Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, producer, singer, comedian, magician, and television host. He is known for playing Barney Stinson in the television comedy series How I Met Your Mother, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards, and for his role as the title character in Doogie Howser, M.D....
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth15 June 1973
CityAlbuquerque, NM
CountryUnited States of America
kids littles mail
Jim Henson was the only piece of fan mail I ever wrote when I was a little kid.
burritos nachos burgers
In my 20s, I mostly ate burritos and nachos, with the occasional burger.
couple years class
I've been taking a trapeze class for the last couple of years. I'm working on my double back flip right now.
trying casting ladders
I'm not trying to climb a ladder - I'm casting a bit of a net.
guy karaoke ships
I'm not the best cruise ship crooner. I'm not the best karaoke guy.
tv-shows play broadway
I'm in a play on Broadway, I have an animated TV show coming up, I have a few movies that just came out.
jobs men skills
I'm a very lucky man in this chapter of my professional life, 'cause I get to do jobs with wildly different skill sets.
goes-on miami private-jet
I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami.
magic pizza
But magic is like pizza: even when it's bad, it's pretty good.
baby world fit
Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world, whether it was at work or in a social situation.
believe character people
There are so many examples of talented actors working today, no matter how they live their private lives. I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.
kids able elmo
I've gotten to hang out with Elmo, I'm the Fairy Shoeperson on 'Sesame Street'. So hopefully our kids will get to see and hear me as much as they're able.
opportunity artist years
The Tonys are the once-a-year shot for all of these shows and artists who work so diligently every single performance but only for a thousand or so people at a time. This gives them the opportunity to perform to millions of people.
fun wind people
It's like, the more you commit, the happier the animators are; if you're at all iffy and concerned, then it doesn't free them up to do as much fun stuff, so you have to just go for it and, again, trust the people around you and not be seemingly guarded and numb. Throw caution to the wind a bit.