Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris Born June 15 1973 Is An American Golden Globe- And Emmy-Nominated Actor. He Is Best Known For His Roles As The Teenage Doctor Doogie Howser M.D. The Womanizer Barney Stinson In How I Met Your Mother The Very Intelligent Col. Carl Jenkins In Starship Troopers And As A Parody Of Himself In Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle And Its Sequel Harold And Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay. Recently He Received Acclaim For His Role As The Titular Doctor Horrible In The Web Series Dr Horrible's Singalong Blog When He Sang. He Also Sang In An Episode Of Batman The Brave And The Bold As The Music Miester In The Episode Mayhem Of The Music Miester Biography Early Life
Harris Was Born In Albuquerque New Mexico U.S. And Grew Up In Ruidoso New Mexico. His Parents Sheila H. And Ron Harris Were Lawyers. He Has An Older Brother And It Was By Following His Brother To An Audition In Fourth Grade That He First Began Acting – As Toto In A School Production Of The Wizard Of Oz. He Attended La Cueva High School In Albuquerque And Was Active In School Plays And Musicals There. Harris Was An Honors Student And Graduated With Honors In 1991. He Was Three Years Ahead Of Fellow La Cueva Student Freddie Prinze Jr. Career
Harris Began His Career As A Child Actor. His First Significant Roles Came In 1988 When He Starred In Two Movies The Film Clara's Heart A Drama With Whoopi Goldberg That Won Him A Golden Globe Nomination And Purple People Eater A Children's Fantasy. The Following Year He Won The Lead In Doogie Howser M.D. For Which He Was Again Nominated For A Golden Globe. After Doogie Howser's Four-Season Run Ended In 1993 Harris Played A Number Of Guest Roles On Television Series Before Taking His First Film Role As An Adult In 1995 In The Little-Seen Shocker Animal Room. Since Then His Film Work Has Included Supporting Roles In The Next Best Thing Undercover Brother Starship Troopers 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 Has Taken Lead Roles In A Number Of Made-For-Television Features Including Snowbound The Jim And Jennifer Stolpa Story In 1994 My Ántonia In 1995 A Christmas Wish In 1998 Joan Of Arc In 1999 The Wedding Dress In 2001 And The Christmas Blessing In 2005 As Well As Series Guest Roles.
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. As A Result Of His Critically Acclaimed Performance In Cabaret Harris Was Named The Top Drawing Headliner In The Role Of The Emcee By GuestStarCasting.Com Topping Fellow Celeb Stars John Stamos And Alan Cumming.
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. He Has Also Portrayed Mark Cohen In The Musical RENT. Harris' Current Role Is In The CBS Ensemble Sitcom How I Met Your Mother Playing A Serial Womanizer In A Performance That Earned Him A 2007 Emmy Nomination. The Show Debuted In The Fall Of 2005 And Wrapped Up Its Third Season On May 19 2008.
In 2007 Harris Worked With Mike Nelson On An Audio Commentary For RiffTrax. The Two Riffed On The Film Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. Harris Is A Big Fan Of The Cult TV Series Nelson Worked On Mystery Science Theater 3000 And Was Interviewed For A 1992 Comedy Central Special Hosted By Penn Jillette Who Did Voiceovers For Comedy Central's Programming At That Time About The Series And Its Fans This Is MST3K. In 2008 Harris Starred Alongside Nathan Fillion And Felicia Day In Joss Whedon's New Musical Web Series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog. read less