Neil Patrick Harris, born June 15, 1973, is an American actor, singer and writer. He is known for his role on Doogie Howser, M.D., and as Barney Stinson on How I Met You Mother, and guest starred on Glee as the character Bryan Ryan.
Personal Life
Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico[1] to Sheila Scott and Ron Harris[2], and grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico.[1] He has a brother, Brian.[2] Harris attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, where he acted in school plays and musicals. Harris graduated as an honors student in 1991. [1]
He confirmed he was gay in November 2006[3], and Harris has been in a relationship with chef and actor, David Burtka, since 2004. They became engaged in 2006, it was announced in 2011.[1] He and Burtka married in Septemebr 2014.[4]
He and Burtka had fraternal twins, via a surrogate mother, Gideon Scott and Harper Grace on October 12, 2010.[5]
Harris was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2010.[6]
Career
Harris was on Broadway in "Luck, Pluck, and Virtue" in 1995, "Cabaret" in 1998, "Sweeney Todd" in 1999/2000, "Proof" in 2000, "Assassins" in 2001/2004, in "tick, tick... BOOM!", and "Children And Art" in 2005.[7] He is set to return to Broadway in "Hedwig and the Angry Inch” in spring of 2014.[8]
Harris was the title role on Doogie Howser, M.D. for three and a half years till its cancellation in 1993. He voiced a role on Capitol Critters for thirteen episodes till 1995, was on Stark Raving Mad for twenty-two episodes till its cancellation in 2000, and voiced on Spider-Man: The New Animated Series for thirteen episodes till its cancellation in 2003.
He had a main role on How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014, appeared in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas as a fictionalized version of himself, and guest-starred on Glee in 2010
Harris was in The Smurfs in 2011, and its the sequel, The Smurfs 2, in 2013, with his former Glee co-star Jayma Mays.
He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2011[9], and he has also hosted the Tony Awards on Broadway in 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013.[10]
Hedwig and the Angry Inch, his recent return to Broadway, became an instant success. Earning Neil a tony award for his performance. Also, he performed one of the numbers at the Tony Awards.
Harris's memoir, Choose Your Own Autobiography, was released in October 2014.[11]
Harris was announced in October 2014 that he would host the new variety show on NBC, based on the long-running British series “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway,"[12] and the 2015 Oscars.[13]
Harris was announced, in October 2014, to be a guest-star on American Horror Story: Freak Show; Burtka is also set to guest-star. Harris will appear in two episodes, while Burtka in one.[14]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1988 | Clara's Heart | David Hart | |
Too Good To Be True | Danny Harland | TV movie | |
Purple People Eater | Billy Johnson | ||
1989 | Cold Sassy Tree | Will Tweedy/Narrator | TV movie |
Home Fires Burning | Lonnie Tibbits | TV movie | |
B.L. Stryker | Buder | ("Blues for Buder") | |
Doogie Howser, M.D. | Dr. Doogie Howser | 1989 - 1993 (97 episodes) | |
1990 | The Earth Day Special | Doogie Howser | TV movie |
1991 | Stranger in the family | Steve Thompson | TV movie |
Blossom | The 'Charming' Derek Slade | ("Blossom - A Rockumentary") | |
1992 | Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Todd Andrews | voice ("A Formula for Hate") |
Roseanne | Dr. Doogie Howser | uncredited ("Less Is More") | |
Capitol Critters | Max | 1992 - 1995 (13 episodes) | |
1993 | For Our Children: The Concert | Himself/ Presenter | TV movie |
A Family Torn Apart | Brian Hannigan | TV movie | |
Murder, She Wrote | Tommy Remsen | ("Lone Witness") | |
Quantum Leap | Mike Hammond | ("Return of the Evil Leaper - October 8, 1956") | |
1994 | A Family Torn Apart | Brian Hannigan | TV movie |
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Show | Jim Stolpa | TV movie | |
1995 | The Man in the Attic | Edward Broder | TV movie |
Animal Room | Arnold Mosk | ||
Not Our Son | Paul Kenneth Keller | TV movie | |
My Antonia | Jimmy Burden | TV movie | |
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story | William Coit | TV movie | |
1996 | The Outer Limits | Howie Morrison | ("From Within") |
1997 | Starship Troopers | Carl Jenkins | |
Homicide: Life on the Street | Alan Schack | ("Valentine's Day") | |
1998 | The Proposition | Roger Martin | |
The Christmas Wish | Will Martin | TV movie | |
1999 | Joan of Arc | The Dauphin | TV movie |
Stark Raving Mad | Henry McNeeley | 1991 - 2000 (22 episodes) | |
2000 | The Next Best Thing | David | |
Will & Grace | Bill | ("Girls, Interrupted") | |
2001 | Ed | Joe Baxter | ("Replacements") |
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert | Tobias Ragg | TV movie | |
