Editing Neil Patrick Harris

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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.

==Early life and education==
Neil Patrick Harris was born on June 15, 1973, in [[Albuquerque, New Mexico]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Patrick Harris profile |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/neil-patrick-harris-167741/bio |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225201524/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/neil-patrick-harris-167741/bio/ |archive-date=February 25, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2015 |work=[[TV Guide]]}}</ref> and grew up in [[Ruidoso, New Mexico]], with his older brother and their parents, Sheila Gail (née Scott) and Ronald Gene Harris. Both parents were lawyers and also ran a restaurant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/225296070/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Choose-Your-Own-Autobiography-by-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Excerpt|title=Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris - Excerpt|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=February 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225000130/https://www.scribd.com/doc/225296070/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Choose-Your-Own-Autobiography-by-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Excerpt|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="usatoday1">{{cite news|last=Keveney|first=Bill|title=Host Neil Patrick Harris gives Emmys a bit of awesomeness|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 13, 2009|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-09-13-neil-patrick-harris_N.htm|access-date=September 21, 2009|archive-date=September 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090922202228/http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2009-09-13-neil-patrick-harris_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[http://uagreeks.uark.edu/4484.php Alpha Chi Omega" Greek Life] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130425063744/http://uagreeks.uark.edu/4484.php |date=April 25, 2013}}, uagreeks.uark.edu. Retrieved November 5, 2015.</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/how-neil-patrick-harris-met-himself-20140522|title=How Neil Patrick Harris Met Himself|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=November 13, 2014|date=May 22, 2014|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111102345/http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/how-neil-patrick-harris-met-himself-20140522|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="roots">''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', February 23, 2016, PBS</ref> He attended [[La Cueva High School]] in Albuquerque, graduating with [[Honors student|high honors]] in 1991,<ref>Belcher, David (April 18, 2004). "Killer parts: Albuquerque's Neil Patrick Harris is back on Broadway with two roles in controversial 'Assassins'", ''[[Albuquerque Journal]]''. pg. ''ESPN F1''.</ref> which he attributes to being privately tutored half the school year while on a set.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harris|first1=Neil Patrick|title=Neil Patrick Harris Goes Undercover on Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube|url=http://video.gq.com/watch/actually-me-neil-patrick-harris-goes-undercover-on-reddit-twitter-and-youtube|website=[[GQ]] Videos|access-date=April 16, 2018|date=April 5, 2018|quote=I did graduate from La Cueva High School. Go bears! With high honors? Er. I did okay. I mean, half the year I was tutored on a set by a teacher who fed me the specific information that I needed to solve tests.|archive-date=April 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416134650/http://video.gq.com/watch/actually-me-neil-patrick-harris-goes-undercover-on-reddit-twitter-and-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
===1989–2003===
Harris began his career as a child actor and was discovered by playwright [[Mark Medoff]] at a drama camp in [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite episode |title=Anytime with Bob Kushell feat. Neil Patrick Harris |series=[[Anytime with Bob Kushell]] |airdate=January 1, 2009 |season=1 |number=3 }}</ref> Medoff later cast him in the drama film ''[[Clara's Heart]]'' (1988). ''Clara's Heart'' earned Harris a [[Golden Globe]] nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58584-CLARAS-HEART?cxt=filmography|title=Clara's Heart|publisher=[[American Film Institute]]|access-date=April 21, 2023|archive-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421203119/https://catalog.afi.com/Film/58584-CLARAS-HEART?cxt=filmography|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, he starred in ''[[Purple People Eater (film)|Purple People Eater]]'', a children's fantasy.<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Movie Review: Amateurism Rife in 'Purple People Eater'|date=December 16, 1988|first=Kevin|last=Thomas|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-16-ca-45-story.html|access-date=February 25, 2025|archive-date=March 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250328173243/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-12-16-ca-45-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Beginning in 1989, Harris played the title role of a child prodigy doctor in ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]'', for which he was nominated for another Golden Globe award.<ref>{{cite web|title=Doogie Houser Cast Then And Now, How They Changed Over The Years|url=https://theawesomedaily.com/doogie-howser-cast-then-and-now/|date=September 17, 2017|website=The Awesome Daily|access-date=February 25, 2025|archive-date=February 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250221132649/https://theawesomedaily.com/doogie-howser-cast-then-and-now/|url-status=live}}</ref> After the show's four-season run ended in 1993, Harris played a number of [[guest role]]s on television series, including ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/murder-she-wrote-30th-anniversary-netflix.html|title=On It's 30th Anniversary, ''Murder, She Wrote'' Remains One of My Favourite Things on Netflix|website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|date=October 2, 2024|access-date=February 27, 2025|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421232148/https://www.vulture.com/2014/10/murder-she-wrote-30th-anniversary-netflix.html|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1999 to 2000, he starred in the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[Stark Raving Mad (TV series)|Stark Raving Mad]]'', which lasted 22 episodes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.primetimer.com/features/from-the-must-see-tv-graveyard-stark-raving-mad|title=Tales From the Must-See-TV Graveyard: ''Stark Raving Mad''|website=Primetimer|date=September 19, 2022}}</ref> Harris's first film role as an adult was ''[[Animal Room]]'' (1995), although he portrayed a teenager.<ref>{{cite web|title=A Chat with director Craig Singer ("Dark Ride," "Perkins' 14") {{!