Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, producer and director, best known for his role in the television comedy series How I Met Your Mother.
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Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, producer and director, best known for his role in the television comedy series How I Met Your Mother.
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He openly and explicitly announced his sexual preference of being a gay in November 2006.
Since 2004, he was in a committed relationship with David Burtka. In 2010, he announced of having twin children via surrogacy, a son named Gideon Scott and a daughter named Harper Grace. They got married on September 6, 2014.
Neil Patrick Harris was born to Sheila and Ron Harris in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was however, raised in Ruidoso New Mexico.
He attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque. It was at school that the acting bug bit him. He was an active participant in plays and musicals. He acted as Toto in the school production, ‘The Wizard of Oz’.
He graduated in 1991 with an honors degree.
A prodigious child, his career jumpstarted at the age of 15 when he was spotted by playwright Mark Medoff who offered him to star in the movie adaption of the novel, ‘Clara’s Heart’. Outstanding talent and great artistic skills earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
After the mind-blowing start to his career, he featured in a children fantasy tale, ‘Purple People Eater’ released in 1988.
The fantastic start to his career continued as he bagged a lead role in ABC’s show, ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ The show was a major hit and cemented his position as an actor. It also made him famous among the small-screen viewers.
Running for four seasons, ‘Doogie Howser, M.D’ earned him a second Golden Globe nomination. Though he was offered a number of guest roles in various television series, none levelled the success of ‘Doogie Howser MD’
His first major film as an adult was the 1995 release feature, ‘Animal Room’ in which he played a teenager. Subsequently, he was seen in the movies, ‘The Next Best Thing’, ‘Undercover Brother’, and ‘Starship Troopers’.
For his exceptional acting skills and artistic talent, he has been felicitated with numerous awards and honors including, Young Artists Award, People’s Choice Award, Bravo A List Award, Streamy Award, Golden Icon Award and Spike Video Game Award.
He has won the Emmy Award thrice, twice in the category of Outstanding Special Class Program and once in Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
In 2010, he was named one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine. The following year, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.