Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris
Birth name	Neil Patrick Harris
Born	June 15, 1973 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
Notable Roles	Douglas "Doogie" Howser in Doogie Howser, M.D. Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother
Notable Episodes
Awards	3 Young Artist TV Awards star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Biography

Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor best known for his role as the titular teenaged PhD. on Doogie Howser, M.D.. In 2005, he found new critical and commercial success in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother as the manic, supremely self-assured nightclub hound Barney Stinson.

Neil Patrick Harris was born on June 15, 1973 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from La Cueva High in 1992.

He also provided the voice of Lou in Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, filling in for Tobey Maguire.

Roles

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
B.L. Stryker		1x05 - Blues for Buder	May 15, 1989
The Simpsons	Himself	3x04 - Bart the Murderer	October 10, 1991
Blossom	The "Charming" Derek Slade	2x09 - Rockumentary	November 18, 1991
Roseanne (uncredited)	Dr. Doogie Howser	4x16 - Less Is More	February 11, 1992
Quantum Leap	Mike Hammond	5x16 - Return of the Evil Leaper (1)	February 23, 1993
Murder, She Wrote	Tommy Remsen	9x19 - Lone Witness	April 4, 1993
The Outer Limits	Howie Morrison	2x13 - From Within	April 28, 1996
Homicide: Life on the Street	Alan Schack	5x16 - Valentine's Day	February 14, 1997
Will & Grace	Bill	2x20 - Girls, Interrupted	May 2, 2000
Son of the Beach	Loverboy	2x05 - Queefer Madness	April 10, 2001
Ed	Joe Baxter	2x06 - Replacements	November 14, 2001
Touched by an Angel	Jonas	8x16 - The Princeless Bride	March 9, 2002
Boomtown	Peter Corman	1x11 - Monster's Brawl	January 5, 2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent	John Tagman	4x03 - Want	October 10, 2004
Celebrity Poker Showdown	Himself	4x04 - Tournament 4, Game 4	October 31, 2004
Celebrity Poker Showdown	Himself	4x06 - Tournament 4, Championship Game	November 14, 2004
NUMB3RS	Ethan Burdick	1x05 - Prime Suspect	February 18, 2005
Jack & Bobby	Preston Phelps	1x17 - Querida Grace	March 2, 2005
Big Brother	Himself	7x23 - Episode 723	August 29, 2006
Family Guy	Barney	5x16 - No Chris Left Behind	May 6, 2007

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title	Role	Airdate	Series/Banner
Too Good to Be True	Danny Harland	November 14, 1988
Home Fires Burning	Lonnie Tibbetts	January 29, 1989
Cold Sassy Tree	Will Tweedy/Narrator	October 16, 1989
The Earth Day Special	Doogie Howser, M.D.	1990
The Best of Disney: 50 Years of Magic	Himself	May 20, 1991
Stranger in the Family	Steve Thompson	October 27, 1991
This Is MST3K	Himself (Doogie Howser, M.D.)	1992
For Our Children: The Concert	I'm Not a Doctor, But I Play One on TV, and Believe It or Not, I Have Never Said That	1993
A Family Torn Apart	Brian Hannigan	November 21, 1993	NBC Sunday Night Movie
Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story	Jim Stolpa	January 9, 1994
The Man in the Attic	Edward Broder	1995
Not Our Son	Paul Kenneth Keller	January 31, 1995	CBS Tuesday Movie
My Antonia	Jimmy Burden	March 29, 1995
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story	William Coit	October 3, 1995
The Christmas Wish	Will Martin	December 6, 1998
Joan of Arc	The Dauphin, later King Charles VII of France	May 16, 1999
The Wedding Dress	Travis Cleveland	October 28, 2001
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in Concert	Tobias Ragg	October 31, 2001
The Christmas Blessing	Nathan Andrews	December 18, 2005
The 60th Annual Tony Awards	Himself	June 11, 2006	Tony Awards
2006 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	Himself	August 26, 2006	Primetime Emmy Awards
The 65th Annual Tony Awards	Himself/Host	June 12, 2011	Tony Awards
The 66th Annual Tony Awards	Himself/Host	June 10, 2012	Tony Awards
The 67th Annual Tony Awards	Himself/Host	June 9, 2013	Tony Awards
Red Nose Day	Himself	May 21, 2015

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		March 13, 1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		November 7, 1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson		October 18, 1991
Hot Country Nights	Episode 9	January 19, 1992
Late Show with David Letterman	Show 87	January 5, 1994
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		October 21, 1997
The Martin Short Show		October 21, 1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show		February 1, 2000
Pyramid		November 3-7, 2003
Last Call with Carson Daly		May 5, 2004
Live with Regis & Kelly		August 18, 2004
Live with Regis & Kelly		March 23, 2005
Breakfast with the Arts		April 10, 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Show 142	September 12, 2005
The View		September 30, 2005
The Tony Danza Show		October 5, 2005
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show		November 7, 2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Show 274	May 1, 2006
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Show 2248	June 27, 2006
Late Show with David Letterman		October 13, 2006
Square Off	Episode 119	October 21, 2006
The Megan Mullally Show		October 31, 2006
The Megan Mullally Show		November 27, 2006
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson		January 5, 2007
Late Night with Conan O'Brien		March 21, 2007
Live with Regis and Kelly		March 23, 2007
The Ellen DeGeneres Show		April 19, 2007
Million Dollar Password	Neil Patrick Harris/Rachael Ray	June 1, 2008
American Idol	Episode 906	January 27, 2010
The Price Is Right		January 2, 2012

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris	2015	Executive Producer	1
A Series of Unfortunate Events	2017	Producer	1
	2018 –2019	Executive Producer		2	3
Genius Junior	2018	Executive Producer	1

Director

Episodes Directed

Series	Episode	Airdate	Credit
How I Met Your Mother	5x13 - Jenkins	January 18, 2010
The Goodwin Games	1x07 - The Box	July 1, 2013

Awards and Accolades

IVy Awards

• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (2005-06)

How I Met Your Mother

Golden Globe Awards

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (1989)

Clara's Heart

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1992)

Doogie Howser, M.D.

• Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2009, 2010)

How I Met Your Mother

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 5 Nominations)

• Won: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series (2010)

Glee: Dream On

Tony Awards

• Won: Best Leading Actor in a Musical (2014)

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Trivia

• His parents were lawyers who also ran a restaurant
• Has an older brother
• Attended La Cueva High School in Albuquerque, New Mexico and graduated with high honors in 1991
• Announced that he is gay in November of 2006
• Is married to David Burtka; they have twin children (born via surrogate): son, Gideon and daughter, Harper (born in 2010)
• Is an amateur magician