}} Premium Hollywood |url=https://www.premiumhollywood.com/2009/04/02/a-chat-with-director-craig-singer-dark-ride-perkins-14/ |access-date=June 4, 2022 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Harris played lead roles in numerous [[made-for-television]] features, including ''[[Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story]]'' (1994),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/snowbound-the-jim-and-jennifer-stolpa-story-1200435354/|title=Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story|last=Bierbaum|first=Tom|date=January 5, 1994|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=February 26, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425164057/https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/snowbound-the-jim-and-jennifer-stolpa-story-1200435354/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[My Antonia (film)|My Ántonia]]'' (1995),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/my-antonia-2-1200440928/|title=My Antonia - Review|last=Lowe|first=Kinsey|date=March 26, 1995|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=June 30, 2019|archive-date=June 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630091633/https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/my-antonia-2-1200440928/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Christmas Wish]]'' (1998),<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=Reynolds and Harris Make 'Wish' Watchable|date=December 5, 1998|first=Daryl H.|last=Miller|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-05-ca-50691-story.html|access-date=February 25, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425164028/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-dec-05-ca-50691-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Joan of Arc (miniseries)|Joan of Arc]]'' (1999),<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Oklahoman]]|title=Power of Simple Faith Highlighted In CBS' "Joan of Arc" Miniseries|date=May 16, 1999|first=Renee|last=Lawrence|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/1999/05/16/power-of-simple-faith-highlighted-in-cbs-joan-of-arc-miniseries/62242372007/|access-date=February 25, 2025}}</ref> ''The Wedding Dress'' (2001),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tubitv.com/movies/537368/the-wedding-dress|title=Watch The Wedding Dress (2001) - Free Movies - Tubi|website=[[Tubi]]|access-date=March 1, 2025|archive-date=February 9, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209170736/https://tubitv.com/movies/537368/the-wedding-dress|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The Christmas Blessing]]'' (2005).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dove.org/review/5211-the-christmas-blessing/|title=The Christmas Blessing|work=dove|access-date=August 4, 2021|archive-date=August 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804204352/https://dove.org/review/5211-the-christmas-blessing/|url-status=live}}</ref> His film work also has included supporting roles in ''[[The Next Best Thing]]'' (2000),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/the-next-best-thing-1200461441/|title=The Next Best Thing|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 21, 2000|access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> ''[[Undercover Brother]]'' (2002),<ref>{{cite web|title=Undercover Brother|url=https://www.avclub.com/undercover-brother-1798197590|date=June 11, 2002|first=Nathan|last=Rabin|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=February 25, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425164011/https://www.avclub.com/undercover-brother-1798197590|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'' (1997).<ref>{{cite web|first=Tim|last=Grierson|title=This Week In Genre History: ''Starship Troopers'' Was A Bugged-out Critique Of Fascism|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/this-week-in-genre-history-starship-troopers|website=[[Syfy]] |date=November 4, 2020|access-date=April 1, 2022|archive-date=June 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220608002627/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/this-week-in-genre-history-starship-troopers|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris portrayed [[Rent (musical)#Main characters|Mark Cohen]] in the 1997 touring company of the [[rock musical]], ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]'',<ref name="broadwayv">{{cite news|last=Wada|first=Karen|title=Vanessa Hudgens to star in ''Rent'' at the Hollywood Bowl this summer|date=April 9, 2010|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/04/vanessa-hudgens-to-star-in-rent-at-the-hollywood-bowl-this-summer.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=April 10, 2010|archive-date=April 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100412021613/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2010/04/vanessa-hudgens-to-star-in-rent-at-the-hollywood-bowl-this-summer.html|url-status=live}}</ref> a role he later satirized in the January 10, 2009, episode of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''  which he hosted,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/neil-patrick-harris-january-10-2009/umc.cmc.4dzazkw1hrxmcl9fy3a956clq|title=Neil Patrick Harris: January 10, 2009 - Saturday Night Live (Season 34, Episode 12)|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=January 10, 2009|access-date=February 28, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425164000/https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/neil-patrick-harris-january-10-2009/umc.cmc.4dzazkw1hrxmcl9fy3a956clq|url-status=live}}</ref> and sang the role of Charles (initially played by [[Anthony Perkins]] in a 1966 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] telecast) on the [[Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch]] recording of Sondheim's ''[[Evening Primrose (musical)|Evening Primrose]]'' in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|first=Steven|last=Suskin|title=On The Record: ''The Frogs'', ''Evening Primrose'', ''Subways''|url=http://www.playbill.com/features/article/66631-ON_THE_RECORD_The_Frogs_Evening_Primrose_Subways|work=[[Playbill]]|date=October 18, 2001|access-date=March 15, 2025|archive-date=September 8, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908071723/http://www.playbill.com/features/article/66631-ON_THE_RECORD_The_Frogs_Evening_Primrose_Subways|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> Harris has also worked on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] in both musical and dramatic roles. He played [[Tobias Ragg]] in the 2001 concert performances of ''[[Sweeney Todd (musical)|Sweeney Todd]]'',<ref>{{cite web|title=PBS - Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street|url=https://www.pbs.org/kqed/demonbarber/play/tobias.html|access-date=June 22, 2021|publisher=[[PBS]]|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126020731/http://www.pbs.org/kqed/demonbarber/play/tobias.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the following year, he performed in ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|title=Anne Heche to Return to Broadway ''Proof'' for July 5 Evening Show|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/anne-heche-to-return-to-broadway-proof-for-july-5-evening-show-106896|work=[[Playbill]]|date=July 5, 2002|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924191454/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/anne-heche-to-return-to-broadway-proof-for-july-5-evening-show-106896|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2003, he took the role of the Emcee in ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]''. As a result of his critically acclaimed performance in ''Cabaret'', Harris was named the top-drawing [[Headliner (performances)|headliner]] in the role of the Emcee by GuestStarCasting.com.<ref>{{cite web |first=Preston Scott |last=Reed |title=Neil Patrick Harris and John Stamos Lead Emcee Rankings |url=http://www.dime-co.com/entertainment/p_harris_and_stamos.shtml |publisher=Dime-Co |date=September 2, 2005 |access-date=September 5, 2007 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929071520/http://www.dime-co.com/entertainment/p_harris_and_stamos.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 2004–2014 ===
