Harvey Fierstein

Chita Rivera at Birdland 10/14/2009

Critic's Picks 06/19/2009

Birthday: June 06, 1954

A graduate of the Pratt Institute, actor/playwright Harvey Fierstein made his off-Broadway debut in something called Pork. Outspokenly homosexual, Fierstein has successfully smashed previous "gay" stereotypes with his deep, ratchety voice and his engaging "You got a problem with that?" belligerence. In 1982, Fierstein wrote and starred in the stage play Torch Song Trilogy, a ...more