The Wedding Dress | Travis Cleveland | TV movie | |
The Legend of Tarzan | Moyo | voice ("Tarzan and the Challenger") | |
As Told by Ginger | Ned | ("The Summer of Camp Caprice") | |
Son of the Beach | Loverboy | ("Queefer Madness") | |
Static Shock | Johnny Morrow/Replay | voice ("Replay") | |
2002 | The Mesmerist | Benjamin | |
Undercover Brother | Lance | ||
Justice League | Ray Thompson | voice ("Legends", "Legends: Part II") | |
Touched by an Angel | Jonas | ("The Princeless Bride") | |
2003 | Spider-Man | Peter Parker/Spider-Man | (13 episodes) |
Boomtown | Peter Corman | ("Monster's Brawl") | |
2004 | Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle | Neil Patrick Harris | |
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (TV Series) | John Tagman | ("Want") | |
2005 | The Christmas Blessing | Nathan Andrews | TV move |
The Golden Blaze | The Comic Shop Owner | voice and video | |
Jack & Bobby | Prof. Preston Phelps | ("Querida Grace") | |
Numb3rs | Ethan Burdick | ("Prime Suspect") | |
How I Met Your Mother | Barney Stinson/Dr. John Stangel | 2005 - 2014 (208 episodes) | |
2006 | Me, Eloise | voice ("Eloise Goes to School, "Eloise in Springtime") | |
2007 | Family Guy | Barney Stinson | voice; 2007 - 2009 ("No Chris Left Behind","Peter's Progress") |
2008 | Prop 8: The Musical | A Very Smart Fellow | short |
Saints Row 2 | DJ Veteran Child | voice and video game | |
Sesame Street | The Fairy Shoeperson | ("Telly's New Shoes") | |
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog | Billy (Dr. Horrible) | ("Act I", Act II", "Act III") | |
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay | Neil Patrick Harris | ||
Justice League: The New Frontier | Barry Allen/The Flash | video and voice | |
2009 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs | Steve | voice |
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special | Ace | voice and TV Movie | |
Yes Virginia | Dr. Philip O'Hanlon | voice and TV Movie | |
Beyond All Boundaries | 1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester | voice and short | |
Robot Chicken | Two-Face/Executive/Husband | voice ("President Hu Forbids It", "The Ramblings of Maurice") | |
Batman: The Brave and the Bold | The Music Meister | voice ("Mayhem of the Music Meister!") | |
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard | Wallace 'Wally' Wellesly | voice and video game | |
2010 | Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore | Lou the Beagle | Voice only |
The Best and the Brightest | Jeff | ||
Batman: Under the Red Hood | Dick Grayson / Nightwing | voice | |
Glee | Bryan Ryan | ("Dream On") | |
Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains | Dan | short | |
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions | Amazing Spider-Man | voice and video game | |
2011 | Beastly | Will Fratalli | |
The Smurfs | Patrick Winslow | ||
A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas | Neil Patrick Harris | ||
The Muppets | Himself | Cameo | |
Adventure Time | Prince Gumball/Additional Voices | 2011 - 2013 ("Fionna and Cake","Bad Little Boy") | |
2012 | American Reunion | Celebrity Dance-Off Host | Cameo |
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special | Two-Face/Black Manta | voice and TV movie | |
2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Patrick Winslow | |
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | Steve the Monkey | ||
Saints Row IV | DJ Veteran Child | voice and video game | |
Rien ne bat un astronaute | Man | short | |
2014 | A Million Ways to Die in the West | Foy | |
Gone Girl | Desi Collings | ||
2015 | The Good Dinosaur | Cliff | voice and in-production |
American Horror Story: Freak Show | Chester Creb | ("Magical Thinking" and "Show Stoppers") |
Trivia
- Harris is the third Glee guest-star to appear on American Horror Story, dubbed "Freak Show". He is proceeded by Tanya Clarke (Mary Evans) and Matt Bomer (Cooper Anderson).
Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Neil Patrick Harris
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Neil Bio
- ↑ EXCLUSIVE: Neil Patrick Harris Tells PEOPLE He Is Gay
- ↑ @ActuallyNPH: Guess what? @DavidBurtka and I got married over the weekend. In Italy. Yup, we put the 'n' and 'd' in 'husband'.
- ↑ Neil Patrick Harris Welcomes Twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace October 2010.
- ↑ The 2010 TIME 100
- ↑ Neil Patrick Harris Theatre Credits
- ↑ Neil Patrick Harris Set to Star in ‘Hedwig’ on Broadway
- ↑ Neil Patrick Harris Gets Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame (PHOTOS)
- ↑ Neil Patrick Harris once again proves a Tony Awards host with 'fantastic instincts'
- ↑ Neil Patrick Harris' Autobiography Will Be a Choose Your Own Adventure Book—See the Epic Cover!
- ↑ NBC Picks Neil Patrick Harris to Host New Variety Show
- ↑ Neil Patrick Harris Set to Host the 2015 Oscars
- ↑ Joins AHS: Freak Show — and David Burtka, His Husband, Is Coming With!