Neil Patrick Harris

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Neil Patrick Harris (2014)

Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973 in Albuquerque , New Mexico ) is an American actor , musical performer , producer , director and magician . He was best known for starring in the television series Doogie Howser, MD (1989-1993) and for his role in How I Met Your Mother (2005-2014). His achievements brought him various awards.

Career

Harris grew up in the small town of Ruidoso in Lincoln County , New Mexico, where he played in school theater. In 1988 his parents returned to Albuquerque; that same year he made his debut in the drama Clara's Secret , in which he played the role of David Hart, for whom the housekeeper, played by Whoopi Goldberg , becomes a surrogate mother. For this role he was nominated in 1989 for the Golden Globe Award and Young Artist Award .

The Magic Castle, Hollywood

A passionate magician, Harris is an active member and was temporarily president of the Academy of Magical Arts . The headquarters of the Magicians' Association, Magic Castle in Hollywood, has housed the largest library of magic arts in the world since 1963 and regularly organizes competitions and performances that Harris moderated during his tenure. Although Harris never practiced magic full-time, he regularly incorporated individual magic tricks into his television shows, films and stage appearances.

Harris starred in the science fiction comedy Purple People Eater (1988), with Ned Beatty and Thora Birch in supporting roles . From 1989 to 1993 he played the lead role in the television series Doogie Howser, MD. For this role he received the Young Artist Award in 1990, 1991 and 1992 ; In 1992 he was nominated for the Golden Globe. In the science fiction film Starship Troopers (1997) he played Colonel Carl Jenkins, who worked for military intelligence. In the comedy A Friend to Love (2000) by John Schlesinger , he played alongside Madonna , Rupert Everett and Benjamin Bratt . In the comedy The Mesmerist (2002) he took the lead role.

In 1997 he played in the theater musical Rent in Los Angeles and was awarded the Drama League Award for this role in the same year . He had a supporting role in Harold & Kumar from 2004, in which he played himself. That later earned him the role of Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother , a comedy series in which he starred from 2005 to 2014, for which he won the Emmy four times in the Outstanding Supporting category between 2007 and 2010 Actor in a Comedy Series was nominated without being able to win him. In 2010 he received the Emmy in the category Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for an appearance on the series Glee and in 2011 the People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor .

In 2008 he starred alongside many other actors including Jack Black , John C. Reilly and Sarah Chalke in the short musical Prop 8: The Musical , which deals with the recognition of same-sex partnerships in the United States . Following the Tony Awards , Harris also hosted the 2009 Primetime Emmy Awards . He also moderated in 2010 from Britain dating game show The Cube , only the pilot episode was broadcast. In the same year he staged the musical Rent in the Hollywood Bowl .

He opened the Academy Awards in 2010 and hosted the Academy Awards in 2015 . Since September 2015 he has hosted the variety show Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris on NBC . In September 2011, Harris received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the television category .

In 2011 he played a leading role on Broadway in the Musical Company , in which Jon Cryer also participated. In 2014 Harris starred in the Broadway premiere of the off-Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch , for which he received a Tony Award in 2014 . In January 2017, he starred in the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events , for which he also served as a producer.

In 2018, Neil Patrick Harris' children's book Die Magischen 6 ( The Magic Misfits ) was published. It's about the boy Carter, who has a special talent for magic tricks. The third volume will be published in the USA on December 5, 2019. It is not the actor's first written work. In 2014 he published the novel Bro !: Follow me into my legendary life (in the English original: Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography ).

His German voice actor is currently Philipp Moog .

Private life

Neil Patrick Harris with David Burtka in January 2012

Harris met his husband David Burtka in 2004 through a mutual friend. Burtka later had several guest appearances alongside him on How I Met Your Mother as Lily Aldrin's affectionate ex-boyfriend Bill ("Scooter"). They also appeared together in several musicals and films, but today Burtka mainly works as chef de cuisine in his own restaurant. The couple have dizygoti twins , a boy and a girl (born October 2010), who were born by a surrogate mother. After the New York Senate legalized same-sex marriage on June 24, 2011 , Harris and Burtka announced that they had been engaged five years earlier. The two married in Italy in September 2014 .

Filmography (selection)

Feature films

TV Shows

Synchronized work

theatre

year piece role Remarks
1997 Rent Mark Cohen nationwide tour
1998 Romeo and Juliet Romeo Montague Old Globe Theater
2001 Sweeney Todd Tobias Ragg Concert version of the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
2002 Proof Hal Manhattan Theater Club
2003 Cabaret Emcee Stephen Sondheim Theater
2004 The Paris Letter Young Anton / Burt Sarris Roundabout Theater
2004 Assassins Lee Harvey Oswald / The Balladeer Roundabout Theater
2005 Tick, tick ... BOOM! Jon Menier Chocolate Factory
2006 All my sons Chris Keller Geffen Playhouse
2006 Amadeus Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hollywood Bowl
2010 Rent - also director
Hollywood Bowl
2011 Company Robert Concert version of the New York Philharmonic
2011 A Snow White Christmas The Magic Mirror El Portal Theater
2014 Nothing to Hide - also director
Romulus Linney Courtyard Theater
2014 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Hedwig Belasco Theater

