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Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

Birthday: 1973-06-15 | Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout his career, including a Tony Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. On television, he is known for playing the title character on the ABC series Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as Barney Stinson on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf on the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) and a fictional version of himself in the Harold & Kumar film series (2004–2011). His other films include Starship Troopers (1997), Beastly (2011), The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Gone Girl (2014). In 2010, Harris won two awards at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Glee, and Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting the Tony Awards in 2009; he has won the latter award three additional times for hosting the show in 2011, 2012, and 2013. He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013, and hosted the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, thus making him the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards. In 2014, he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Harris was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010.[4] He is married to David Burtka. In 2010, they had twins via surrogacy.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
2021
8-Bit Christmas

as    Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator

2021
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker

as    J.C. Leyendecker (voice)

2021
The Matrix Resurrections

as    The Analyst

2020
Visible: Out on Television

as    Self - Narrator (voice)

2019
Wig

as    Self

2019
Dads

as    Self

2019
2017
A Series of Unfortunate Events

as    Count Olaf

2014
Gone Girl

as    Desi Collings

2014
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear

as    Steve the Monkey (voice)

2013
The Out List

as    Himself

2013
The Smurfs 2

as    Patrick Winslow

2013
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

as    Steve (voice)

2012
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

as    Two-Face / Black Manta (voice)

2011
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

as    Neil Patrick Harris

2011
The Smurfs

as    Patrick Winslow

2011
Company

as    Robert

2011
Beastly

as    Will Fratalli

2010
Batman: Under the Red Hood

as    Dick Grayson / Nightwing (voice)

2010
2010
2009
Yes, Virginia

as    Dr. Philip O'Hanlon (voice)

2009
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

as    Steve (voice)

2008
Justice League: The New Frontier

as    Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)

2008
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

as    Dr. Horrible

2008
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

as    Neil Patrick Harris