Wilbur Turnblad

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Wilbur Turnblad is a kind-hearted, supportive joke-shop owner and the loving father of Tracy Turnblad in the musical "Hairspray."

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Wilbur Turnblad canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
stage musical character
appearsIn Hairspray
Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray (1988 film)

Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray (2002 Broadway musical)

Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray (2007 film)

Hairspray Live!
basedOnWork Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray (1988 film)
business Hardy-Har Hut
businessType joke shop
characterTrait humorous
kind-hearted
loving father
supportive
child Tracy Turnblad
creator John Waters
fictionalUniverse Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray universe
gender male
genreOfWorkAppearedIn musical comedy
medium film
television
theatre
narrativeRole comic relief
supportive parent
nationalityInFiction American
notableSong You’re Timeless to Me
surface form: Timeless to Me
occupation joke-shop owner
novelty shop owner
portrayedBy Christopher Walken
Dick Latessa NERFINISHED
Harvey Fierstein
Jerry Stiller
portrayedIn Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray (1988 film)

Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray (2007 film)

Hairspray
surface form: Hairspray (original Broadway production)

Hairspray Live!
relationshipToEdnaTurnblad husband
relationshipToTracyTurnblad father
residence Baltimore
settingOfStories 1960s Baltimore
singsWith Edna Turnblad
spouse Edna Turnblad
supports Tracy Turnblad’s dancing dreams
Tracy Turnblad’s fight against racial segregation

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Hairspray hasCharacter Wilbur Turnblad
Tracy Turnblad familyMember Wilbur Turnblad
Edna Turnblad spouse Wilbur Turnblad