Neil Patrick Harris (born June , ) is an American actor, singer,
comedian, writer, producer, and magician. He is known primarily for
his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage
roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on
Doogie Howser, M.D. (â€"), Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother
(â€", for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf
in A Series of Unfortunate Events (â€").Harris is also known for his
role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical Dr. Horrible's
Sing-Along Blog () and a fictional version of himself in the Harold &
Kumar film series (â€"). His other films include Starship Troopers (),
Beastly (), The Smurfs (), The Smurfs (), A Million Ways to Die in
the West (), and Gone Girl (). In , he starred in the title role in
Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the Tony
Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.Harris has hosted the Tony
Awards in , , , and , for which he won four special class Emmy Awards.
He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in and , and hosted the th
Academy Awards in , thus making him the first openly gay man to host
the Academy Awards.
comedian, writer, producer, and magician. He is known primarily for
his comedy roles on television and his dramatic and musical stage
roles. On television, he is known for playing the title character on
Doogie Howser, M.D. (â€"), Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother
(â€", for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf
in A Series of Unfortunate Events (â€").Harris is also known for his
role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical Dr. Horrible's
Sing-Along Blog () and a fictional version of himself in the Harold &
Kumar film series (â€"). His other films include Starship Troopers (),
Beastly (), The Smurfs (), The Smurfs (), A Million Ways to Die in
the West (), and Gone Girl (). In , he starred in the title role in
Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the Tony
Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.Harris has hosted the Tony
Awards in , , , and , for which he won four special class Emmy Awards.
He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in and , and hosted the th
Academy Awards in , thus making him the first openly gay man to host
the Academy Awards.
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