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6 June 1952, Brooklyn, New York, USA more

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Was known only for playing drag roles Off-Off Broadway (often in plays... more

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Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 4 wins & 2 nominations more

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Fierstein Fiddles For Injured Topol
(From WENN. 12 November 2009, 11:16 AM, PST)
'Mrs. Doubtfire' Dresses In Drag For Today's Sick Day Stash
(From MTV Movies Blog. 4 November 2009, 1:00 PM, PST)

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Foodfight! (2009)		2009	-	-

2.	"Family Guy" (1999)	Tracy (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	8.8 (45,713)
	AKAs: Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title) 1 TV episode: The Former Life of Brian (2008) (voice) Tracy
3.	Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007) (VG)	(voice: English version) Yao	2007	-	8.9 (146)

4.	The Year Without a Santa Claus (2006) (TV)	Heat Miser	2006	-	3.2 (267)

5.	Farce of the Penguins (2006) (V)	(voice) Sheila	2006	-	4.0 (3,005)

6.	Kingdom Hearts II (2005) (VG)	(voice: English version) Yao	2005	-	9.2 (2,452)
	AKAs: Kingudamu hâtsu II (Japan)
7.	Mulan II (2004) (V)	(voice) Yao	2004	-	5.5 (2,162)

8.	Duplex (2003)	Kenneth	2003	-	5.7 (17,303)
	AKAs: Der Appartement-Schreck (Germany) Our House (UK)
9.	Death to Smoochy (2002)	Merv Green	2002	-	6.2 (20,920)
	AKAs: Tötet Smoochy (Germany)
10.	Common Ground (2000) (TV)	Don	2000	-	7.3 (539)

11.	Playing Mona Lisa (2000)	Bennett	2000	-	6.0 (485)

12.	The Sissy Duckling (1999) (TV)	(voice) Elmer	1999	-	5.5 (102)

13.	Double Platinum (1999) (TV)	Gary Millstein	1999	-	5.2 (286)

14.	Jump (1999)	Dish Macense	1999	-	4.3 (83)

15.	"X-Chromosome" (1999)	(voice) Mom/Little Mom Head	1999	-	-

16.	Safe Men (1998)	Leo	1998	-	5.9 (1,613)

17.	Mulan (1998)	(voice) Yao	1998	$304M	7.2 (30,497)

18.	Mulan Story Studio (1998) (VG)	Yao	1998	-	8.8 (5)

19.	"Stories from My Childhood" (1998)	Grambo (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	6.1 (29)
	AKAs: Mikhail Baryshnikov's Stories from My Childhood (USA: complete title) 1 TV episode: Alice and the Mystery of the Third Planet (1998) (voice) Grambo
20.	Kull the Conqueror (1997)	Juba	1997	-	4.4 (2,864)

21.	"Fame L.A." (1997)	Jeremy Pinter (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	3.2 (26)
	1 TV episode: Do or Die (1997) Jeremy Pinter
22.	Everything Relative (1996)	The Moyle	1996	-	5.0 (102)

23.	Independence Day (1996)	Marty Gilbert	1996	$811M	6.5 (137,061)
	AKAs: ID4 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
24.	Elmo Saves Christmas (1996) (V)	Easter Bunny	1996	-	6.7 (88)

25.	White Lies (1996)	Art Hoarder	1996	-	4.7 (42)

26.	Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde (1995)	Yves DuBois	1995	-	4.2 (1,443)

27.	"Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" (1995)	The Sissy Duckling (unknown episodes)	1995	-	5.3 (131)

28.	"Daddy's Girls" (1994)	Dennis Sinclair (unknown episodes)	1994	-	8.4 (8)

29.	Bullets Over Broadway (1994)	Sid Loomis	1994	-	7.5 (14,180)

30.	Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)	Uncle Frank Hillard	1993	$423M	6.6 (52,101)

31.	"Murder, She Wrote" (1984)	Stan Hatter (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	7.1 (2,299)
	1 TV episode: The Dead File (1992) Stan Hatter
32.	The Harvest (1992)	Bob Lakin	1992	-	5.4 (323)

33.	"Cheers" (1982)	Mark Newberger (1 episode, 1992)	1992	-	8.3 (4,950)
	1 TV episode: Rebecca's Lover... Not (1992) Mark Newberger
34.	"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972)	Andrew (1 episode, 1991)	1991	-	6.4 (147)
	1 TV episode: In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story (1991) Andrew
35.	"The Simpsons" (1989)	Karl (1 episode, 1990)	1990	-	9.2 (392)
	1 TV episode: Simpson and Delilah (1990) (voice) Karl
36.	The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990) (TV)		1990	-	6.4 (8)

