Editing Neil Patrick Harris (section)

{{short description|American actor and singer (born 1973)}}
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| caption            = Harris in 2025
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|singer|writer|producer|television host}}
| years_active       = 1988–present
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[David Burtka]]|September 2014}}
| children           = 2
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Neil Patrick Harris|Full list]]
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'''Neil Patrick Harris''' (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Neil Patrick Harris|multiple accolades]] throughout his career, including a [[Tony Award]] and five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]], and nominations for a [[Grammy Award]] and three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]].

On television, he is known for playing the title character on the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] series ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'' (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]], as well as [[Barney Stinson]] on the [[CBS]] series ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' (2005–2014), for which he was nominated for four [[Emmy Awards]], and [[Count Olaf]] on the [[Netflix]] series ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' (2017–2019). He won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]] for [[Dream On (Glee)|his role]] on ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' (2010). Harris is also known for portraying the title character in [[Joss Whedon]]'s musical ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' (2008) and a fictional version of himself in the ''[[Harold & Kumar]]'' film series (2004–2011). His other films include ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'' (1997), ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' (2011), ''[[The Smurfs 2]]'' (2013), and ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'' (2014).

On stage, he starred as Mark Cohen in the national tour of [[Rent (musical)|''Rent'']] (1997), before making his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in the [[David Auburn]] play ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]'' (2002). He went on to win the [[Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical]] playing the title role in the [[rock musical]] ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'' (2014). Harris has hosted numerous award shows including the Tony Awards in [[63rd Tony Awards|2009]], [[65th Tony Awards|2011]], [[66th Tony Awards|2012]], and [[67th Tony Awards|2013]], the Primetime Emmy Awards in [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|2009]] and [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards|2013]], and the [[Academy Awards]] in [[87th Academy Awards|2015]]. He was named one of ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine's [[100 Most Influential People]] in 2010.