Neil Patrick Harris - Biography

Last Editor: allison.-.hogan				Neil Patrick Harris Biography -   Name : Neil Patrick Harris Date of birth : 15 June 1973 Place of birth : Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA Profession : Actor Nickname : NPH Nationality : American Years active : 1979 – present Partner : David Burtka (2004-present) Height : 6' 1" (1.85 m)

Neil Patrick Harris Trivia -

Both of his parents are lawyers. Went to the same high school as Freddie Prinze Jr.. Has performed magic tricks on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962), "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992), and "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003). Perfomed as Mark in "Rent" at the Ahmanson Theater and the La Jolla Theater, both in Los Angeles, to rave reviews. Has sung since he was a child. His father played the folk guitar and together they entertained. His favorite movie is Rear Window (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock. His parents own a restaurant called "Perreniel's" in Albuquerque. Based on his Los Angeles stage performance in the musical Rent, he was attached to play Mark Cohen in a television mini series based on the Broadway musical, with Wilson Cruz as Angel, Rikki Lee Travolta as Roger Davis, and singer Shakira as Mimi, but the rights were pulled in order for Chris Columbus to make a film adaptation using much of the original Broadway cast including Anthony Rapp in the role of Mark. Is an avid Les Miserables fan, and performed the song "The Confrontation" with his co-star Jason Segel (both of "How I Met Your Mother" (2005) fame) live on "The Megan Mullally Show" (2006). He performed the role of Javert, to wild cheers from the audience. He was the "Not My Job" guest on the April 5, 2008, episode of the National Public Radio quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!". He is an amateur magician, which he once demonstrated on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. Typically, actors playing themselves on film are listed "as Himself" in the film's credits. Due to the over-the-top, outlandish nature of his role in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008), he requested that his credit read "Neil Patrick Harris" instead of "as Himself". This was to make clear that he was playing a fictional character that was in no way a true representation of himself. According to an oral history of "Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog" (2008) published in July 2008 in Entertainment Weekly, he auditioned to play the doctor role on "Firefly" (2002) that was eventually filled by Sean Maher. He is credited using all three names because there was already a different actor named Neil Harris in the Screen Actors Guild by the time he first got his SAG card. Harris joked on NPR's "Fresh Air with Terry Gross" that he uses all three names because it's "far more theatrical," and that he and his parents considered using names like "Neil Danger Harris" or "Neil Patrick Rocket". Has been in a committed relationship with stage and screen actor David Burtka, his companion since 2004. Harris's closest friends include his companion David Burtka, Amy Acker, Lori and Lex Medlin, Becky Baeling, and Brandon Boyce. Enjoys Red Bull so much on and off the set of "How I Met Your Mother" (2005) that he was given a lifetime supply of it and a mini-refrigerator by the company that makes the drink because of the amount of free advertising he has given it.

Neil Patrick Harris Detailed Biography -

Neil Patrick Harris continues to demonstrate his creative versatility, currently appearing in the starring roles of The Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald in the Sondheim/Weidman Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Assassins at famed Studio 54 in New York. The show tells the story of several historical presidential assassins in America. No stranger to Broadway, he previously assumed the role of Anne Heche's unexpected suitor in the Pulitzer Prize-winning production of Proof. He most recently portrayed the exuberant emcee who comments on the story of the Kit Kat Klub in the musical Cabaret. A sampling of Harris' film work includes his role as the token White guy in Imagine/Universal's hit urban comedy Undercover Brother with Eddie Griffin; Starship Troopers alongside his Undercover Brother co-star, Denise Richards; The Next Best Thing with Rupert Everett and Madonna; The Proposition with Madeline Stowe and Kenneth Branagh; and his feature debut in the warmly received coming-of-age story, Clara's Heart starring opposite Whoopi Goldberg. Harris continues his work on the small screen since his early days as the adored title character in Doogie Howser, M.D. From the NBC comedy series Stark Raving Mad opposite Tony Shaloub, the CBS mini-series Joan of Arc with Leelee Sobieski and the acclaimed Peter O'Toole, to Anne Archer's young lover in Showtime's The Man in the Attic, the classic TNT telefilm Cold Sassy Tree opposite Faye Dunaway, and most recently, the top-rated CBS film The Wedding Dress with Tyne Daly. He's also made notable guest appearances on such shows as Will and Grace, Ed, and Boomtown." The multi-talented Harris also enjoys a busy schedule in the world of voice-over, lending his pipes to the likes of The Simpsons, Justice League" and the dual role of Peter Parker and Spider-Man in the top-rated MTV animated series. His voice work includes creating character voices for numerous books on tape, some of which are Slake's Limbo, Ribsy and the award-winning children's book Henry Huggins. Rounding out his accomplishments are Harris' additional theater credits, including critically acclaimed performances in the Los Angeles production of Rent, Romeo & Juliet at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego, and the concert production of Reprise! Sweeney Todd at Lincoln Center in New York. Originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico, Harris currently resides in Los Angeles.