Neil Patrick Harris Biography

Neil Patrick Harris Profile Biography – Biographyzone.com. Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States) is an American actor.

Neil Patrick Harris Career History

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Born	June 15, 1973 (1973-06-15) (age 37) Albuquerque, New Mexico, US
Occupation	Actor, musician, magician
Years active	1988–present
Partner	David Burtka (2004–present; 2 children)

Neil Patrick Harris Information
Harris grew up in the small town of Ruidoso in the vicinity of Albuquerque, where he played in the school play. In 1988 his parents came back to Albuquerque, in the same year he made his debut in the film drama Clara mystery in which he played the young David Hart, for the housekeeper Clara Mayfield (Whoopi Goldberg) to a surrogate mother is. For this role, he was nominated in 1989 for the Golden Globe Awards and Young Artist Award.

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In the science-fiction comedy Purple People Eater – The little purple people eater (1988) Harris played the lead role in supporting roles were Ned Beatty and Thora Birch to see. In the years 1989 to 1993, he starred in the TV series Doogie Howser, MD For this role, he won the 1990, 1991 and 1992 Young Artist Award, in 1992 he was nominated for a Golden Globe. In the sci-fi film Starship Troopers (1997) he played the working for the military intelligence Colonel Carl Jenkins. In the comedy The Next Best Thing (2000) by John Schlesinger, he played alongside Madonna, Rupert Everett and Benjamin Bratt. In the comedy The Mesmerist (2002) he played the leading role.

In 1997 he played in Los Angeles in Musical Theatre Rent, for this role, he was honored with the 1997 Drama League Award. Since 2005 he has played in the comedy series How I Met Your Mother as Barney Stinson is one of the main roles for which he was 2007-2010 nominated four times in a row for an Emmy in the category Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series without winning it can . In 2010 he received instead the Emmy in the category Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for an appearance on the show Glee and 2011, the People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor.

In 2008 he was at the side of many other famous actors like Jack Black, John C. Reilly, Sarah Chalke in the short-Musical Prop 8: The Musical (directed by Marc Shaiman) to see which deals with the issue of recognition of same-partnerships deals in the United States.

According to the Tony Awards hosted the Emmy Awards Harris 2009th In addition, he hosted in 2010 came from the UK game show, The Cube, which was by far only the pilot episode aired. Most recently, he opened the Oscar ceremony 2010th

Harris’ life partner since 2004, the actor David Burtka. The couple has twins, a boy and a girl.

Neil Patrick Harris Filmography

Films

* 1988: Clara’s secret (Clara’s Heart), as David Hart
* 1988: A deadly affair (Too Good to Be True), as Danny Harland
* 1988: Purple People Eater – The little purple people eater (Purple People Eater), Billy Johnson
* 1989: Cold Sassy Tree (Cold Sassy Tree), as Will Tweedy / Narrator
* 1991: Stranger in the Family (Stranger in the Family), as Steve Thompson
* 1993: For Our Children: The Concert (For Our Children: The Concert)
* 1993: Torn Apart (A Family Torn Apart), as Brian Hannigan
* 1994: Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story (Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story), as Jim Stolpa
* 1995: The Man in the Attic (The Man in the Attic), as Edward Broder
* 1995: Animal Room (Animal Room), as Arnold Mosk
* 1995: Not Our Son (Not Our Son), as Paul Kenneth Keller
* 1995: My Antonia (My Antonia), as Jimmy Burden
* 1995: Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story (Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story), as William Coit
* 1997: Starship Troopers (Starship Troopers), as Colonel Carl Jenkins
* 1998: The Proposition (The Proposition), as Roger Martin
* 1998: The Christmas Wish (The Christmas Wish), as Will Martin
* 1999: Jeanne d’Arc – The wife of the millennium (Joan of Arc), as the Dauphin / King Charley VII of France
* 2000: The Next Best Thing (The Next Best Thing), as David
* 2001: The Wedding Dress (The Wedding Dress), as Travis Cleveland
* 2001: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert (Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert), as Tobias Regg
* 2002: The Mesmerist (The Mesmerist), as Benjamin
* 2002: Undercover Brother (Undercover Brother), as Lance
* 2004: Harold & Kumar (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle), as Neil Patrick Harris
* 2005: The Christmas Blessing (The Christmas Blessing), as Nathan Andrews
* 2008: Harold & Kumar 2 – Escape from Guantanamo Bay (Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), as Neil Patrick Harris
* 2008: Beyond All Boundaries (Beyond All Boundaries), as 1st Lt.. David Hettema / Sgt. William Manchester (voice)
* 2008: Justice League: The New Frontier (Justice League: The New Frontier), as Barry Allen / The Flash (voice)
* 2008: Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog), as Dr. Horrible / Billy
* 2009: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs), as Steve (voice)
* 2010: Cats & Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore (Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore), as Lou the Beagle (voice)
* 2011: Beastly (Beastly)

