Curtin & Harvey Fierstein"2019The Dark Crystal: Age of ResistanceThe GourmandRecurring voice role (7 episodes)

 Video games 
YearTitleRoleNotes1998Disney's Animated Storybook: MulanYaoMulan Story Studio2005Kingdom Hearts IIEnglish version2007Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix+

References

Other websites

Review of Torch Song Trilogy, with information about Fierstein 
TonyAwards.com Interview with Harvey Fierstein 
 Donald L. Brooks' memoir of early casting of Fierstein and commissioning and directing Fierstein's first play. 

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