15 Facts About David Burtka

David Michael Burtka was born on May 29,1975 and is an American actor and chef.

David Burtka was born in Dearborn, Michigan, the son of Deborah A Zajas and Daniel Burtka.

David Burtka grew up in Canton, Michigan, and graduated from Salem High School in 1993.

David Burtka trained in acting at Interlochen Center for the Arts, obtained his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Michigan and had further training at the William Esper Studios.

David Burtka made his Broadway debut as Tulsa in the 2003 revival of Gypsy, which starred Bernadette Peters.

David Burtka played The Boy in the American premiere of Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby, for which he won the 2001 Clarence Derwent Award for most promising male performer.

David Burtka appeared in seven episodes of How I Met Your Mother, playing Scooter, the former high school boyfriend of Lily Aldrin.

David Burtka starred in Osiris Entertainment's 2013 film Annie and the Gypsy, and had a featured role in the 2014 film Dance-Off.

In 2015, Burtka returned to Broadway in a musical comedy, directed by David Hyde Pierce and entitled It Shoulda Been You.

An Off-Broadway revival of Yasmina Reza's God of Carnage at Theatre Row featuring David Burtka began previews on April 18,2023, and opened on April 27,2023.

David Burtka starred along with Carey Cox, Gabe Fazio and Christiane Noll.

David Burtka graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts Pasadena in the summer of 2009; afterwards, he began running a Los Angeles catering company, "Gourmet MD".

David Burtka's cookbook, Life is a Party, a collection of recipes and tips on entertaining, was published in April 2019.

David Burtka was in a relationship with Lane Janger in the early 2000s, around the time Janger was expecting twins via surrogacy.

David Burtka has been in a relationship with Neil Patrick Harris since April 2004.