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Harvey Forbes Fierstein ( born June 6, 1952 ) is an American actor and playwright, noted for the distinction of winning Tony Awards for both writing and originating the lead role in his long-running play Torch Song Trilogy, about a gay drag-performer and his quest for true love and family, as well as writing the award-winning book to the musical La Cage aux Folles.
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On April 18, 2010, Grammer made his Broadway musical debut playing the role of Georges in a revival of the Jerry Herman / Harvey Fierstein musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.
* Performers Playing Opposite Sex: While several performers have won Tonys for roles that have involved cross dressing, only two have won for playing a character of the opposite sex: Mary Martin in the title role of Peter Pan ( 1955 ) and Harvey Fierstein as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray ( 2003 ).
* Harvey Fierstein as Yao
Lauper has co-written a musical with Harvey Fierstein, based on the 2006 independent film " Kinky Boots ".
** Peter Karam ( engineer / mixer ), Marc Shaiman ( producer, composer & lyricist ) & Scott Wittman ( lyricist ) & the original Broadway cast including Marissa Jaret Winokur & Harvey Fierstein, for Hairspray
Due to Divine's portrayal of Edna Turnblad in the original comedy-film version of Hairspray, later musical adaptations of Hairspray have commonly placed male actors in the role of Edna, including Harvey Fierstein and others in the 2002 Broadway musical, and John Travolta in the 2007 musical film.
Harvey Fierstein ( left ) with Anthony Rapp at the Annual Flea Market and Grand Auction hosted by Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, September, 2006. Fierstein made his acting debut at La MaMa, E. T. C.
* TonyAwards. com Interview with Harvey Fierstein
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* 1969 Harvey Fierstein, actor, playwright, gay activist
* 1984: La Cage aux Folles – Book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman.
** Newsies – Book by Harvey Fierstein, music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman
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* David Harvey ( born 1935 ), world's most cited academic geographer and winner of the Lauréat Prix International de Géographie Vautrin Lud, also noted for his work in critical geography and critique of global capitalism.
* Harvey Pratt ( born 1941 ), contemporary Cheyenne – Arapaho artist
William Basie was born to Harvey Lee and Lillian Basie in Red Bank, New Jersey.
Harvey Keitel ( born May 13, 1939 ) is an American actor.
Actor Sir Ian Holm was born at Goodmayes Hospital on 12 September, 1931, to Scottish parents, Jean Wilson Holm and James Harvey Cuthbert.
This reputation was born out of moments like Letterman's verbal sparring matches with Cher, Shirley MacLaine and Harvey Pekar.
Also according to Harvey Wasserman, hundreds of out-of-court settlements have been reached with alleged victims of the fallout, with a total of $ 15m paid out to parents of children born with birth defects.
* World War I ace Harvey Weir Cook was born and raised in Wilkinson ; Indianapolis International Airport's main terminal is named in Colonel H. Weir Cook's honor.
Jameson Harvey was born in 1796, the son of Elisha Harvey and his wife, Rosanna Jameson.
* Steve Harvey – comedian, actor, entertainer ; born in Welch
" The couple married in Staffordshire in 1997, two years after they first met, and have two children, Dolores ( born 1999 ) and Harvey ( born 2001 ).
Polly Jean Harvey ( born 9 October 1969 ) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist.
Harvey was born in Bridport, Dorset, on 9 October 1969 as the second child to Ray and Eva Harvey, a stonemason and sculptor respectively, and grew up on the family's farm in Corscombe.
Holm was born Ian Holm Cuthbert in Goodmayes, then in Essex ( now in London ), to Scottish parents, Jean Wilson ( née Holm ) and James Harvey Cuthbert.
* Donald Harvey ( born 1952 ), American orderly and convicted serial killer who claims to have murdered 87 people, mainly in Kentucky and Ohio, USA
** Gabriel Harvey, poet and author ( born c. 1545 )
* Harvey Trump ( born 1968 ), English cricketer
Rush was born to John and Susanna Harvey Rush on January 4, 1746 ( December 24, 1745 O. S .).
Harvey Sachs, ( born Cleveland, Ohio, June 8, 1946 ) is an American-Canadian-Swiss writer who has written many books on musical subjects.
Lawrence Harvey " Larry " Brown ( born September 14, 1940 ) is an American basketball coach, who is currently the head coach at Southern Methodist University.
Atwater was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Harvey Dillard, an insurance adjustor, and Alma " Toddy " Page Atwater.
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