Awards & Winners

Harvey Fierstein

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

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