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Neil Patrick Harris

Acting
Known For

52 Years Old

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.

Born

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA on 15th June 1973

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Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show Image
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
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The Daily Show
Self
Conan Image
Conan
Self
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Simpsons Image
The Simpsons
Neil Patrick Harris (voice)
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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
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Jeopardy!
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Adventure Time
Prince Gumball
Family Guy Image
Family Guy
Barney Stinson (voice)
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Sesame Street
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
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The Colbert Report
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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The Penguins of Madagascar
Dr. Blowhole (voice)
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Off Camera with Sam Jones
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Beat Bobby Flay
Self
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Glee
Bryan Ryan
The View Image
The View
Self
The View Image
The View
Self - Guest
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The Tony Danza Show
Self - Guest
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Homicide: Life on the Street
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The Graham Norton Show
Self
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Batman: The Brave and the Bold
Music Meister (voice)
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How I Met Your Mother
Barney Stinson
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The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
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American Horror Story
Chester Creb
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
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RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
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The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
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Touched by an Angel
Jonas
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Doogie Howser, M.D.
Doogie Howser
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The Ellen DeGeneres Show
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers
Todd Andrews
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Murder, She Wrote
Tommy Remsen
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self
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Numb3rs
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Quantum Leap
Mike Hammond
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
Count Olaf
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Today with Hoda & Jenna
Self
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Big Brother
Self - Celebrity Guest
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Blossom
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent
John Tagman
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Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
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Rachael Ray
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Son of the Beach
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Will & Grace
Bill
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Carpool Karaoke: The Series
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Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley
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The Legend of Tarzan
Moyo (voice)
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Brain Games
Himself - Host
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Take Two with Phineas and Ferb
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Hot Ones
Self
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Finding Your Roots
Self
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How I Met Your Father
Barney Stinson
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It's a Sin
Henry Coltrane
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The Oscars
Host
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Tony Awards
Self - Host
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Joan of Arc
The Dauphin
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Static Shock
Replay / Johnny Morrow (voice)
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Visible: Out on Television
Self - Narrator (voice)
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Justice League
Ray Thompson (voice)
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
Lonnie
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Punk'd
Self
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Hamish and Andy's Gap Year
Self
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B.L. Stryker
Buder
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Drag Me to Dinner
Self - Judge
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Spider-Man: The New Animated Series
Peter Parker / Spider-Man (voice)
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Larry King Live
Self
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Top Chef Masters
Himself - Guest Judge
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The Outer Limits
Howie Morrison
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Jack & Bobby
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Get Organized with The Home Edit
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Uncoupled
Michael Lawson
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Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Dr. Horrible
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Billy on the Street
Self
Gone Girl Image
Gone Girl
Desi Collings
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Celebrity Family Feud
Self
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The Early Show
Self
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Capitol Critters
Max (voice)
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The Smurfs
Patrick Winslow
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The Matrix Resurrections
The Analyst
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Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards
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Mystery Science Theater 3000
Neville LaRoy
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Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris
Himself
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Image
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Steve (voice)
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The Smurfs 2
Patrick Winslow
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
Steve (voice)
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American Reunion
Celebrity Dance-Off Host
Ed Image
Ed
Joe Baxter
Entertainment Tonight Image
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Starship Troopers Image
Starship Troopers
Colonel Carl Jenkins
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Stephen Fry: Out There
Himself
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Downsizing
Jeff Lonowski
A Million Ways to Die in the West Image
A Million Ways to Die in the West
Foy