In 2004, he performed the dual roles of the Balladeer and [[Lee Harvey Oswald]] on Broadway in the revival of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s musical ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hertzfeld|first=Laura|title=Neil Patrick Harris returns to 'Assassins'|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/12/03/neil-patrick-harris-assassins/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=August 14, 2022|date=December 3, 2012|archive-date=August 14, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814021655/https://ew.com/article/2012/12/03/neil-patrick-harris-assassins/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2004, Harris played a fictionalized, hyper-womanizing, lewd version of himself in ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]'', a [[Stoner film|stoner]] [[comedy film]] in the ''[[Harold & Kumar]]'' series. He would go on to reprise the role in the sequels ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]'' (2008) and ''[[A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas]]'' (2011).<ref>{{cite web|last=Eisenberg|first=Eric|date=November 4, 2011|title=Neil Patrick Harris Discusses The Escalation Of NPH In A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Discusses-Escalation-NPH-Very-Harold-Kumar-3D-Christmas-27744.html|access-date=June 19, 2023|website=CINEMABLEND|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatwouldnphdo.com/|title=What Would NPH Do?|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723064006/http://whatwouldnphdo.com/|archive-date=July 23, 2008|access-date=February 26, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2005, Harris portrayed Jon in the London premiere of ''[[Tick, Tick... Boom!]]'' at the [[Menier Chocolate Factory]]. He was replaced by [[Christian Campbell]] in July of that same year.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tripney|first=Natasha|title=Tick, Tick...Boom!|url=http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/tick-tick.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051120092939/http://www.musicomh.com/theatre/tick-tick.htm|archive-date=November 20, 2005|website=[[musicOMH]]}}</ref>

[[File:Cobie Smulders & Neil Patrick Harris (9445875877).jpg|thumb|right|[[Cobie Smulders]] and Harris at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] for ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' in 2013]]

From 2005 to 2014, Harris played [[Barney Stinson]], a serial womanizer, in the [[CBS]] ensemble sitcom ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''. The role earned him [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Emmy]] nominations every year from 2007 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/59ptemmys_noms.pdf|title=The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmys Nominations|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001910/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/59ptemmys_noms.pdf|archive-date=September 27, 2007}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/CTA59themmywinners.pdf|title=59th Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards |date=September 8, 2007|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=February 12, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116035459/http://www.emmys.org/downloads/2007/CTA59themmywinners.pdf|archive-date=November 16, 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php|title=60th Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=May 18, 2021 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081023155314/http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2008pte/60thpte_noms.php|archive-date=October 23, 2008}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/CTA08winners_pressrel.pdf|title=60th Creative Arts Primetime Emmys Winners|date=September 13, 2008|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920201517/http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2008/CTA08winners_pressrel.pdf|archive-date=September 20, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2009ptemmys/61stemmys_noms.php|title=61st Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=May 18, 2021 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916060522/http://cdn.emmys.tv/awards/2009ptemmys/61stemmys_noms.php|archive-date=September 16, 2009}}<br />{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2009/CRTV09winners_pressrel.pdf|title=61st Creative Arts Primetime Emmys Winners|date=September 12, 2009|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=May 18, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091007021400/http://cdn.emmys.tv/downloads/2009/CRTV09winners_pressrel.pdf|archive-date=October 7, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms_4.pdf|title=62nd Primetime Emmy Awards and Creative Arts Emmy Awards Nominees|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=May 18, 2021 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322002948/http://www.emmys.com/sites/emmys.com/files/62ndemmys_noms_4.pdf|archive-date=March 22, 2012}}</ref> In 2007, he worked with [[Michael J. Nelson|Mike Nelson]] on a comedic audio commentary set to the film ''[[Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory]]'' for [[RiffTrax]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rifftrax.com/willy-wonka-and-the-chocolate-factory|title=Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - RiffTrax|website=[[RiffTrax]]|date=September 19, 2014|access-date=February 27, 2025 }}</ref> In 2008, Harris played the title role in [[Joss Whedon]]'s musical web series ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/07/14/joss-whedon-interview-the-web-has-been-wonderful-for-horrible|title=Joss Whedon Interview: The Web Has Been Wonderful Ford "Horrible"|date=July 15, 2008|publisher=[[Tubefilter]]|access-date=July 15, 2008|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131215032/https://www.tubefilter.com/2008/07/14/joss-whedon-interview-the-web-has-been-wonderful-for-horrible-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he guest-starred on ''[[Sesame Street]]'' as the Sesame Street Fairy Shoe Person.<ref>{{cite web |first=Michael |last=Jensen |title=TCA Weekend Update: Neil Patrick Harris, "The Starter Wife" and more! |url=http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/tca-weekend-update-NPH-starter-wife |date=July 21, 2008 |access-date=November 28, 2009 |archive-date=August 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090805163042/http://www.afterelton.com/blog/michaeljensen/tca-weekend-update-NPH-starter-wife |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sesame Street Enters 39th Season |publisher=[[Sesame Workshop]] |url=http://www.sesameworkshop.org/newsandevents/sesameupdates/season_39 |access-date=October 31, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021070047/http://www.sesameworkshop.org/newsandevents/sesameupdates/season_39 |archive-date=October 21, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Mark |last=Graham |title=NPH Sweeps The Clouds Away As The Shoe Fairy On ''Sesame Street'' |url=http://defamer.com/5028453/nph-sweeps-the-clouds-away-as-the-shoe-fairy-on-sesame-street |publisher=Defamer |date=July 23, 2008 |access-date=September 5, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080907053333/http://defamer.com/5028453/nph-sweeps-the-clouds-away-as-the-shoe-fairy-on-sesame-street |archive-date=September 7, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In 2009, he hosted the 7th Annual [[TV Land Awards]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://ir.paramount.com/news-releases/news-release-details/seventh-annual-tv-land-awards-honor-mash-married-children-home|title=The Seventh Annual TV Land Awards to Honor 'M*A*S*H,' 'Married with Children,' 'Home Improvement,' 'Magnum P.I.,' 'Knots Landing' and 'Two and a Half Men' Among Others|date=March 21, 2009|publisher=[[Paramount Global]]|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> and appeared as a guest judge on [[American Idol season 9|season 9]] of ''[[American Idol]]''.