Harvey Fierstein - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	06-June-1954
Place of Birth	Brooklyn (United States of America, New York City, New York, New York-White Plains-Wayne, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Harvey Forbes Fierstein, Harvey Forbes Fierstein, Harvey Forbes Fierstein
Profession	Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Voice Actor
Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor and playwright, noted for two Tony Awards distinctions. He has won Tony awards as Best Leading Actor in both a play and a musical. He also won an award for writing the play for which he won best actor. He is now a champion for gay civil rights. He won Best Play and originated the Best Actor in a Play-winning lead role in his long-running play Torch Song Trilogy, about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family. He also wrote the book for the musical, La Cage aux Folles, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical. Additionally, he won Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in Hairspray and wrote the book for the Tony Award for Best Musical-winning Kinky Boots. Fierstein was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2007.

Awards by Harvey Fierstein

Check all the awards nominated and won by Harvey Fierstein.

2014

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Play	Casa Valentina
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play	Casa Valentina

2013

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical	Kinky Boots

2012

Nominations 2012 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical	Newsies
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Book Of A Musical	Newsies

2008

Nominations 2008 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical	A Catered Affair

2003

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical

Honored for : Hairspray

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

Honored for : Hairspray

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Hairspray
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical	Hairspray
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical	Hairspray

2002

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult	The Sissy Duckling

1994

GLAAD Media Visibility Award

1992

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series	Cheers

1989

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead	Torch Song Trilogy

1985

News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Interview

Honored for : The Times of Harvey Milk

Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Play	Torch Song Trilogy Play of the Year

1984

Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

Honored for : La Cage aux Folles

Nominations 1984 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical	La Cage aux Folles
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical	La Cage aux Folles

1983

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play

Honored for : Torch Song Trilogy

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play

Honored for : Torch Song Trilogy

Tony Award for Best Play

Honored for : Torch Song Trilogy

Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play

Honored for : Torch Song Trilogy

Nominations 1983 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play	Torch Song Trilogy
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play	Torch Song Trilogy
Tony Award for Best Play	Torch Song Trilogy
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play	Torch Song Trilogy

1982

Obie Award for Special Citations

Honored for : Torch Song Trilogy

Nominations 1982 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play	Torch Song Trilogy
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play	Torch Song Trilogy

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