Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris

b. 1973 (age 53) Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Actor Writer

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, and magician. Prominent roles of his career include the title role in Doogie Howser, M.D., Colonel Carl Jenkins in Starship Troopers, the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, a fictionalized version of himself in the Harold & Kumar series, and the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. He also hosted the 63rd Tony Awards on June 7, 2009, and the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards on September 20, 2009. On March 7, 2010, he made a surprise appearance at the 82nd Academy Awards, delivering the opening musical number, and on August 21, 2010 he won two Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony. On December 11, 2010, Harris hosted Spike's Video Game Awards. He was named as one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2010. In June 2010, it was announced that Harris would receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia article Neil Patrick Harris, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Starship Troopers

Starship Troopers

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

Gone Girl

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Filmography

4X20: Quick Hits

4X20: Quick Hits

Sunny Dancer

Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour

Jack Tucker: Comedy Standup Hour

The Last Temptation of Becky

General Wilhelm Reuss

What's in the Box?

What's in the Box?

Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute

Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute

Group Therapy

Drag Me to Dinner

Drag Me to Dinner

2023 Self Writer

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Uncoupled

Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

8-Bit Christmas

8-Bit Christmas

Jake Doyle (Adult)

Coded

J.C. Leyendecker

The Matrix Resurrections: No One Can Be Told What the Matrix Is

Get Organized with the Home Edit

Get Organized with the Home Edit

Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

Fraggle Rock: Rock On!

Neil Patrick Harris

Feasting with the Stars

Dads

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Adventure Awaits

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge: Adventure Awaits

It's Alive Created by Neil Patrick Harris

Mickey's 90th Spectacular

Mickey's 90th Spectacular

Genius Junior

Cigna: TV Doctors of America - Emergency

A Series of Unfortunate Events

A Series of Unfortunate Events

GQ: Actually Me

Cigna: TV Doctors of America - Even More Drama

2018 Breakthrough Prize Ceremony

2016 Global Citizen

The 10th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

Gray Tones' Performance on Stage

The Oscars

2015 Self Writer

Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris

Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris

2015 Self Writer

Mat Franco's Got Magic

Mat Franco's Got Magic

Neil Patrick Harris: The Oscars Illusion

The 9th Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

Gone Girl

A Million Ways to Die in the West

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Attack of the 50 Ft. Gummi Bear!

Attack of the 50 Ft. Gummi Bear!

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

The Smurfs 2

The Goodwin Games

The Goodwin Games

The Out List

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards

Rien ne bat un astronaute

Picture of Love with Neil Patrick Harris

Primetime Emmys Backstage Live!

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special

Neil's Puppet Dreams

Neil's Puppet Dreams

2012 Actor Writer

Neil Patrick Harris

The 66th Annual Tony Awards

The 66th Annual Tony Awards

Opening Night

The National Christmas Tree Lighting

From Dust to Dreams: Opening Night at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts

The Smurfs

Patrick Winslow

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Neil Patrick Harris

Company

Test Your Brain

Test Your Brain

The 65th Annual Tony Awards

Untitled Peter Knight Comedy Project

The 1st Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards

The 35th Annual Women in Film Crystal & Lucy Awards

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

The Best and the Brightest

The Best and the Brightest

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

Take Two with Phineas and Ferb

Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains

Dracula's Daughters vs. the Space Brains

Through a Dog's Eyes

Through a Dog's Eyes

Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards

Fashion's Night Out

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Yes, Virginia

Dr. Philip O'Hanlon

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards

The 63rd Annual Tony Awards

Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

The 3rd Annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute

CBS Fall Preview

The 41th Annual Academy of Magical Arts Awards

2009 Writers Guild Awards

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

Neil Patrick Harris

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog

Billy (Dr. Horrible)

Million Dollar Password

Million Dollar Password

Anytime with Bob Kushell

The 2008 World Magic Awards

The 2008 World Magic Awards

Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards

The States

Rifftrax: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

2007 Self Writer

The Visible Vote '08- A Presidential Forum

The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS

How I Met Your Mother

How I Met Your Mother

2005 Actor Director

The Christmas Blessing

The Christmas Blessing

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

Undercover Brother

Undercover Brother

The Mesmerist

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