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Neil Patrick Harris

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Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. His parents, Sheila Gail (Scott) and Ronald Gene Harris, were lawyers and ran a restaurant. He grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, a small town 120 miles south of Albuquerque, where he first took up acting in the fourth grade. While tagging along with his older brother of 3 years, Harris won the part of Toto in a school production of The Wizard of Oz (1939).

His parents moved the family to Albuquerque in 1988, the same year that Harris made his film debut in two movies: Purple People Eater (1988) and Clara's Heart (1988), which starred Whoopi Goldberg. A year later, when Neil was 16, he landed the lead role in Steven Bochco's television series about a teen prodigy doctor at a local hospital, Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989), which launched Harris into teen-heartthrob status. The series lasted1989-1993 and earned him a People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer in a New Series (1990) and a Golden Globe Nomination (1990). Harris attended the same high school as Freddie Prinze Jr., La Cueva High School in Albuquerque. Neil acted on stage in a few plays while there, one of which was his senior play, Fiddler on the Roof (1971), in which he portrayed Lazar Wolf the butcher (1991).

When "Doogie Howser, M.D." stopped production in 1993, Harris took up stage acting, which he had always wanted to do. After a string of made-for-television movies, Harris acted in his first big screen roles in nine years, Starship Troopers (1997) with Casper Van Dien and then The Proposition (1998). In July 1997, Harris accepted the role of Mark Cohen for the Los Angeles production of the beloved musical, Rent (2005). His performance in "Rent" garnered him a Drama-League Award in 1997. He continued in the musical, to rave reviews, until January 1998. He later reprised the role for six nights in his hometown of Albuquerque, New Mexico, in December 1998.

In 1999, Harris returned to television in the short-lived sitcom Stark Raving Mad (1999), with Tony Shalhoub. He was also in the big-screen projects The Next Best Thing (2000) and Undercover Brother (2002), and he can be heard as the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the newest animated Spider-Man (2003) series. Harris has continued his stage work, making his Broadway debut in 2001 in "Proof." He has also appeared on stage in "Romeo and Juliet," "Cabaret," Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001), and, most recently, "Assassins." In 2005, Harris returned to the small screen in a guest-starring role on Numb3rs (2005) and a starring role in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother (2005). Neil played the title role in the web-exclusive musical comedy Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008), widely downloaded via iTunes to become the #1 TV series for five straight weeks, despite not actually being on television.
BornJune 15, 1973
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  • Won 5 Primetime Emmys
    • 25 wins & 65 nominations total

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Jennifer Lopez and Neil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Jennifer Lopez and Neil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Neil Patrick Harris and Barbara Nitke in Uncoupled (2022)
Neil Patrick Harris and Tisha Campbell in Uncoupled (2022)
Neil Patrick Harris and Barbara Nitke in Uncoupled (2022)
Neil Patrick Harris in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
Neil Patrick Harris in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
Neil Patrick Harris, Patrice Goodman, Justin Sanchez, Amadi Chapata, Josh Cruddas, and Isaac Arellanes in Ghostwriter (2019)
Neil Patrick Harris in Visible: Out on Television (2020)
Neil Patrick Harris and Chris Sarandon in Stark Raving Mad (1999)

Known for

Neil Patrick Harris, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Segel, Josh Radnor, and Cobie Smulders in How I Met Your Mother (2005)
How I Met Your Mother
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Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Pauli Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
A Series of Unfortunate Events
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TV Series
  • Count Olaf
Ben Affleck in Gone Girl (2014)
Gone Girl
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  • Desi Collings
  • 2014
Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers
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  • Carl Jenkins
  • 1997