37.	Torch Song Trilogy (1988)	Arnold Beckoff	1988	-	7.3 (3,374)

38.	Tidy Endings (1988) (TV)	Arthur	1988	-	8.7 (54)

39.	Apology (1986) (TV)	The derelict	1986	-	5.4 (164)
	AKAs: Apology for Murder (UK)
40.	"Miami Vice" (1984)	Benedict (1 episode, 1986)	1986	-	7.8 (3,708)
	1 TV episode: The Fix (1986) Benedict
41.	Garbo Talks (1984)	Bernie Whitlock	1984	-	6.2 (519)
	AKAs: Garbo Talks! (UK)
42.	The Demon Murder Case (1983) (TV)	(voice) Voice of Demon	1983	-	4.4 (61)
	AKAs: The Rhode Island Murders

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	"Sesame Street" (1969)	(1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	8.5 (1,853)
	AKAs: Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title) Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title) The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title) 1 TV episode: Sleeping Grouchy (2007) (performer: "Everything's Coming Up Noses!")
2.	Hairspray (2007)	(performer: "Mama, I'm a Big Girl Now")	2007	$141M	7.3 (38,339)

3.	"So You Think You Can Dance" (2005)	(1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	7.3 (2,498)
	1 TV episode: Episode #3.13 (2007) (performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat")
4.	ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)	(performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat")	2007	-	7.8 (187)

5.	The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003) (TV)	(performer: "You Can't Stop the Beat")	2003	-	7.1 (51)

6.	The Sissy Duckling (1999) (TV)	(writer: "I'm Me!", "Time Takes Time") (performer: "I'm Me!")	1999	-	5.5 (102)

7.	Mulan (1998)	(performer: "A Girl Worth Fighting For")	1998	$304M	7.2 (30,497)

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Common Ground (2000) (TV)	(written by) (segment "Amos and Andy")	2000	-	7.3 (539)

2.	The Sissy Duckling (1999) (TV)	(writer)	1999	-	5.5 (102)

3.	Torch Song Trilogy (1988)	(play) (screenplay)	1988	-	7.3 (3,374)

4.	Tidy Endings (1988) (TV)	(play "Safe Sex") (teleplay)	1988	-	8.7 (54)

Thanks				Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
	1.	The Myth, the Magic, the Man (1993) (TV)	(special thanks)	1993	-	-

			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (2009) (TV)	Himself	2009	-	8.5 (20)

2.	"Entertainment Tonight" (1981)	Himself (1 episode, 2008)	2008	-	3.7 (659)
	AKAs: E.T. (USA: informal title) ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title) Entertainment This Week (weekend title) This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 23 July 2008 (2008) Himself
3.	"Sesame Street" (1969)	Himself (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	8.5 (1,853)
	AKAs: Open Sesame (New Zealand: English title: new syndication title) Sesame Street Unpaved (USA: syndication title) The New Sesame Street (USA: new syndication title) 1 TV episode: Sleeping Grouchy (2007) (uncredited) Himself
4.	"Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993)	Himself - Tony Awards (1 episode, 2007)	2007	-	8.7 (772)
	AKAs: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (Australia) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 12 June 2007 (2007) Himself - Tony Awards
5.	The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	2007	-	6.3 (27)

6.	ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)	Himself	2007	-	7.8 (187)

7.	The 60th Annual Tony Awards (2006) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	2006	-	2.7 (124)

8.	51st Annual Drama Desk Awards (2006) (TV)	Himself	2006	-	-

9.	From Shtetl to Swing (2005) (TV)	(voice) Himself - Narrator	2005	-	-
	AKAs: Du Shtetl à Broadway (France: original subtitled version)
10.	"Great Performances" (1972)	Himself / Host (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	8.3 (107)
	1 TV episode: Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards (2005) Himself/Host
11.	The 59th Annual Tony Awards (2005) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Musical	2005	-	5.7 (80)

12.	50th Annual Drama Desk Awards (2005) (TV)	Himself - Host	2005	-	5.3 (7)