<ref>{{cite news |first=Denise |last=Martin |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/neil-patrick-harris-signs-on-to-judge-american-idol.html |title=Neil Patrick Harris signs on to guest judge ''American Idol'' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] blogs |date=August 25, 2009 |access-date=September 19, 2009 |archive-date=August 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828062506/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/neil-patrick-harris-signs-on-to-judge-american-idol.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Harris provided the voice of Steve the Monkey in the ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (franchise)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]'' film franchise (2009–2013).<ref>{{cite press release|title=Delicious Voice Cast Storms In To "Cloudy 2: Revenge Of The Leftovers"|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delicious-voice-cast-storms-in-to-cloudy-2-revenge-of-the-leftovers-166902936.html|access-date=November 3, 2012|newspaper=[[PR Newswire]]|date=August 21, 2012|author=[[Sony Pictures Animation]]|archive-date=May 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190502053028/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/delicious-voice-cast-storms-in-to-cloudy-2-revenge-of-the-leftovers-166902936.html|url-status=live}}</ref> After a preview at [[San Diego Comic-Con]], [[Mayhem of the Music Meister!|a musical episode]] of ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]'' featuring Harris as the villainous [[Music Meister]] premiered on October 23, 2009, on [[Cartoon Network]].<ref>{{cite web|date=October 16, 2009|title=Advance Review! Neil Patrick Harris in Musical Episode of Batman|url=http://smallscreenscoop.com/neil-patrick-harris-in-musical-episode-of-batman/32207/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128160425/http://smallscreenscoop.com/neil-patrick-harris-in-musical-episode-of-batman/32207/|archive-date=November 28, 2009|access-date=June 6, 2011 |publisher=Small Screen Scoop}}</ref> He has also provided his voice for the [[Disney California Adventure Park]] attraction [[California Screamin']].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/11/hey-that-sounds-like-neil-patrick-harris|title=Hey, That Sounds Like Neil Patrick Harris|work=[[Disney Parks]] blogsite|date=November 8, 2010 |access-date=November 5, 2015|archive-date=October 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014124042/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/11/hey-that-sounds-like-neil-patrick-harris/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Neil_Patrick_Harris_2013.png|thumb|left|upright=0.8|alt=A man with dark blonde hair speaks into microphones away from the camera|Harris at ''[[The Smurfs 2]]'' premiere in 2013]]
Harris hosted the [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards]] on September 20, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.emmys.tv/media/releases/2009/rel-pte61-hostnp.php|title=Neil Patrick Harris to Host the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards, to Be Broadcast Live, Sunday, Sept. 20 on the CBS Television Network|access-date=July 13, 2009|date=July 13, 2009|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|archive-date=November 18, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091118062829/http://cdn.emmys.tv/media/releases/2009/rel-pte61-hostnp.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 21, 2010, he won two [[Emmy Awards]] at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, one of which was for [[Dream On (Glee)|his guest performance]] in the television series ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/08/emmys-creative-arts-winners-list.html|date=August 21, 2010|title=Emmys Creative Arts: Winners list|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=August 22, 2010|archive-date=September 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928232236/http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2010/08/emmys-creative-arts-winners-list.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode |title=Dream On |url=http://www.fox.com/watch/glee/86300729001 |access-date=May 19, 2010 |network=[[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] |airdate=May 18, 2010 |series=[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]] |series-no=1 |number=19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522031451/http://www.fox.com/watch/glee/86300729001 |archive-date=May 22, 2010 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Harris hosted the [[65th Primetime Emmy Awards]] on September 22, 2013, marking his second time hosting the event.<ref name=":3"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/emmy-awards-the-65th-primetime-2013|title=65th Primetime Emmy Awards (2013)|publisher=Archive of American Television|access-date=September 20, 2013|archive-date=August 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806022139/http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/shows/emmy-awards-the-65th-primetime-2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/emmys-neil-patrick-harris-explains-in-memoriam-changes_article_84512|title=Emmys: Neil Patrick Harris Explains In Memoriam Changes|date=September 20, 2013|website=[[Access Hollywood]]|access-date=September 20, 2013|archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005204950/https://www.accesshollywood.com/emmys-neil-patrick-harris-explains-in-memoriam-changes_article_84512|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris has hosted the [[Tony Awards]] four times: the [[63rd Tony Awards]] on June 7, 2009,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/neil-patrick-harris-hopping-to-emmys-1118005614/|title=Neil Patrick Harris Lands Hopping to Emmys|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=July 4, 2009|first=Cynthia|last=Littleton|date=July 1, 2009|archive-date=July 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704100103/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005614.html?categoryid=1236&cs=1|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[65th Tony Awards]] on June 12, 2011, the [[66th Tony Awards]] on June 10, 2012, and the [[67th Tony Awards]] on June 9, 2013. Only Dame [[Angela Lansbury]], with five ceremonies, has hosted the Tony Awards more times.<ref>{{cite web|title=Neil Patrick Harris Returning As Tony Awards Host|url=http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/on_stage/181810/neil-patrick-harris-returning-as-tony-awards-host|publisher=[[NY1]]|access-date=May 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514134838/http://www.ny1.com/content/ny1_living/on_stage/181810/neil-patrick-harris-returning-as-tony-awards-host|archive-date=May 14, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Hosting the Tony Awards has earned him four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 for the 63rd, 65th, 66th and 67th, respectively.