Knowra Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, comedian, and television host known for playing Doogie Howser and Barney Stinson and for performing on Broadway.
Doogie Howser, M.D. : An American television medical comedy-drama starring Neil Patrick Harris as a teenage physician. The title role made Harris a nationally recognized actor while he was still a teenager.
David Burtka : An American actor and chef who has performed onstage and in television productions. Burtka is Harris's husband and a fellow performer; the couple married in 2014.
Tony Awards hosting : The role of presenting and guiding the annual ceremony honoring Broadway theater. Harris hosted the ceremony four times, using musical numbers and comic monologues.
Child actor : A performer who acts in films, television, or theater while under the legal age of adulthood. Harris began acting as a child and later built a varied adult career.
How I Met Your Mother : An American sitcom narrated by Ted Mosby as he recounts meeting the mother of his children. Harris played Barney Stinson, the sitcom's flamboyant womanizer and one of its central characters.
Barney Stinson : A fictional character in How I Met Your Mother, known for elaborate schemes and the catchphrase “Suit up!” Harris's performance made Barney his most widely recognized television character.
Primetime Emmy Awards : An annual awards program honoring excellence in American primetime television. Harris hosted the ceremony in 2009, 2011, and 2013.
Coming out : The process of openly communicating a sexual orientation or gender identity to others. Harris publicly came out as gay in 2006, becoming a prominent LGBTQ figure in entertainment.
Hedwig and the Angry Inch : A rock musical about Hedwig, an East German singer who survives a botched gender-affirming operation. Harris won a Tony Award for playing Hedwig in the musical's 2014 Broadway revival.
Doogie Howser : A fictional teenage physician in the television series Doogie Howser, M.D. The character's name became closely associated with Harris's early career.
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