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'''Neil Patrick Harris''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is an ] actor. He is best known for his role as '']'', in which he portrayed a teenage doctor, although his current (and very contrasting) role in '']'' is gaining increasing attention. '''Neil Patrick Harris''' (born ], ] in ], ]) is an ] actor. He is best known for his TV roles as the teenage doctor '']'' and the womanizing Barney in '']''.


After ''Doogie Howser'''s four-season run ended in 1993, Harris played a number of guest roles on TV, before taking his first film role in 1995 as the lead in the little-seen shocker '']''. Since then his film work has included supporting roles in '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']'', in which he played a drug-crazed, lecherous parody of himself.
In ] Harris played a version of himself in the movie '']''.


Harris' singing voice landed him a role as Tobias Ragg in several concert performances of '']''. He also was in the ] film ''The Next Best Thing'', and made a guest appearance in the episode "]" of the ] ] '']''. From 1999 to 2000 Harris starred with ] in the sitcom ], which lasted twenty-two episodes. He also guest starred as a murder suspect in a ] episode of '']'', and he also appeared in an episode of '']'' in ], cast against type as a ]. He also appeared in the episode "]" of '']'', and in a ] as himself in a ] episode of '']'', "]".


Harris has worked on Broadway in both musical and dramatic roles. He played Tobias Ragg in 2001 concert performances of '']''. In ], he performed on ] beside ] in ''].'' In ], he took the role of the Emcee in ''],'' alongside ] and ]. In 2004, he performed a dual role of the Balladeer and ] on Broadway in the controversial musical revival of ]'s ''].'' He also sang the role of Charles (first played by ]) on the Nonesuch recording of Sondheim's '']''.
Harris also guest starred as a murder suspect in a ] episode of '']'', and he also appeared in an episode of '']'' in ], cast against type as a ]. He also appears in a ] as himself in a ] episode of '']'' ("]").


The ] sitcom '']'' debuted in the fall of ] and has been renewed for a second season beginning in the Fall of ].
In ], he performed on ] beside ] in ''].'' In ], he performed in ''],'' alongside ] and ], where he played the role of the Emcee. In 2004, he performed a dual role of the Balladeer and ] on Broadway in the controversial musical revival of ]'s ''].'' He also sang the role of Charles (first played by ]) on the Nonesuch recording of Sondheim's '']''.

Harris currently plays Barney on the ] sitcom '']'', which debuted in the fall of ] and has been renewed for a second season which debuted Fall ].


The existence of another actor named Neil Harris at the outset of his acting career led Harris to include his middle name in his working name. The existence of another actor named Neil Harris at the outset of his acting career led Harris to include his middle name in his working name.
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* '']'' (2004) ''Balladeer; Lee Harvey Oswald'' * '']'' (2004) ''Balladeer; Lee Harvey Oswald''
* '']'' (2003) ''Emcee'' * '']'' (2003) ''Emcee''
* '']'' (2002)Hal * '']'' (2002) Hal
* '']'' ''Tobias Ragg'' * '']'' ''Tobias Ragg''
* '']'' ''Jon'' 2005 at Menier Chocolate Factory, London * '']'' ''Jon'' 2005 at Menier Chocolate Factory, London

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Neil Patrick Harris
File:Neil Patrick Harris.pngNeil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your Mother

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is an American actor. He is best known for his TV roles as the teenage doctor Doogie Howser, M.D. and the womanizing Barney in How I Met Your Mother.

After Doogie Howser's four-season run ended in 1993, Harris played a number of guest roles on TV, before taking his first film role in 1995 as the lead in the little-seen shocker Animal Room. Since then his film work has included supporting roles in Starship Troopers, The Next Best Thing, Undercover Brother, and Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, in which he played a drug-crazed, lecherous parody of himself.

From 1999 to 2000 Harris starred with Tony Shalhoub in the sitcom Stark, Raving Mad, which lasted twenty-two episodes. He also guest starred as a murder suspect in a 1997 episode of Homicide: Life on the Street, and he also appeared in an episode of Law and Order: Criminal Intent in 2004, cast against type as a cannibal. He also appeared in the episode "Girls, Interrupted" of Will & Grace, and in a cameo as himself in a 1991 episode of the Simpsons, "Bart the Murderer".

Harris has worked on Broadway in both musical and dramatic roles. He played Tobias Ragg in 2001 concert performances of Sweeney Todd. In 2002, he performed on Broadway beside Anne Heche in Proof. In 2003, he took the role of the Emcee in Cabaret, alongside Deborah Gibson and Tom Bosley. In 2004, he performed a dual role of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway in the controversial musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins. He also sang the role of Charles (first played by Anthony Perkins) on the Nonesuch recording of Sondheim's Evening Primrose.

The CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother debuted in the fall of 2005 and has been renewed for a second season beginning in the Fall of 2006.

The existence of another actor named Neil Harris at the outset of his acting career led Harris to include his middle name in his working name.

Personal life

On 2 November 2006, after an unsubstantiated report about Harris's sexuality and his "longtime sweetheart" actor David Burtka surfaced on www.canada.com, the actor's publicist issued a denial, stating that Harris "is not of that persuasion." However, a day later, Harris confirmed to People that he is gay. The actor's statement read:

"The public eye has always been kind to me, and until recently I have been able to live a pretty normal life. Now it seems there is speculation and interest in my private life and relationships. So, rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."

Selected filmography

Television

File:Doogie Howser MD.jpg
Neil Patrick Harris in Doogie Howser, M.D..

Cinema

Theater

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