Harvey FiersteinAKA:
Harvey Forbes Fierstein
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
06/06/1954 Birthplace:
Bensonhurst, New York
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biography
One of America's first few openly gay major celebrities, actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein (pronounced Fire-steen) didn't need to "come out" after he became famous and was never "outed" against his will. In many ways a typical product of the post-Stonewall off-Broadway and live performance art scene of New York in the 1970s, Fierstein combined a semi-experimental, in-your-face approach with the campy nostalgia, the heart-tugging showmanship, and the conventional formats of the tearjerker, the drag revue, and the sitcom. In the process, he proved to be a key figure in promoting the idea
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Began performing a drag act in local gay bars; appeared under the stage name Virginia Hamm
1971
Made his stage acting debut at La MaMa E.T.C. in Andy Warhol's only play, "Pork's"
1972
First play produced at La MaMa E.T.C., "The International Stud"; later incorporated into "Torch Song Trilogy"
1976
Made first film appearance, as himself, in Rosa von Praunheim's documentary, "Underground and Emigrants"
1982
Broadway acting debut, "Torch Song Trilogy" (also wrote play)
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