Harvey Forbes Fierstein is an American actor, voice actor, and playwright, well known for his distinctive raspy voice. He is best known for writing and starring in both the stage and film versions of Torch Song Trilogy. He also played Marty Gilbert in the 1996 action film Independence Day. Harvey is also known for his role as Edna Turnblad in the musical Hairspray.
For Disney, he voiced Yao in the 1998 Disney animated feature film Mulan and reprised the role in its 2004 direct-to-video sequel and the video game Kingdom Hearts II. He also voiced Argus Panoptes in the Hercules episode "Hercules and the Bacchanal". Additionally, he has worked with Alan Menken, writing the book for the stage adaptation of Newsies.
Disney Roles[]
Argus Panoptes
(Hercules: The Animated Series)
(Hercules: The Animated Series)
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Harvey Fierstein behind the scenes of Mulan.
Harvey Fierstein speaks onstage at the 68th annual Tony Awards in June 2014.
Trivia[]
- He was supposed to voice the character of Hucua in the film, Kingdom of the Sun before the project became The Emperor's New Groove and the character was dropped all together.