Other Projects

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Dream On (with Glee Cast )
  UK 47 06/05/2010 (2 weeks)
  US 26th 06/05/2010 (2 weeks)
Ensemble recordings
year Album title Remarks
2001 Evening Primrose Studio ensemble
2004 Assassins Ensemble recording of the new production
2006 Wall to Wall: Stephen Sondheim Concert ensemble
2008 Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Ensemble recording (original cast)
2009 Batman: The Brave and the Bold - Mayhem of the Music Meister Ensemble recording (original cast)
2014 Hedwig and the Angry Inch Broadway ensemble recording (original cast)
Singles

Video games

  • 2008: Saints Row 2 (Voice of the Veteran's Child)
  • 2009: Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (voice of Wallace "Wally" Wellesley)
  • 2010: Rock of the Dead (unspecified voice)
  • 2010: Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions (voice of Peter Parker / Spider-Man)
  • 2013: Saints Row IV (voice of the veteran's child)

On-line

bibliography

  • Neil Patrick Harris: Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography . Crown Archetype, 2014, ISBN 978-0-385-34699-3 .
  • Neil Patrick Harris: The Magic Misfits . Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2017, ISBN 978-0-316-39182-5 .
  • Neil Patrick Harris: The Magic Misfits: The Second Story . Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2018, ISBN 978-0-316-39185-6 .

Audio books

Awards (selection)

Emmy Award
  • 2007 : "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
  • 2008 : "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
  • 2009 : "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
  • 2010 : "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
  • 2010: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Glee - won
  • 2010: “Outstanding Special Class Program” for the presentation of the 2009 Tony Award ceremony - won
  • 2012 : "Outstanding Special Class Program" for the presentation of the 2011 Tony Award ceremony - won
  • 2013 : “Outstanding Special Class Program” for the presentation of the 2012 Tony Award ceremony - won
  • 2014 : “Outstanding Special Class Program” for the presentation of the 2013 Tony Award ceremony - won
  • 2018 : Outstanding Children's Program for A Series of Unfortunate Events as Executive Producer - Nominated
Tony Award
Golden Globe Award
Satellite Award
  • 2018: "Best Actor in a Television Series Musical or Comedy" for A Series of Unfortunate Events - Nominated
Saturn Award
  • 2017: Best New Media Television Series for A Series of Unfortunate Events - Nominated
People's Choice Award
  • 1990: Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series for Doogie Howser, MD - won
  • 1990: Favorite Male TV Performer for Doogie Howser, MD - nominated
  • 2008: "Favorite Scene Stealing Star" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
  • 2011: "Favorite TV Comedy Actor" for How I Met Your Mother - won
  • 2012: "Favorite TV Comedy Actor" for How I Met Your Mother - won
  • 2013: "Favorite TV Comedy Actor" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
  • 2014: "Favorite TV Comedy Actor" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
Young Artist Award
  • 1989: "Best Leading Young Actor in a Feature Film" for Clara's Secret - nominated
  • 1990: “Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series” for Doogie Howser, MD - won
  • 1991: "Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series" for Doogie Howser, MD - won
  • 1992: "Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series" for Doogie Howser, MD - won
Teen Choice Award
  • 2007 : "Choice TV Actor: Comedy" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
  • 2008 : "Choice TV Actor: Comedy" for How I Met Your Mother - nominated
Streamy Award

Spike Video Game Award

  • 2010: "Best Performance by a Human Male" for Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions - won
bravo A-List Award
  • 2009: “A-List Male Actor” - won
Golden Icon Award
  • 2010: "Best Performance by an Actor in a Comedy Television Series" for How I Met Your Mother - won
Viewers for Quality Television Award
  • 1990: "Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series" for Doogie Howser, MD - nominated

Web links

Commons : Neil Patrick Harris  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ People's Choice Awards 2011
  2. ↑ Neil Patrick Harris to host Emmys
  3. ↑ Josef Adalian: Neil Patrick Harris Steps Into 'The Cube' for CBS. In: The Wrap . January 28, 2010, accessed May 14, 2011 .
  4. ^ Tim Gray: Neil Patrick Harris to Host the Oscars. In: Variety.com. October 15, 2014, accessed October 16, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Neil Patrick Harris & Jon Cryer in the cinema. In: serienjunkies.de
  6. ↑ 2014 Winners. In: tonyawards.com
  7. ↑ Based on How I Met Your Mother: What is Barney actor Neil Patrick Harris doing today? In: Moviepilot.de. Retrieved September 25, 2019 .
  8. ↑ https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/neil-patrick-harris-not-interested-in-identity-of-twins-biological-father-1.2148390
  9. ↑ Neil Patrick Harris is happy to have twins. In: ksta.de
  10. ↑ Neil Patrick Harris on Twitter
  11. ↑ Guess what? @DavidBurtka and I got married over the weekend. In Italy. Yup, we put the 'n' and 'd' in 'husband'. In: Twitter.com , accessed September 8, 2014.
  12. ^ Lindsay Champion: Magic Extravaganza Nothing to Hide Headed Off-Broadway, Directed by Neil Patrick Harris. Broadway.com, accessed September 24, 2013 .
  13. ↑ Chart sources: UK US
  14. ↑ Saints Row. Retrieved November 13, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Harris, Neil Patrick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, producer, director and musical performer
DATE OF BIRTH June 15, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Albuquerque , New Mexico , United States