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/09/19/emmy-awards-ceremony-feature/2835231|title=Neil Patrick Harris is happy to host the Emmys|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=September 20, 2013|last=Keveney|first=Bill|access-date=September 6, 2017|archive-date=December 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228090330/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/09/19/emmy-awards-ceremony-feature/2835231/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Harris appeared in the 2010 [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of influential people.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|title=The 2010 Time 100|access-date=October 2, 2010|archive-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825134033/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1984685,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> That year, Harris directed a [[Hollywood Bowl]] production of ''Rent''; he cast his ''[[Beastly (film)|Beastly]]'' co-star [[Vanessa Hudgens]] as Mimi Márquez.<ref name="broadwayv"></ref> Also in 2010, Harris provided [[voice acting]] for the role of the adult [[Dick Grayson]] ([[Nightwing]]) in the animated film ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Cindy|url=http://bluray.ign.com/articles/110/1104930p1.html|title=Batman: Under the Red Hood Blu-ray Review|website=[[IGN]]|date=July 8, 2010|access-date=July 9, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712064239/http://bluray.ign.com/articles/110/1104930p1.html|archive-date=July 12, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[beagle]] Lou in the film ''[[Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]''.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943220.html?categoryId=31&cs=1#ixzz0vClehM6x | author=Leydon, Joe | title=Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore - Read Variety's Analysis of the Movie | date=2010-07-25 | access-date=2010-07-30 | publisher=[[Reed Business Information]] | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | archive-date=2010-07-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100730231022/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117943220.html?categoryid=31&cs=1#ixzz0vClehM6x | url-status=dead}}</ref> On March 7, 2010, he delivered a musical number appearance at the [[82nd Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942363?refCatId=32|title=The 82nd Annual Academy Awards|last=Lowry|first=Brian|date=March 9, 2010|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|access-date=March 9, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605194607/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117942363?refCatId=32|archive-date=June 5, 2011}}</ref> He played the lead in the [[Independent film|indie]] comedy ''[[The Best and the Brightest (film)|The Best and the Brightest]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neil Patrick Harris Lands Two Film Roles |url=http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Neil-Patrick-Harris-1006709.aspx |work=[[TV Guide]] |access-date=June 8, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612022301/http://movies.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Neil-Patrick-Harris-1006709.aspx |archive-date=June 12, 2009 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> In December 2010, Harris hosted the [[Spike Video Game Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spike.com/press/2010/12/20/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-spike-tvs-2010-video-game-awards|title=Neil Patrick Harris To Host Spike TV's 2010 "Video Game Awards"|publisher=[[Paramount Network|Spike]] Press Center|date=December 20, 2010|access-date=September 20, 2013|archive-date=September 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055534/http://www.spike.com/press/2010/12/20/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-spike-tvs-2010-video-game-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, Harris played the lead role of Bobby in [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' with the [[New York Philharmonic]] in concert.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/RIALTO_CHATTER_Patti_LuPone_to_Join_Neil_Patrick_Harris_in_NY_Philharmonics_COMPANY_in_April_20110113|title=Rialto Chatter: Patti LuPone to Join Neil Patrick Harris in NY Philharmonic's ''Company'' in April?|date=January 13, 2011|access-date=January 24, 2011|archive-date=June 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110602150547/http://broadwayworld.com/article/RIALTO_CHATTER_Patti_LuPone_to_Join_Neil_Patrick_Harris_in_NY_Philharmonics_COMPANY_in_April_20110113|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, he directed ''The Expert at the Card Table'' at Broad Stage's Edye in [[Santa Monica, California]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/07/theater-review-the-expert-at-the-card-table-at-the-broad-stages-edye.html|title=Theater review: ''The Expert at the Card Table'' at the Broad Stage's Edye|first=Charles|last=McNulty|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 17, 2011|access-date=January 9, 2011|archive-date=July 19, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719111403/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/07/theater-review-the-expert-at-the-card-table-at-the-broad-stages-edye.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He also starred in the 2011 film ''[[The Smurfs (film)|The Smurfs]]'' and its 2013 sequel ''[[The Smurfs 2]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2011/07/29/ty_burr_says_cast_members_inject_fun_into_the_smurfs/|title=Ty Burr Says Cast Members Inject Fun Into The Smurfs|last=Burr|first=Ty|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=July 29, 2011|access-date=July 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111132604/http://articles.boston.com/2011-07-29/ae/29830291_1_smurfette-peyo-sofia-vergara|archive-date=January 11, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Production Begins on The Smurfs 2|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89642|access-date=April 26, 2012|publisher=[[ComingSoon.net]]|date=April 26, 2012|archive-date=October 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017103608/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=89642|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Harris portrayed the titular role in the first Broadway production of the rock musical ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'' from March through August 2014.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Neil Patrick Harris to Star in 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' on Broadway|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1567135/neil-patrick-harris-to-star-in-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-on-broadway|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=June 17, 2013|access-date=August 31, 2013|archive-date=June 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620222634/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1567135/neil-patrick-harris-to-star-in-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-on-broadway|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=495294|title=Hedwig and the Angry Inch|publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]]|access-date=November 13, 2014|archive-date=November 3, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103195350/http://ibdb.com/production.php?id=495294|url-status=live}}</ref> He received acclaim for the role, with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' declaring, "It's astonishing how polished a physical performance Harris gives. Channeling his inner Rockette, along with [[Iggy Pop]] and [[Lou Reed]] by way of the [[Ramones]], he carries off some advanced dance and acrobatic moves".