13.	"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	4.6 (456)
	AKAs: Live with Regis (USA: new title) Live with Regis & Kelly (USA: new title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 4 February 2005 (2005) Himself
14.	"Late Show with David Letterman" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 2005)	2005	-	7.6 (15)
	AKAs: Late Show Backstage (USA: title for episodes with guest hosts) Letterman (Australia) The Late Show (USA: informal short title) 1 TV episode: Episode dated 19 January 2005 (2005) Himself
15.	"In the Life" (1992)	Himself / Host (14 episodes, 2001-2005)	2005	-	5.5 (12)
	14 TV episodes: American Gender (2005) Himself Tax-Paying Citizens (2005) Himself Violent Opposition (2003) Host The Legacy of AIDS (2003) (voice) Himself 1205 Out Front (2003) (voice) Himself 9 episodes not shown.
16.	"Broadway: The American Musical" (2004)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.6 (187)
	1 TV episode: Putting It Together: 1980-Present (2004) Himself
17.	"Biography" (1987)	Himself (1 episode, 2004)	2004	-	8.0 (267)
	1 TV episode: John Waters (2004) Himself
18.	The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV)	Himself - Presenter: Best Book of a Musical	2004	-	5.7 (106)
	AKAs: The 2004 Tony Awards (USA: alternative title)
19.	49th Annual Drama Desk Awards (2004) (TV)	Himself - Host	2004	-	-

20.	Superstar in a Housedress (2004)	Himself	2004	-	8.0 (77)

21.	Happy to Be Nappy and Other Stories of Me (2004) (TV)	(voice)	2004	-	5.4 (9)

22.	The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003) (TV)	Himself - Performer & Winner: Best Actor in a Musical	2003	-	7.1 (51)

23.	100 Years of Hope and Humor (2003) (TV)	Himself	2003	-	4.2 (106)

24.	The 45th Annual Grammy Awards (2003) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	2003	-	3.9 (46)

25.	"The Rosie O'Donnell Show" (1996)	Himself (1 episode, 2002)	2002	-	3.6 (556)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 18 June 2002 (2002) Himself
26.	Broadway's Best (2002) (TV)	Himself	2002	-	7.8 (18)

27.	Rescued from the Closet (2001) (V)	Himself	2001	-	6.8 (33)

28.	"Intimate Portrait" (1993)	Himself (1 episode, 2001)	2001	-	7.8 (52)
	1 TV episode: Estelle Getty (2001) Himself
29.	"Behind the Music" (1997)	Himself (1 episode, 2000)	2000	-	7.4 (141)
	AKAs: VH1's Behind the Music (USA: alternative title) 1 TV episode: 1984 (2000) Himself
30.	"Ellen" (1994)	Himself (1 episode, 1998)	1998	-	6.2 (1,180)
	AKAs: These Friends of Mine (USA: first season title) 1 TV episode: It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World! (1998) Himself
31.	"The Larry Sanders Show" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1997)	1997	-	8.7 (1,338)
	1 TV episode: The Matchmaker (1997) Himself
32.	"HBO First Look" (1992)	Himself (1 episode, 1996)	1996	-	6.4 (154)
	1 TV episode: The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) Himself
33.	The Making of 'Independence Day' (1996) (TV)	Himself	1996	-	4.7 (66)

34.	Independence Day: The ID4 Invasion (1996) (V)	Marty Gilbert (footage from 'Independence Day')	1996	-	4.5 (54)

35.	The Celluloid Closet (1995)	Himself	1995	-	7.6 (2,660)
	AKAs: Celluloid Closet (France) Gefangen in der Traumfabrik (Germany)
36.	The 8th Annual American Comedy Awards (1994) (TV)	Himself - Presenter	1994	-	-

37.	"The Arsenio Hall Show" (1989)	Himself (1 episode, 1994)	1994	-	6.4 (162)
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 5 March 1994 (1994) Himself
38.	Mama's Pushcart: Ellen Stewart and 25 Years of La MaMa E.T.C. (1988)	Himself	1988	-	-

39.	The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)	(voice) Narrator	1984	-	8.5 (2,119)


1.	"La mandrágora"
	1 TV episode: Episode dated 20 September 2005 (2005)
2.	"Sesame Street"
	1 TV episode: Who'll Replace the Big Bad Wolf? (2005) (uncredited) Himself
3.	One on One with Vito Russo (2001) (V)	Himself

4.	Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV)	Marty Gilbert

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(June 2002): Plays Edna Turnblad in "Hairspray" musical by Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman, Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan (5th Avenue Theater, Seattle, Washington, USA). more

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