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
jobs done tuning
What I enjoy so much about the Tonys' uniqueness is that anyone who's tuning in has an interest in seeing the show, so our job is halfway done.
mother blessed everyday
We're blessed on 'How I Met Your Mother' to feel like we're doing a bit of a funny playlet everyday.
appreciate generations want
I want to be able to infuse some youthful energy and comedy while appreciating the generations before.
believe character people
I'm lucky that people believe me when I'm in character.
night eight perfect
The discipline of live theater - doing the same perfect thing night after night, eight times a week - never ceases to amaze me
new-york thinking years
So I've done my fair share of theater. I have also been very fortunate in that I've been able to come to New York two or three times a year just to see as many shows as possible. I think the live theater culture here is incredible.
balls pressure walks
I'm having a ball. I just walk in, make some funnies and walk out, no pressure.
different theater demographics
The theater is reaching as many different demographics as it can now.
night progress marriage-equality
It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!
thinking careers want
Thankfully I've been quite lucky in my career, but it's always good to re-evaluate things and think about what else you want to do.
reality irrelevance culture
Our culture's adjustment to the epistemology of television is by now all but complete; we have so thoroughly accepted its definitions of truth, knowledge and reality that irrelevance seems to us to be filled with import, and incoherence seems eminently sane. And if some of our institutions seem not to fit the template of the times, why it is they and not the template, that seem to us disordered and strange.
mtv tunes realizing
When I auditioned for the show, I didn't realize it was an MTV production, which is going to make for really good tunes during the episodes, if nothing else.
thinking assassins want
We're in such a volatile climate right now politically. I think they didn't want Assassins to not succeed due to popular opinion and politics, versus on its own merits. I can respect that.
home play people
With the Tonys it's a little tricky because a lot of the funnier jokes are more insider, so people watching at home may not get a Julie Taymor reference the way that New Yorkers would. So you have to figure out what comedy plays to a large audience and still respect the individuals who are there.