Credits

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Actor

  • Drag Me to Dinner
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Anita
    • Chad
    • Pre-production
  • Hilary Duff, Christopher Lowell, Francia Raisa, Suraj Sharma, Tien Tran, and Tom Ainsley in How I Met Your Father (2022)
    How I Met Your Father
    • Barney Stinson
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Neil Patrick Harris in Uncoupled (2022)
    Uncoupled
    • Michael
    • Michael Lawson
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (2022)
    Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
    • 2022
  • Nicolas Cage, Neil Patrick Harris, Pedro Pascal, Ike Barinholtz, and Tiffany Haddish in The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
    The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
    • Richard Fink
    • 2022
  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Eréndira Ibarra, Jessica Henwick, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
    The Matrix Resurrections
    • The Analyst
    • 2021
  • Laura Dern, Bill Burr, Debi Derryberry, Justin Long, and Haley Reinhart in F Is for Family (2015)
    F Is for Family
    • Louis Chilsons (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Steve Zahn, Chandler Dean, Max Malas, Bellaluna Resnick, James McDougall, Cyrus Arnold, Che Tafari, Santino Barnard, Sophia Reid-Gantzert, Winslow Fegley, Braelyn Rankins, Brielle Rankins, and Jacob Laval in 8-Bit Christmas (2021)
    8-Bit Christmas
    • Jake Doyle (Adult)
    • 2021
  • Star Wars: Visions (2021)
    Star Wars: Visions
    • Karre (English version, voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Eden (2021)
    Eden
    • Zero
    • Dr. Weston Fields (English version, voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Nathaniel Curtis, Callum Scott Howells, Olly Alexander, Omari Douglas, and Lydia West in It's a Sin (2021)
    It's a Sin
    • Henry Coltrane
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2021
  • Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
    Home Movie: The Princess Bride
    • Westley
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020)
    Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
    • Neil Patrick Harris
    • TV Series
    • 2020
  • Nour Jude Assaf, Daire McLeod, and Princess K. Mapp in Ghostwriter (2019)
    Ghostwriter
    • The White Rabbit (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Pauli Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    A Series of Unfortunate Events
    • Count Olaf
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017)
    At Home with Amy Sedaris
    • Neil Patrick Harris (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Producer

  • Drag Me to Dinner
    • executive producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Neil Patrick Harris in Uncoupled (2022)
    Uncoupled
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Revolution Rent (2019)
    Revolution Rent
    • executive producer
    • 2019
  • It's Alive Created by Neil Patrick Harris (2019)
    It's Alive Created by Neil Patrick Harris
    • executive producer
    • TV Special
    • 2019
  • Kevin Aviance in Wig (2019)
    Wig
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Hale, Lucy Punch, Patrick Warburton, Allison Williams, Malina Pauli Weissman, Kitana Turnbull, Louis Hynes, and Presley Smith in A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
    A Series of Unfortunate Events
    • executive producer
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2019
  • Genius Junior (2018)
    Genius Junior
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Neil Patrick Harris in Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (2015)
    Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013)
    The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2013
  • The 67th Annual Tony Awards (2013)
    The 67th Annual Tony Awards
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2013
  • Neil Patrick Harris in Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012)
    Neil's Puppet Dreams
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013
  • The 66th Annual Tony Awards (2012)
    The 66th Annual Tony Awards
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2012
  • The 65th Annual Tony Awards (2011)
    The 65th Annual Tony Awards
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2011
  • The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards (2009)
    The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards
    • producer
    • TV Special
    • 2009

Writer

  • Drag Me to Dinner
    • creator
    • Pre-production
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Neil Patrick Harris in Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (2015)
    Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
    • writer (2015)
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2015
  • Neil Patrick Harris in The Oscars (2015)
    The Oscars
    • special material written by
    • TV Special
    • 2015
  • Neil Patrick Harris in Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012)
    Neil's Puppet Dreams
    • created by
    • creator
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2013

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  • Alternative names
    • Neal Patrick Harris
  • Height
    • 6′ (1.83 m)
  • Born
    • June 15, 1973
    • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
  • Spouse
    • David BurtkaSeptember 6, 2014 - present (2 children)
  • Children
      Gideon Scott Burtka-Harris
  • Parents
      Sheila Gail Scott
  • Relatives
    • Brian Harris(Sibling)
  • Other works
    Appeared (portraying Tobias Ragg) in a Reprise 20th Anniversary tribute concert of "Sweeney Todd," music and by Stephen Sondheim; book by Hugh Wheeler; based on a version of "Sweeney Todd" by Christopher Bond; music orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick; at the Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, California, USA.
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    • 1 Print Biography
    • 6 Interviews
    • 15 Articles
    • 2 Pictorials
    • 7 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Enjoys Red Bull so much on and off the set of How I Met Your Mother (2005) that he was given a lifetime supply of it and a mini-refrigerator by the company that makes the drink because of the amount of free advertising he has given it.
  • Quotes
    People Magazine, November 3, 2006: "Rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."
  • Trademarks
      Blond hair and blue eyes
  • Nickname
    • NPH
  • Salary
    • How I Met Your Mother
      (2005)
      $150,000 /episode (2009-10)

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