Profile
Neil Patrick Harris
Actor
Male
Born
Jun 15, 1974
Age
38
Hometown
Billboard Hot 100
Other Names
Harris, Neil Patrick
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, director, producer and magician. He is best known for the title role in Doogie Howser, M.D. , the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother, a fictionalized version of himself in the Harold &… Read More
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Neil Patrick Harris
Age 38
parents
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Ron HarrisFather -
Sheila HarrisMother
siblings
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Brian HarrisBrother
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1973
Birth
Born on June 15, 1973.
TEENAGE

1988
15 Years Old
Harris began his career as a child actor and was discovered by playwright Mark Medoff at a drama camp in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Medoff later cast him in his 1988 film Clara's Heart, a drama starring Whoopi Goldberg based on the novel of the same name by Joseph Olshan.
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TWENTIES

1995
22 Years Old
His first film role as an adult was 1995's Animal Room, although he portrayed a teenager.
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2001
28 Years Old
Harris has worked on Broadway in both musical and dramatic roles. He played Tobias Ragg in the 2001 concert performances of Sweeney Todd.

2002
29 Years Old
In 2002, he performed beside Anne Heche in Proof.
THIRTIES

2003
30 Years Old
In 2003, he took the role of the Emcee in Cabaret alongside Deborah Gibson and Tom Bosley.
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2004
31 Years Old
In 2004, he performed a dual role of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway, in the musical revival of Stephen Sondheim's Assassins.
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2006
33 Years Old
Harris is a fan of magic, like his character on How I Met Your Mother. He serves as the President of the Board of Directors of Hollywood's Magic Castle. Harris won the Tannen's Magic Louis Award in 2006 and hosted the 2008 World Magic Awards on October 11, 2008.
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In 2007, Harris worked with Mike Nelson on an audio commentary for RiffTrax.
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2008
35 Years Old
In 2008, Harris played the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog alongside Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. The first episode of the series debuted July 15, 2008.
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On August 21, 2010, he won two Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, one of which was for his guest performance in the television series Glee.
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He starred in the 2011 movie The Smurfs.
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