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Serenity
Screaming Reaver (uncredited)
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Genius Junior
Host
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Boomtown
Peter Corman
Batman: Under the Red Hood Image
Batman: Under the Red Hood
Nightwing (voice)
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Neil's Puppet Dreams
Neil Patrick Harris
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The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Richard Fink
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Neil Patrick Harris
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Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Neil Patrick Harris
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Stark Raving Mad
Henry McNeeley
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The Muppets
Neil Patrick Harris
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Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS and You
Self
Beastly Image
Beastly
Will Fratalli
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Me, Eloise
Philip (voice)
Me, Eloise Image
Me, Eloise
(voice)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas Image
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas
Neil Patrick Harris
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8-Bit Christmas
Adult Jake Doyle / Narrator
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Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
Lou (voice)
Justice League: The New Frontier Image
Justice League: The New Frontier
Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)
Dads Image
Dads
Self
Undercover Brother Image
Undercover Brother
Lance
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Million Dollar Password
In Their Own Words Image
In Their Own Words
Self
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Hot Country Nights
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate Image
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate
Self
The Words That Built America Image
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular Image
Mickey’s 90th Spectacular
Self
The Next Best Thing Image
The Next Best Thing
David
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The Earth Day Special
Doogie Howser M.D.
The Proposition Image
The Proposition
Roger Martin
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A First Look at Batman: Under the Red Hood
Self
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Wig
Self
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium Image
Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium
Self
Group Therapy Image
Group Therapy
Self
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade Image
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
Host
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Clara's Heart
David Hart
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Doctor Who at the Proms
The Toymaker (archive footage)
Beyond All Boundaries Image
Beyond All Boundaries
1st Lt. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special Image
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
Two-Face / Black Manta (voice)
The Man in the Attic Image
The Man in the Attic
Edward Broder
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story Image
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
William Coit
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Purple People Eater
Billy Johnson
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Sudden Fury
Brian Hannigan
Prop 8: The Musical Image
Prop 8: The Musical
A Very Smart Fellow
The Wedding Dress Image
The Wedding Dress
Travis Cleveland
Commentary! The Musical Image
Commentary! The Musical
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute Image
Elton John: I'm Still Standing - A Grammy Salute
Self
Doctor Who: The Giggle Image
Doctor Who: The Giggle
The Toymaker
Animal Room Image
Animal Room
Arnold Mosk
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The Christmas Blessing
Nathan Andrews
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials Image
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Toymaker (archive footage)
Company Image
Company
Robert
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson Image
In Their Own Words: Jim Henson
Self - Actor
Yes, Virginia Image
Yes, Virginia
Dr. Philip O'Hanlon (voice)
The Best and the Brightest Image
The Best and the Brightest
Jeff
Too Good to Be True Image
Too Good to Be True
Danny Harland
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story Image
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story
Jim Stolpa
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker Image
Coded: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker (voice)
Disney Heroes Volume 1 Image
Disney Heroes Volume 1
Moyo (voice)
Not Our Son Image
Not Our Son
Paul Keller
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Image
The Making of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Self
Summer of Camp Caprice Image
Summer of Camp Caprice
Jed (voice)
Sunny Dancer Image
Sunny Dancer
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days Image
Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
The Shoe Fairy (uncredited) (archive footage)
Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids Image
Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids
Narrator (voice)
Steve's First Bath Image
Steve's First Bath
Steve (voice)
No Image
Eloise Goes to School
The Golden Blaze Image
The Golden Blaze
The Comic Shop Owner (voice)
My Antonia Image
My Antonia
Jimmy Burden
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits Image
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self - Host
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole Image
The Penguins of Madagascar: Operation Blowhole
Dr. Blowhole (voice)
The Out List Image
The Out List
Himself
Home Fires Burning Image
Home Fires Burning
Lonnie Tibbettes
Neil Patrick Harris: Circus Awesomeus Image
Neil Patrick Harris: Circus Awesomeus
Host / Himself
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers' Image
Death from Above: The Making of 'Starship Troopers'
Himself
The Christmas Wish Image
The Christmas Wish
Will Martin
A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night Image
A Snow White Christmas: Opening Night
The Magic Mirror
For Our Children Image
For Our Children
Self
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala Image
Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Image
Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
Doctor Horrible
Cold Sassy Tree Image
Cold Sassy Tree
Will Tweedy
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The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic
Self
Epcot International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional Image
Epcot International Festival of the Holidays – Candlelight Processional
Narrator
The Mesmerist Image
The Mesmerist
Benjamin
This Is MST3K Image
This Is MST3K
Self
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals Image
Cabaret: The Musical That Changed Musicals
Narrator
Stranger in the Family Image
Stranger in the Family
Steve Thompson
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear Image
Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear
Steve the Monkey (voice)
Dracula's Daughter vs. the Space Brains Image
Dracula's Daughter vs. the Space Brains
Dan
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert Image
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert
Tobias
Through a Dog's Eyes Image
Through a Dog's Eyes
Narrator
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony Image
The Making of Sweeney Todd at the San Francisco Symphony
Self