Tony Award-winning actor, playwright, librettist, and LGBTQIA+ activist Harvey Fierstein celebrates his birthday June 6.
Fierstein made his Broadway debut as the writer and star of Torch Song Trilogy, winning both the 1983 Tony Award for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play for his work. The Tony-winning play returned to Broadway in 2018, revised and simply titled Torch Song. In the time since, he has balanced a parallel career as an actor and writer, winning the 1984 Tony for Best Book of a Musical for his libretto to , the 2003 Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical for playing Edna Turnblad in and more.
Celebrate Fierstein with a look at his career highlights.
Estelle Getty and Harvey Fierstein in Torch Song Trilogy
Harvey Fierstein in Torch Song Trilogy
Harvey Fierstein and Court Miller in Torch Song Trilogy
John Wesley Shipp and Harvey Fierstein in Safe Sex
Harvey Fierstein in Hairspray.
Paul Kolnik
Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winokur
Paul Kolnik
Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler on the Roof
Carol Rosegg
Andrea Martin and Harvey Fierstein in Fiddler on the Roof
Harvey Fierstein and Andrea Martin in Fiddler on the Roof
Photo by Joan Marcus
Harvey Fierstein in A Catered Affair
Photo by Jim Cox
Harvey Fierstein, Tom Wopat, Faith Prince, Leslie Kritzer, and Matt Cavenaugh in A Catered Affair
Tom Wopat, Faith Prince, and Harvey Fierstein in A Catered Affair
Photo by Jim Cox
Harvey Fierstein in La Cage aux Folles
Harvey Fierstein in La Cage aux Folles
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Harvey Fierstein in La Cage aux Folles
Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad in in Hairspray Live!
Harvey Fierstein in Gently Down the Stream
Joan Marcus
Gabriel Ebert and Harvey Fierstein in Gently Down the Stream
Joan Marcus
Gabriel Ebert and Harvey Fierstein in Gently Down the Stream
Joan Marcus
Harvey Fierstein
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