Harvey Fierstein 1983: Torch Song, Letterman & La Cage

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17 жыл бұрын

In a 1983 dressing room interview for the WNYC show Our Time Harvey Fierstein discusses Torch Song Trilogy, appearing on David Letterman and writing La Cage aux folles. Visit aTypicalJoe.com and search on Harvey for more info

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@DINO080365 13 жыл бұрын

I met Harvey Fierstein back around the time when he was writing the book for LaCage aux Folles... He came to the Gay & Lesbian Youth Center in NY. He was gracious, funny and charming. He was also the grand marshall for the Gay Pride parade in 1984. He was on stage at the piere when it started to rain... He said, in his raspiest voice, "It's not really raining, we're just washing our hair." When it started to rain harder, he exclaimed, "Now, we're conditioning!"

@wylierichardson-tu6zs 25 күн бұрын

why didn't he start singing "Dont Rain On My Parade"? 😛

@danielladivine69 13 жыл бұрын

his voice

@YourFaceWillDie468 13 жыл бұрын

I would NOT have expected a voice like that from someone who looked like a teenager.

@earthmother 15 жыл бұрын

such a sweet man...it shows LOVE HF

@onthegokevin 17 жыл бұрын

How great to see Vito as the commentator. He was a great activist and missed.

@despinagounari7312 3 ай бұрын

Gorgeous and talented and such a sweetheart.

@YoBoyMarcus 16 жыл бұрын

Harvey was so cute back then... amazing eyes...

@KatherineMayWilliams 15 жыл бұрын

He's so cute in this. Gorgeous and talented and such a sweetheart.

@cars8569fabio 10 жыл бұрын

i agree, love them both.

@GeminiAmbience 15 жыл бұрын

The announcer on this clip was also an interviewee/focal character in the documentary on the Names Project; so many beautiful people from the not-so-distant-past that are no longer with us. It was good to see Vito preserved here on YT. Thank you for this clip.

@mykystone 17 жыл бұрын

I love it! I just got cast as David in the 25th anniversary production of Torch Song in Denver!

@53rdAndThird 8 жыл бұрын

He didn't choose the bunny life, the bunny life chose him.

@bradleycotton3237 3 жыл бұрын

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@rdo1231 11 жыл бұрын

Love him!

@anthonynewsome 14 жыл бұрын

love to see harvey do a follow up part 2, bring the story up to date, the sad aspect of course is the loss of Ann Bancroft, she was amazin as his mother

@Matriarch69 11 жыл бұрын

He almost resembles Robert Downy Jr. in that clip....

@brianhollenbeck8633 3 жыл бұрын

@undwallace ❤️ this... xxxooo 🌎🌍🌏😽😽😁

@LittleFallsBear 15 жыл бұрын

One of the advisors for the gay youth group i go to got me hooked on the movie. I found the movie to be amazing and thank you jwindish for posting this... much love... and i am sad that i didnt get to see the play when he was still doing it... T-T

@jenniferleonard5854 6 жыл бұрын

I miss Vito:-(

@purpletactics6969 13 жыл бұрын

His voice and Nas' rap-delivery... man I'd be a hit overnight.

@jwindish 15 жыл бұрын

Yes, me too. I was twenty-something. Thanks for the comments.

@Sugarbehr1967 12 жыл бұрын

Is the interviewer Vito Russo???

@jamesjenner5424 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@Boonedaba 12 жыл бұрын

He was suprisingly attractive.

@anthonynewsome 14 жыл бұрын

hi thanks, have you seen the Tom Ford movie yet?

@Cyke101 13 жыл бұрын

Whoa, he has a passing resemblance to Rob Lowe in this clip, which is not a bad thing at all.

@andyx6766 13 жыл бұрын

The host is Vito Russo!

@marcusjhacker 14 жыл бұрын

I just threw my own mother out, all she wanted was not talk about it. Do you really think I will demand any less from you?

@CriT-pw2ux 2 жыл бұрын

He should go on the JRE podcast

@gavingavalli389 Жыл бұрын

Just existing was controversial

@OmniTriforce3 13 жыл бұрын

@Forevermoonlight13 yeah, when hes singing about a girl though, yao might not be gay, but harvey is in real life

@KokoPuffs52 12 жыл бұрын

@JackHauss Not anymore.

@BrianGallas 4 жыл бұрын

Knew he smoked... 😆

@rifkinr4660 5 жыл бұрын

I miss vito russo.

@jamesjenner5424 5 жыл бұрын

He was cute

@dreadfulspiller8766 4 жыл бұрын

While I like the song I am what I am I prefer Sing if your glad to be gay by Tom Robinson.

@BatesSoad 13 жыл бұрын

If lucifer was gay....

@rachelirocks 13 жыл бұрын

he's gay ?

@jagarf 15 жыл бұрын

Wow. What an extremely low voice. Gay=:(

@ftworthxxx 11 жыл бұрын

This is a man?

@KaBoomChannel 14 жыл бұрын

That`s how Whitney Houstons voice sounds now.