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  1. Feb 28, 2022 · The actor, writer and consummate New Yawker Harvey Fierstein is assuredly a man of many talents. Who knew needlework was one of them? In his new memoir, “I Was Better Last Night” — the...

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  2. May 20, 2022 · Harvey Fierstein turns 70 next month, on June 6th. Going into this milestone, he seems extremely happy about the response to his book, which made it onto the New York Times best seller list.

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  4. Oct 10, 2023 · The actor, writer and consummate New Yawker Harvey Fierstein is assuredly a man of many talents. Who knew needlework was one of them? In his new memoir, “I Was Better Last Night” — the title refers to a theater performer’s perennial lament, but with aptly sexualized undertones — Fierstein writes of his “passion for crochet.”

  5. Mar 2, 2022 · Culture. Sex, Showbiz, and Lots of Singing: Harvey Fierstein Looks Back on an Unusually Vivid Career. The actor, playwright, and freshly minted memoirist takes stock of a career that has long...

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  6. Oct 24, 2022 · Billy Eichner and Harvey Fierstein discuss intergenerational collaboration and confronting homophobia with The New Yorker’s Michael Schulman.

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  7. Feb 28, 2022 · Fierstein first became known for his theater work on and off—and off off, and off off off—Broadway. His breakthrough triumph came early, when he wrote and starred in “Torch Song Trilogy,” a series of set pieces that originated at the underground institution La MaMa and ultimately became a Tony Award-winning juggernaut.

  8. Harvey Forbes Fierstein (/ ˈ f aɪər ˌ s t iː n / FIRE-steen; born June 6, 1952) is an American actor, playwright, and screenwriter, known for his distinctive gravelly voice. He is best known for his theater work in Torch Song Trilogy and Hairspray and film roles in Mrs. Doubtfire , Independence Day , and as the voice of Yao in Mulan and ...