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CBS really wants me on TV. That's their aim. My aim is to have an all-gay sitcom someday, with heterosexuals as token guest stars. Let them be the next-door neighbors for a change.

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Harvey Fierstein
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: January 1
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