Neil Patrick Harris

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Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris, 2008
Born	Neil Patrick Harris (1973-06-15) June 15, 1973 (age 51) Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Years active	1979 — present
Notable credits	"Doogie Howser" in Doogie Howser, M.D. "Barney Stinson" in How I Met Your Mother Himself in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Spouse	David Burtka[1] (m. 2014)
Children	Gideon Scott Burtka-Harris and Harper Grace Burtka-Harris

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated actor and singer. He played the title character of Doogie Howser, M.D., Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, Col. Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers, Dr. Horrible of the web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, and as a fictionalized version of himself in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Host From Genius Junior and the sequel Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay.

Harris is openly gay at first. He confirmed this in November 2006 by saying "...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. On September 8, 2014, Harris announced on his Twitter page that David Burtka and he were married over the weekend.^[2] Harris has twins, Gideon Scott Burtka-Harris and Harper Grace Burtka-Harris.

• Doogie Howser, M.D. as Doogie Howser
• Stark Raving Mad as Henry McNeeley
• How I Met Your Mother as Barney Stinson
• A Series of Unfortunate Events as Count Olaf
• The Giggle, Dr Who as the Toymaker

• Purple People Eater (1988)
• Clara's Heart (1988) as David Hart
• Stranger in the Family (1991) as Steve Thompson^[3]
• The Man in The Attic (1995) Edward
• Not Our Son (1995) as Paul Kenneth Keller
• Animal Room (1995) as Arnold Mosk
• Starship Troopers (1997) as Colonel Carl Jenkins
• The Christmas Wish (1998) as Will
• The Proposition (1998)
• The Next Best Thing (2000) as David
• Undercover Brother (2002) as Lance
• The Mesmerist (2002) as Benjamin
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) as "Neil Patrick Harris"
• The Golden Blaze (2005) as Comic Shop Owner
• Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) as "Neil Patrick Harris"
• Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010) as Lou (voice)
• Smurfs (2011) as "Patrick Winslow"

• Rent (1997) 2nd National Tour-LA, San Diego Mark Cohen
• Romeo and Juliet (1998) Old Globe Theatre, San Diego Romeo Montague
• Sweeney Todd (2001) San Francisco Symphony Orchestra concert version Tobias Ragg
• Proof (2002) Broadway, Hal
• Cabaret (2003) Broadway, Emcee
• Assassins (2004) Broadway Balladeer; Lee Harvey Oswald
• Tick, Tick... BOOM! Jon (2005) Menier Chocolate Factory, London
• All My Sons (2006) Chris Keller, Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles
• Amadeus, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, July 20, 2006 at the Hollywood Bowl

• Justice League: The New Frontier (2008) Flash
• Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) Peter Parker/Spider-Man
• Capitol Critters (1992) Max
• The Simpsons (1991 episode "Bart the Murderer"), as himself playing the title role in the made-for-TV movie Blood on the Blackboard: The Bart Simpson Story
• Batman: Under The Red Hood (2010) Dick Greyson/Nightwing

• Saints Row 2 (2008) as DJ Veteran Child
• Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard as Wally Wellesly

• Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) as Billy/Dr. Horrible
• Prop 8 - The Musical (2008) as A Very Smart Fellow

• Henry Huggins by Beverly Cleary
• Henry and the Clubhouse by Beverly Cleary
• Henry and the Paper Route by Beverly Cleary
• Socks by Beverly Cleary
• Marley: A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan
• A Very Marley Christmas by John Grogan
• Bad Dog, Marley! by John Grogan

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neil Patrick Harris.

• Neil Patrick Harris at the Internet Broadway Database
• Neil Patrick Harris on IMDb
• Neil Patrick Harris interview at AOL Television Archived 2018-12-15 at the Wayback Machine
• A question and answer session with Harris at Broadway.com
• Neil Patrick Harris and Marc Kudisch Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine - Downstage Center audio interview at American Theatre Wing.org
• Video: 9/06 Interview on myfoxla.com.