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/legit/reviews/broadway-review-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-starring-neil-patrick-harris-1201161271/|title= Broadway Review: 'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' Starring Neil Patrick Harris|work= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= April 23, 2014|accessdate= August 30, 2023|publisher= [[Penske Media Corporation]]|archive-date= May 18, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180518130504/https://variety.com/2014/legit/reviews/broadway-review-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-starring-neil-patrick-harris-1201161271/|url-status= live}}</ref> The role earned Harris the 2014 [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Tonys: Neil Patrick Harris Wins Best Lead Actor in a Musical|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tonys-2014-neil-patrick-harris-710092|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 8, 2014|first=Mia|last=Galuppo|access-date=December 15, 2016|archive-date=December 21, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221082354/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tonys-2014-neil-patrick-harris-710092|url-status=live}}</ref> He exited the role on August 17, citing a desire to spend more time with his family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/neil-patrick-harris-to-exit-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-2014126/|title=Neil Patrick Harris to Exit Hedwig and the Angry Inch In August, Andrew Rannells Will Replace Him|last=Webber|first=Stephanie|work=[[US Weekly]]|date=June 12, 2014|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928002608/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/neil-patrick-harris-to-exit-hedwig-and-the-angry-inch-2014126/|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2014, Harris portrayed Desi Collings in ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]'', a film directed by [[David Fincher]].<ref>{{cite news|title=''Gone Girl'' starts filming in Cape Girardeau|url=http://www.kfvs12.com/story/23414551/gone-girl-starts-filming-in-cape-girardeau|access-date=September 13, 2013|website=[[KFVS-TV]]|date=September 12, 2013|archive-date=March 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310083237/http://www.kfvs12.com/story/23414551/gone-girl-starts-filming-in-cape-girardeau|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, Harris reportedly turned down the chance to replace [[David Letterman]] as host of the ''[[The Late Show (franchise)|Late Show]]'' on [[CBS]], stating that he feared he would get bored of the repetition that hosting a [[Late-night talk show|nightly talk show]] would entail. He also rejected the suggestion of replacing [[Craig Ferguson]] as host of ''[[The Late Late Show (American talk show)|The Late Late Show]]'' on the same grounds,<ref>{{cite news|first=Randee|last=Dawn|url=http://www.today.com/entertainment/neil-patrick-harris-turned-down-late-show-job-fearing-boredom-2D79669570|title=Neil Patrick Harris turned down 'Late Show' job, fearing boredom|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|date=May 15, 2014|access-date=May 15, 2014|archive-date=May 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140515124600/http://www.today.com/entertainment/neil-patrick-harris-turned-down-late-show-job-fearing-boredom-2D79669570|url-status=live}}</ref> although he later claimed he was never actually offered either job.<ref>{{cite web|last=Harris|first=Neil Patrick|title=Neil Patrick Harris Goes Undercover on Reddit, Twitter, and YouTube|url=http://video.gq.com/watch/actually-me-neil-patrick-harris-goes-undercover-on-reddit-twitter-and-youtube|website=[[GQ]] Videos|access-date=April 16, 2018|date=April 5, 2018|quote="In 2014, Harris turned down the chance to replace David Letterman." Not really true. "He also rejected the suggestion of replacing Craig Ferguson as host of The Late Late Show on the same grounds." Well, that makes it sound like I was straight up offered a gig. That wasn't true, but I was on a CBS show and there was certainly conversations that were questioning my interest in a, a talk show realm.|archive-date=April 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416134650/http://video.gq.com/watch/actually-me-neil-patrick-harris-goes-undercover-on-reddit-twitter-and-youtube|url-status=live}}</ref> In October 2014, Harris released a memoir titled ''Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography'', which is structured like a [[Choose Your Own Adventure]] book. His autobiography spent two weeks on [[The New York Times Best Seller list|''The New York Times'' Best Seller List]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/11/09/hardcover-nonfiction/|title=Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - November 9, 2014 - The New York Times|access-date=January 25, 2017|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|archive-date=January 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131215047/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2014/11/09/hardcover-nonfiction/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2015–present ===
[[File:20190911SM235 (48722585617).jpg|thumb|248x248px|Harris at the [[National Book Festival]] in 2019]]On February 22, 2015, he hosted the [[87th Academy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|url=http://mobi.iafrica.com/movies/2015/02/23/neil-patrick-harris-wows-as-oscars-host|title=Neil Patrick Harris wows as Oscars host|publisher=Mobi.iafrica.com|access-date=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223144809/http://mobi.iafrica.com/movies/2015/02/23/neil-patrick-harris-wows-as-oscars-host/|archive-date=February 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Gray |first1=Tim |date=October 15, 2014 |title=Neil Patrick Harris to Host the Oscars |url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-the-oscars-exclusive-1201312943/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015212811/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/neil-patrick-harris-to-host-the-oscars-exclusive-1201312943/ |archive-date=October 15, 2014 |access-date=October 15, 2014 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]}}</ref> On September 15, 2015, ''[[Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris]]'', a [[variety series]] hosted and executive produced by Harris, premiered [[Live television|live]] on [[NBC]] and ran for eight episodes.