Neil Patrick Harris
General Stats
- Born in: Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
- DOB: June 15, 1973
- Height: 6′ 1½” (187 cm)
Websites
- Official Website: NA
Brief Bio
Harris made his film debut in 1988 and appeared in two movies: “Purple People Eater” and “Clara’s Heart”, starring Whoopi Goldberg.
At the age of 16, he landed the lead role in Steven Bochco’s television series about a teen prodigy doctor at a local hospital, “Doogie Howser, MD”. In 1990 the series earned the Harris the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Male Performer and a Golden Globe Nomination.
Harris took up stage acting after “Doogie Howser, MD” ended and took roles in a number of made-for-television movies. In 1997 Harris appeared in “Starship Troopers” with Casper Van Dien and in 1998 was in movie “The Proposition”.
In 1997, Harris won a Drama-League Award for his performance as Mark Cohen in the Los Angeles production of the musical, “Rent”. In following years, Harris continued performing on the stage and made his Broadway debut in “Proof” in 2001 and also appeared in “Romeo and Juliet,” “Cabaret,” “Sweeney Todd” and “Assassins.”
Harris continued to play roles in big screen movies including: “The Next Best Thing” and “Undercover Brother” and appeared as a guest in TV shows including Numb3rs. He also performed the voice of Peter Parker/Spider Man in the animated series “Spider Man”.
Harris is currently starring in the sitcom “How I Met Your Mother”.
Current Work
- Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
- How I Met Your Mother
- Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Love him!
June 30th, 2008 at 12:35 amNPH is awe…wait for it…some!!!
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:31 amFantastic! And apparently we graduated from the same high school.
July 15th, 2008 at 2:30 pmGreat job!
July 16th, 2008 at 2:35 amYou forgot to mention Harris’ groundbreaking work as one of the first guest Riffers on http://www.RiffTrax.com, riffing on “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory!” “Dr. Horrible” isn’t the first awesometeen thing Harris has done to enhance the Inter-Webs.
July 16th, 2008 at 1:03 pmWonderful performance — You were great in Sweeney Todd too!
July 16th, 2008 at 5:27 pm“I” before “e” except after “c,” yo.
July 17th, 2008 at 12:52 pmBrief Bio.
Neil Patrick Harris has been on my “it” list of favorite actors since he was in Clara’s Heart! He is genius! And, WOW, can he SING!
July 17th, 2008 at 3:50 pmNeil Patrick Harris is fantastic-I’m a long time fan! BOY can he SING!!!
July 17th, 2008 at 3:51 pmWow! I think you’re one of the better actors I’ve seen in a very long time. Your facial expressions are wonderful and your voice is great.
July 17th, 2008 at 4:20 pmi’ve always loved neil! i’m so glad he gets to show off his amazing talents in this show! i love nph!
July 17th, 2008 at 9:12 pm[...] stars Neil Patrick Harris (whom I may have to add to my mancrush list; he is awesome), Nathan Fillion, and Felicia Day. [...]
July 18th, 2008 at 9:30 pm[...] of all, I LOVE NPH. Always have. I seriously wanted to be Doogie’s girlfriend way back [...]
July 19th, 2008 at 1:54 pmi will marry him….
July 19th, 2008 at 5:47 pmand it’s legend-hope your not lactoseintollerant because the second part is-dary!
NPH is made of awesome sauce with and extra side of awesome gravy.
July 19th, 2008 at 6:53 pmHootmon, he’s hella good in this. Maybe…it..will…go..to…Broadway?
July 19th, 2008 at 9:04 pm[...] a post about Joss Whedon creating some called Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. It features Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Fillion and Felicia Day. Well you have just got to watch it is a hoot. Oh and funny if you [...]
July 21st, 2008 at 2:03 amI’m not one to crush on celebrities… but wow! His stage presence is just masterful. His charisma is magnetic. I’m in lust!
July 22nd, 2008 at 9:54 pmI first discovered Neil Patrick Harris in How I Met Your Mother, in which he’s probably my favorite character (I later realized he had been Doogie Howser, also). Dr. Horrible confirmed for me that he is one of my favorite actors, and that he is also a great singer. I can’t wait to see what he does next, because I’ll almost certainly buy it (or watch it if its on tv. I’m excluding HIMYM because I already know he’ll be in that when it starts up again).
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:39 pmI watched Dr. Horrible because I’m a huge fan of Joss and Nathan – but I have to say, NPH stole the show! He was fantastic! Neil just got a new fan.
July 25th, 2008 at 5:50 pmPatrick when are you going to do a web version of “Evening Primrose”? It would work as a internet musical and I feel that your audience can handle the subject matter. Besides I have the recording of you singing it and therefore you must do it.
July 28th, 2008 at 11:20 pmso THAT’s why I kept thinking of Marc. :smacks forehead:
man, this kid is everywhere. love him. <3
August 13th, 2008 at 5:17 amI wonder if NPH realizes that aligning himself with the Whedonverse he’s made himself part of the juggernaut that is well…us….personally I have How I Met Your Mother in my Netflix queue because of this….NPH made me just flat love him in this, now he’s part of the obsession that is Whedon-dome! Congrats sir, you are now part of the geekly obsessive gene, and its not a bad thing
August 15th, 2008 at 2:58 amOMGSH!! You have the most beautiful voice!! I love it! It gave me chills!! Great film, great acting!
November 11th, 2008 at 7:17 pmOk so I was born in 85 so I didn’t get to see him/you (depending on who reads this) so didn’t really get to know ya. My mom and sister became avid fans of How I Met Your Mother and I’m all about supernatural shows so didn’t wanna watch. Now after watching Dr. Horrible I am hooked now. Who knew that would happen to me. You/ He can sing like crazy and I agree with everyone else. You/ He is what brings it together with the facial expressions. I have the sinking suspicion that Dr. Horrible will take over the world for sure.
January 1st, 2009 at 2:53 pmNeil you are so AWWWWWSOME! Love HIMYM and your role as Dr. Horrible – god damn, what a voice!
January 16th, 2009 at 2:27 amYES! a broadway appearance would be amazing! i would walk from my home in dallas to see it!
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:20 pmheads up #22 if you spell Mark Cohen’s name with a “c” ever again you might have some very angry people on your hands so be carful
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:22 pmMr. Harris-
I think that you’re the best singer that I’ve ever heard (My second favorite group is the Jonas Brothers.)
Please make another movie like Dr. Horrible. I like it when you sing really fast. I’ve been practicing so maybe someday I can sing like you (and use a freeze gun, too.)
May 15th, 2009 at 10:53 amSincerely,
Cedric, Future ELE Member “Wicked-Bad Kid”
Mr. Harris. You, sir, are a god. I am a huge fan of everything you have done. Keep up the great work!
May 21st, 2009 at 9:55 amNPH,
June 19th, 2009 at 9:47 amYou are what the entertainment industry is all about. I enjoy watching anything you are in, you bring life to every character you play. I shall continue to follow your work and I look forward to see what else you accomplish. I applaud you, sir.
And your voice – I swoon.
Keep up the fantastic work!