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|Gender = Male
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|Age = 58
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|birth = {{birthdate|1952|6|6}}
|Nationality = American
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|Claim to Fame = Actor / Playwright
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|nationality = American
|Character = [[Karl]]
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|claim = Actor<br>Playwright<br>Screenwriter
|Appearance = "[[Simpson and Delilah]]"
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'''Harvey Fierstein''' (born June 6, 1952) is an American actor and playwright. He is best known for his gravelly, deep-pitched voice.
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'''Harvey Forbes Fierstein''' (born June 6, 1952) is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. He voiced [[Karl]] in the [[season 2]] episode "[[Simpson and Delilah]]".
  
== Biography ==
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== External links ==
 
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*{{IMDb|name/nm0001213/}}
Fierstein has numerous acting credits on Broadway, in film, and on television. He originated the role of Edna Turnblad in the Broadway musical [[wikipedia:Hairspray (musical)|''Hairspray'']]''.'' He has also played [[wikipedia:Tevye|Tevye]] in [[wikipedia:Fiddler on the Roof|''Fiddler on the Roof'']].
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Fierstein is openly gay in real life, and has become an unofficial celebrity spokesperson on gay civil rights issues.
 
 
 
On ''The Simpsons'', Fierstein voiced [[Karl]], [[Homer]]'s assistant in the episode "[[Simpson and Delilah]]".
 
 
 
== Trivia ==
 
 
 
*Fierstein's status as an openly gay celebrity has given rise to widespread speculation that his ''Simpsons'' character Karl is either gay or bisexual. However, there is a lot of ambiguous information regarding Karl's sexual orientation, and not enough information to definitively settle the question.
 
*Fierstein [[Intended guest stars|rejected the chance]] to reprise the role of Karl in "[[Three Gays of the Condo]]".
 
 
 
== Appearances ==
 
* {{ep|Simpson and Delilah}}
 
 
 
==External links==
 
*{{IMDB|name/nm0001213/}}
 
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=6157 Harvey Fierstein] at the [[wikipedia:Internet Broadway Database|'''Internet Broadway Database''']]
 
*{{Wikipedialink|Harvey Fierstein|Harvey Fierstein}}
 
 
 
== See also ==
 
 
 
*[[Karl]]
 
 
 
*[[LGBT characters]]
 
  
 
{{Season 2 Guest Stars}}
 
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[[Category:Guest stars|Fierstein, Harvey]]
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Latest revision as of 12:34, April 26, 2024

This article is about the guest star. For the character, see Harvey Fierstein (character).
Harvey Fierstein
Harvey Fierstein.jpg
Guest Star Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Born: June 6, 1952 (1952-06-06) (age 72)
Nationality: American
Claim to fame: Actor
Playwright
Screenwriter
Character(s): Karl
First appearance: "Simpson and Delilah"


Harvey Forbes Fierstein (born June 6, 1952) is an American actor, playwright and screenwriter. He voiced Karl in the season 2 episode "Simpson and Delilah".

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