<ref>{{cite web |date=December 16, 2015 |title=Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris: Cancelled by NBC; No Season Two |url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/best-time-ever-with-neil-patrick-harris-cancelled-by-nbc-no-season-two/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131215033/https://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/best-time-ever-with-neil-patrick-harris-cancelled-by-nbc-no-season-two/ |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |access-date=December 16, 2015 |website=TV Series Finale}}</ref> He declined to appear in the [[American Horror Story: Hotel|fifth season]] of ''[[American Horror Story]]'' after appearing in [[American Horror Story: Freak Show|the fourth]] in a guest role due to scheduling conflicts with ''Best Time Ever''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/09/neil-patrick-harris-american-horror-story-hotel|title=Why Neil Patrick Harris Is Skipping Out on American Horror Story This Season|last=Robinson|first=Joanna|work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=September 22, 2015|access-date=May 20, 2025|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707104621/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/09/neil-patrick-harris-american-horror-story-hotel|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 15, 2016, Harris was cast as [[Count Olaf]] in [[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|the television adaptation]] of ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kit |first1=Borys |last2=Goldberg |first2=Lesley |date=January 15, 2016 |title=Neil Patrick Harris to Star in Netflix's 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' as Showrunner Exits |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/neil-patrick-harris-star-netflixs-855209 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517044933/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/neil-patrick-harris-star-netflixs-855209 |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |access-date=January 21, 2016 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> It ran for 3 seasons and 25 episodes on the streaming service [[Netflix]] before ending on January 1, 2019.<ref name="Season3Date">{{cite web |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.thewrap.com/series-unfortunate-events-final-season-3-premiere-date-video/ |title='Series of Unfortunate Events': Count Olaf, Lemony Snicket Set Final Season Premiere Date – Unfortunately (Video) |work=[[TheWrap]] |date=November 13, 2018 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114013258/https://www.thewrap.com/series-unfortunate-events-final-season-3-premiere-date-video/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 31, 2017, NBC picked up the game show ''[[Genius Junior]]'' with Harris as host and executive producer. The format would test teams of children, aged 12 and under, in various subjects including spelling, mathematics, and memory. The series received a 10-episode order and debuted on March 18, 2018.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stanhope |first1=Kate |last2=Goldberg |first2=Lesley |date=March 31, 2017 |title=NBC Greenlights 'Genius Junior' Game Show Hosted by Neil Patrick Harris |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-greenlights-genius-junior-game-show-hosted-by-neil-patrick-harris-990454 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331225224/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/nbc-greenlights-genius-junior-game-show-hosted-by-neil-patrick-harris-990454 |archive-date=March 31, 2017 |access-date=April 1, 2017 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> His debut [[young adult novel]], ''The Magic Misfits'', was released in November 2017 and is the first in a four-book series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/_b2c/media/files/14-10-2015/2015-10-07_ACQ_Neil_Patrick_Harris.pdf|title=Little, Brown Books for Young Readers to Publish Neil Patrick Harris's Debut Middle Grade Series—The Magic Misfits|last=Shoffel|first=Jessica|date=October 7, 2015|website=[[Hachette Book Group]]|publisher=[[Little, Brown and Company]]|access-date=January 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123143225/http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/_b2c/media/files/14-10-2015/2015-10-07_ACQ_Neil_Patrick_Harris.pdf|archive-date=November 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=The Magic Misfits|last=Harris|first=Neil Patrick|date=September 19, 2017|publisher=[[Little, Brown Books for Young Readers]]|isbn=9780316391825|location=S.l.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Roberts|first1=M.B.|title=Neil Patrick Harris Talks Practical Magic for Kids, Holiday Traditions and More|url=https://parade.com/621662/m-b-roberts/neil-patrick-harris-talks-practical-magic-for-kids-holiday-traditions-and-more/|newspaper=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays|publisher=AMG/Parade|access-date=November 21, 2017|date=November 20, 2017|archive-date=November 21, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121024110/https://parade.com/621662/m-b-roberts/neil-patrick-harris-talks-practical-magic-for-kids-holiday-traditions-and-more/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2020, Harris released a single-player board game named ''Box One'', produced by Theory11. As of February 2021, it is available exclusively through [[Target Corporation|Target]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/deals/i-played-the-30-tabletop-escape-game-box-one-this-weekend-its-totally-worth-it/|title=I played the $30 tabletop escape game Box One this weekend. It's totally worth it|work=[[CNET]]|date=February 8, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2025|archive-date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905194536/https://www.cnet.com/deals/i-played-the-30-tabletop-escape-game-box-one-this-weekend-its-totally-worth-it/|url-status=live}}</ref> Harris has been a frequent guest narrator at [[Disney's Candlelight Processional]] at [[Walt Disney World]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2024/10/17/epcot-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-whoopi-celebs-neil-patrick-harris-christmas/75714642007/|title=Neil Patrick Harris, Whoopi Goldberg, Josh Gad, to narrate Christmas story at EPCOT|work=[[Florida Today]]|date=October 17, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241101140131/https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/2024/10/17/epcot-candlelight-processional-josh-gad-whoopi-celebs-neil-patrick-harris-christmas/75714642007/|archive-date=November 1, 2024|access-date=May 7, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2021, Harris starred in the British drama series ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]'', broadcast on [[Channel 4]] and [[HBO Max]], depicting the [[HIV/AIDS in the United Kingdom|1980s HIV/AIDS epidemic]] in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{Cite news |date=January 26, 2021 |title=Meet the cast of Channel 4 drama It's A Sin |language=en |work=[[Radio Times]] |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/its-a-sin-cast/ |access-date=February 3, 2021 |archive-date=February 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206040426/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/its-a-sin-cast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 2021, he was announced to be a judge on ''[[Australia's Got Talent: Challengers & Champions]]'', a spin-off series of ''[[Australia's Got Talent]]''.<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/06/neil-patrick-harris-to-judge-australias-got-talent.html|title=Neil Patrick Harris to judge Australia's Got Talent|date=June 13, 2021|work=[[TV Tonight]]|accessdate=June 13, 2021|archive-date=June 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613004545/https://tvtonight.com.au/2021/06/neil-patrick-harris-to-judge-australias-got-talent.