Biography
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. He is married to David Burtka. In 2010, they had twins via surrogacy.
Filmography
all 184
TV Shows 94
Movies 90
self 61
Voice 11
Producer 4
Narrator 3
Director 2
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala (2024)
Doctor Who: Unleashed (2023)
Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids (2023)
Drag Me to Dinner (2023)
Uncoupled (2022)
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022)
How I Met Your Father (2022)
The Matrix Resurrections (2021)
8-Bit Christmas (2021)
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker (2021)
It's a Sin (2021)
Get Organized with The Home Edit (2020)
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (2020)
Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration (2020)
Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (2020)
Visible: Out On Television (2020)
Epcot International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional (2019)
Revolution Rent (2019)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Dads (2019)
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate (2019)
Wig (2019)
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular (2018)
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute (2018)
Genius Junior (2018)
Downsizing (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
The Words That Built America (2017)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017)
Neil Patrick Harris: Circus Awesomeus (2016)
Mat Franco's Got Magic (2015)
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (2015)
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson (2015)
Hot Ones (2015)
Gone Girl (2014)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
73 Questions (2014)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Off Camera with Sam Jones (2014)
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear (2014)
Steve's First Bath (2014)
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (2013)
Stephen Fry: Out There (2013)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013)
The Smurfs 2 (2013)
The Out List (2013)
The Goodwin Games (2013)
Neil's Puppet Dreams (2012)
A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night (2012)
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2012)
American Reunion (2012)
Finding Your Roots (2012)
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole (2012)
Billy on the Street (2011)
The Muppets (2011)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011)
Test Your Brain (2011)
Brain Games (2011)
American Horror Story (2011)
The Smurfs (2011)
Hamish and Andy's Gap Year (2011)
Company (2011)
Beastly (2011)
Take Two with Phineas and Ferb (2010)
Conan (2010)
The Best and the Brightest (2010)
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (2010)
Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Through a Dog's Eyes (2010)
Adventure Time (2010)
Dracula's Daughter vs. the Space Brains (2010)
A First Look at Batman: Under the Red Hood (2010)
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010)
Yes, Virginia (2009)
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (2009)
Beyond All Boundaries (2009)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Top Chef Masters (2009)
Glee (2009)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2009)
RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
Prop 8: The Musical (2008)
The Penguins of Madagascar (2008)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)
Fednet Mode (2008)
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008)
Commentary! The Musical (2008)
Million Dollar Password (2008)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Justice League: The New Frontier (2008)
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2007)
Eloise Goes to School (2007)
The States (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Me, Eloise (2006)
Rachael Ray (2006)
The Megan Mullally Show (2006)
The Christmas Blessing (2005)
The Reichen Show (2005)
The Colbert Report (2005)
Serenity (2005)
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Disney Heroes Volume 1 (2005)
The Golden Blaze (2005)
Numb3rs (2005)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Jack & Bobby (2004)
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003)
Punk'd (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Boomtown (2002)
Undercover Brother (2002)
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony (2002)
The Mesmerist (2002)
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' (2002)
Justice League (2001)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (2001)
The Wedding Dress (2001)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
The Legend of Tarzan (2001)
Summer of Camp Caprice (2001)
Ed (2000)
Static Shock (2000)
Son of the Beach (2000)
The Next Best Thing (2000)
The Early Show (1999)
Stark Raving Mad (1999)
Joan of Arc (1999)
Joan of Arc (1999)
Family Guy (1999)
The Christmas Wish (1998)
Will & Grace (1998)
The Proposition (1998)
Starship Troopers (1997)
The View (1997)
The RuPaul Show (1997)
The Daily Show (1996)
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (1995)
The Man in the Attic (1995)
My Antonia (1995)
The Outer Limits (1995)
Not Our Son (1995)
Animal Room (1995)
Touched by an Angel (1994)
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story (1994)
Sudden Fury (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You (1992)
Capitol Critters (1992)
Hot Country Nights (1991)
Stranger in the Family (1991)
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic (1991)
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990)
Blossom (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Cold Sassy Tree (1989)
Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989)
Quantum Leap (1989)
Home Fires Burning (1989)
Purple People Eater (1988)
Too Good to Be True (1988)
Clara's Heart (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Larry King Live (1985)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Jeopardy! (1984)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Sesame Street (1969)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Oscars (1953)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Wig (2019)
Anita
Aaron & Sara
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1973-06-15 (50 years old)
Birth PlaceAlbuquerque, United States of America
RelationshipsDavid Burtka (2004-01-01 - 2014-09-01)
SpouseDavid Burtka
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesHarlem, United States of America
Also Known AsNeil Harris, Νιλ Πάτρικ Χάρις, NPH, Neal Patrick Harris, Neal Harris, 닐 패트릭 해리스, 尼尔·帕特里克·哈里斯
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Drama League Award, Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
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