Neil Patrick Harris was born on June 15,1973 and is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host.
51 Facts About Neil Patrick Harris
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In 2010, Neil Patrick 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.
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Neil Patrick Harris 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.
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Neil Patrick Harris was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010.
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Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, with his older brother and their parents, Sheila Gail.
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Neil Patrick Harris's parents were lawyers and ran a restaurant.
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Neil Patrick Harris attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, graduating with high honors in 1991, which he attributes to being privately tutored half the school year while on set.
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Neil Patrick Harris began his career as a child actor and was discovered by playwright Mark Medoff at a drama camp in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
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Neil Patrick Harris starred in the films The Smurfs and The Smurfs 2.
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Neil Patrick Harris provided the voice of Steve the Monkey in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film franchise.
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In 2014, Neil Patrick Harris showed a more serious side in Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher.
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Neil Patrick Harris co-starred in the film as Desi Collings, the wealthy and obsessed ex-boyfriend of Amy Dunne, played by Rosamund Pike.
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Neil Patrick Harris has said: "I was pinching myself at the opportunity" to work with Fincher.
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Neil Patrick Harris received general praise from critics for his performance, as did the film.
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On February 22,2015, Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 87th Academy Awards; it was his first time hosting the ceremony, and the first time an openly gay man hosted the Academy Awards.
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Neil Patrick Harris has worked on Broadway in both musical and dramatic roles.
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Neil Patrick Harris played Tobias Ragg in the 2001 concert performances of Sweeney Todd.
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Neil Patrick Harris sang the role of Charles on the Nonesuch recording of Sondheim's Evening Primrose and portrayed Mark Cohen in the 1997 touring company of the musical Rent, a role he satirized on the January 10,2009 episode of Saturday Night Live, which he hosted.
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In 2010, Neil Patrick Harris directed a production of the rock musical Rent at the Hollywood Bowl; he cast his Beastly co-star Vanessa Hudgens as Mimi.
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In 2011, Neil Patrick Harris played the lead role of Bobby in Stephen Sondheim's Company with the New York Philharmonic in concert, opposite Patti LuPone and others.
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Neil Patrick Harris has hosted the Tony Awards four times: the 63rd Tony Awards on June 7,2009, the 65th Tony Awards on June 12,2011, the 66th Tony Awards on June 10,2012, and the 67th Tony Awards on June 9,2013.
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Neil Patrick Harris went on to win the 2014 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical.
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Neil Patrick Harris joined the cast as a late replacement for Christian Borle, who had to leave the production before it began.
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Neil Patrick Harris has played lead roles in a number of made-for-television features including Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story in 1994, My Antonia in 1995, The Christmas Wish in 1998, Joan of Arc in 1999, The Wedding Dress in 2001, and The Christmas Blessing in 2005.
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From 2005 to 2014, Neil Patrick Harris played Barney Stinson, a serial womanizer, in the CBS ensemble sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
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In 2008, Neil Patrick Harris guest-starred on Sesame Street as the Sesame Street Fairy Shoe Person.
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Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20,2009.
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Neil Patrick Harris hosted the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 22,2013, marking his second time hosting the event.
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In 2010, Neil Patrick Harris filmed a pilot episode for an American adaptation of the British game show The Cube as host, though it was not picked up to series.
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In 2014, Neil Patrick Harris turned down the chance to replace David Letterman as host of the Late Show on CBS, stating that he feared he would get bored of the repetition that hosting a nightly talk show would entail.
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Neil Patrick Harris rejected the suggestion of replacing Craig Ferguson as host of The Late Late Show on the same grounds, although he claims he was never actually offered either job.
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On March 31,2017, NBC picked up Neil Patrick Harris's game show titled Genius Junior, the format would test the smarts of the most brilliant children in the country.
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In July 2022, Neil Patrick Harris starred in the Netflix series Uncoupled as gay Manhattanite Michael Lawson, a realtor re-navigating the dating scene after 17 years.
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In 2007, Neil Patrick Harris worked with Mike Nelson on an audio commentary for RiffTrax.
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Neil Patrick Harris is a big fan of the cult TV series Nelson worked on, Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Neil Patrick Harris was interviewed for a 1992 Comedy Central special This Is MST3K hosted by Penn Jillette about the series and its fans.
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In 2008, Neil Patrick Harris played the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series Dr Horrible's Sing-Along Blog alongside Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day.
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Neil Patrick Harris has provided his voice for the Disney California Adventure Park attraction California Screamin'.
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On December 11,2010, Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Spike Video Game Awards.
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In October 2014, Harris released a memoir titled Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography, which is structured like a Choose Your Own Adventure book.
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Neil Patrick Harris's autobiography spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List.
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In October 2020, Neil Patrick Harris released a single-player board game named Box One, produced by luxury playing card company Theory11.
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Neil Patrick Harris has been a frequent guest narrator at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World.
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Neil Patrick Harris attended the Emmy Awards in September 2007 with his fiance David Burtka, later confirming the relationship.
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On September 8,2014, Neil Patrick Harris announced on his Twitter page that Burtka and he were married over the weekend in Italy.
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Neil Patrick Harris is a fan of magic, like his character on How I Met Your Mother.
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Neil Patrick Harris's character in American Horror Story: Freak Show was a magician.
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Neil Patrick Harris won the Tannen's Magic Louis Award in 2006 and hosted the 2008 World Magic Awards on October 11,2008.
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Neil Patrick Harris previously served as the President of the Board of Directors of Hollywood's Magic Castle, from 2011 to 2014.
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Alongside his acting career, Neil Patrick Harris has supported and contributed to various charities, organization, and foundations.
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In October 2014, Neil Patrick Harris attended a dinner for the Elton John AIDS Foundation and in September 2016, he and his husband were the honorary hosts of a culinary cookout to help raise money for the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.