Series

* 1989: Hallmark Hall of Fame (Hallmark Hall of Fame), as Lonnie Tibbetts (1 episode)
* 1989: B.L. Stryker (BL Stryker) (1 episode)
* 1989-1993: Doogie Howser, M.D. (Doogie Howser, MD), as Dr. Douglas “Doogie” Howser (97 episodes)
* 1991: Blossom (Blossom), as Derek Slade (1 episode)
* 1991: The Simpsons (The Simpsons), as he himself in the role of Bart Simpson (voice) (1 episode)
* 1992: Roseanne (Roseanne), as Dr. Doogie Howser (1 episode)
* 1992: Captain Planet (Captain Planet and the Planeteers), as Todd Andrews (1 episode)
* 1992-1995: Capitol Critters (Capitol Critters), as Max (13 episodes)
* 1993: Quantum Leap (Quantum Leap), as Mike Hammond (1 episode)
* 1993: Murder, She Wrote (Murder, She Wrote), as Tommy Remsen (1 episode)
* 1996: Outer Limits (The Outer Limits), as Howie Morrison (1 episode)
* 1997: Homicide (Homicide: Life on the Street), as Alan Schack (1 episode)
* 1999-2000: Men’s Breakout (Stark Raving Mad), as Henry McNeeley (22 episodes)
* 2000: Will & Grace (Will & Grace), as Bill (1 episode)
* 2001: Static Shock (Static Shock), Johnny Morrow (voice) (1 episode)
* 2001: Son of the Beach (Son of the Beach), as Loverboy (1 episode)
* 2001: The Legend of Tarzan (The Legend of Tarzan), as Moyo (voice) (1 episode)
* 2001: Ed (Joe Baxter), as Joe Baxter (1 episode)
* 2002: Touched by an Angel (Touched by an Angel), as Jonas (1 episode)
* 2002: Justice League (Justice League), as Ray Thompson (2 episodes)
* 2003: Boom Town (Boom Town), as Peter Corman (1 episode)
* 2003: Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (Spider-Man: The New Animated Series), as Peter Parker (13 episodes)
* 2004: Law & Order – Criminal Intent (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), as John Tagman (1 episode)
* 2005: Numb3rs (Numb3rs), as Ethan Burdick (episode 01/05)
* 2005: Jack & Bobby (Jack & Bobby), as Prof. Preston Phelps (1 episode)
* Since 2005: How I Met Your Mother (How I Met Your Mother), as Barney Stinson
* 2006: Me, Eloise (Me, Eloise (voice) (1 episode)
* 2007: Family Guy (Family Guy), as Barney Stinson (voice) (1 episode)
* 2008: Sesame Street (Sesame Street), as The Fairy Shoeperson (1 episode)
* 2009: Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Batman: The Brave and the Bold), as The Music Master (voice) (1 episode)
* 2009: Yes Virginia (Yes Virginia), as Dr. Philip O’Hanlon (1 episode)
* 2009: Family Guy (Family Guy), as Barney Stinson (voice) (1 episode)
* 2010: Glee (Glee), as Bryan Ryan (episode 1.19)
* 2010: The Penguins of Madagascar (The Penguins of Madagascar), as Dr. Blowhole (voice) (1 episode)

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