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Bianca|last=Mastroianni|url=https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/reality-tv/neil-patrick-harris-announced-as-an-australias-got-talent-judge-alongside-kate-richie-shane-jacobson-and-alesha-dixon/news-story/053778e600a900c6edf8aa88929a0c0c|title=Neil Patrick Harris announced as an Australia's Got Talent judge alongside Kate Richie, Shane Jacobson and Alesha Dixon|date=June 13, 2021|work=[[News.com.au]]|accessdate=June 13, 2021}}</ref> Harris appeared in ''[[The Matrix Resurrections]]'', the fourth installment of [[The Matrix (franchise)|the ''Matrix'' franchise]], released in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-neil-patrick-harris-1203371790/ | title='Matrix 4': Neil Patrick Harris Lands Role in Latest Installment | first=Justin | last=Kroll | date=October 15, 2019 | access-date=October 15, 2019 | work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] | archive-date=December 14, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214140501/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/matrix-4-neil-patrick-harris-1203371790/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2022, he joined the [[Encores!]] presentation of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s ''[[Into the Woods]]'' as The Baker; the limited production ran at the [[New York City Center]] from May 4 to 15.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/see-cast-of-encores-into-the-woods-celebrate-new-york-city-centers-spring-gala|title= See Cast of Encores! Into the Woods Celebrate New York City Center's Spring Gala|website= [[Playbill]]|accessdate= June 30, 2022|archive-date= June 30, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220630191700/https://playbill.com/article/see-cast-of-encores-into-the-woods-celebrate-new-york-city-centers-spring-gala|url-status= live}}</ref> Harris also starred in the 2022 Netflix series ''[[Uncoupled]]'' as [[LGBTQ culture in New York City|gay Manhattanite]] Michael Lawson, a [[realtor]] re-navigating the dating scene after 17 years.<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 29, 2022 |title=Neil Patrick Harris's 'Uncoupled' is a joyless look at starting over |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/tv/2022/07/29/uncoupled-neil-patrick-harris-review/ |access-date=August 25, 2022 |archive-date=September 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914223057/https://www.washingtonpost.com/tv/2022/07/29/uncoupled-neil-patrick-harris-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also portrayed Francis Beaumont in ''[[Peter Pan Goes Wrong]]'' for a limited engagement from April 11 to May 7, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Extends-Run-in-PETER-PAN-GOES-WRONG-Through-Early-May-20230424 |title=Neil Patrick Harris Extends Run in PETER PAN GOES WRONG Through Early May |access-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424203733/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Extends-Run-in-PETER-PAN-GOES-WRONG-Through-Early-May-20230424 |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2023, Harris guest starred as the [[The Celestial Toymaker|Toymaker]] in the third and final special, "[[The Giggle]]", of the [[Doctor Who specials (2023)|60th anniversary specials]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Watch new Doctor Who trailer for 60th Anniversary Specials |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/doctor-who-new-trailer-60th-anniversary-specials/ |access-date=September 23, 2023 |publisher=[[BBC]] |archive-date=September 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230924010108/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/doctor-who-new-trailer-60th-anniversary-specials |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Haring |first1=Bruce |date=September 23, 2023 |title='Doctor Who' Unveils 60th Anniversary Specials Trailer With Neil Patrick-Harris |work=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |url=https://deadline.com/2023/09/doctor-who-unveils-60th-anniversary-specials-trailer-neil-patrick-harris-1235554393/ |archive-date=September 23, 2023 |access-date=September 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230923184611/https://deadline.com/2023/09/doctor-who-unveils-60th-anniversary-specials-trailer-neil-patrick-harris-1235554393/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka at the 38th People's Choice Award.jpg|thumb|upright|alt=A man with dark blonde hair stands next to a man with brown hair as they smile away from the camera|Harris with husband [[David Burtka]] at the [[38th People's Choice Awards]] in 2012]]
From 1997 to 1998, Harris dated actress [[Christine Taylor]]. In a 2008 appearance on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', he discussed how the relationship made him realize his true sexuality: "She's the coolest, nicest chick ever. She's an absolute catch, and I thought, 'If I'm not going to feel the super sparks with her... it probably means I'm gay.'"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/neil-patrick-harris/news/harris-credits-stillers-wife-with-defining-sexual-identity_1067470|title=Harris Credits Stiller's Wife with Defining Sexual Identity|date=May 1, 2008|website=[[Contactmusic]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919165159/https://www.contactmusic.com/neil-patrick-harris/news/harris-credits-stillers-wife-with-defining-sexual-identity_1067470|archive-date=September 19, 2024|url-status=dead}}</ref> Harris publicly [[came out]] as gay in November 2006, saying, "I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."<ref name="People 2006-11-03">{{cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/exclusive-neil-patrick-harris-tells-people-he-is-gay/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|title=Exclusive: Neil Patrick Harris Tells People He Is Gay|date=November 3, 2006|access-date=March 24, 2008|archive-date=October 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017170433/http://people.com/celebrity/exclusive-neil-patrick-harris-tells-people-he-is-gay/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Harris has been in a relationship with actor and chef [[David Burtka]] since April 2004. In October 2010, they became parents to twins, son Gideon and daughter Harper, born via a [[surrogate mother]].<ref>{{cite tweet |first=Neil Patrick |last=Harris |user= ActuallyNPH|date= October 15, 2010 |number= 27473608148 |title= Babies!! On 10/12, Gideon Scott and Harper Grace entered the Burtka-Harris fold. All of us are happy, healthy, tired, and a little pukey. }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/parents/neil-patrick-harris-welcomes-happy-healthy-twins/|title=Neil Patrick Harris Welcomes 'Happy, Healthy' Twins|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=October 15, 2010|access-date=October 15, 2010|archive-date=October 18, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018045157/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20434727,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Following the passage of the [[Marriage Equality Act (New York)|Marriage Equality Act]] in New York on June 24, 2011, Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via [[Twitter]],<ref>{{cite tweet |first=Neil Patrick |last=Harris |user= ActuallyNPH|number= 84639376772042752 |date= June 25, 2011 |title= David and I did propose to each other, but over five years ago! We've been wearing engagement rings for ages, waiting for an available date. }}</ref> stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sperling |first=Daniel |date=June 25, 2011 |title=Neil Patrick Harris announces secret engagement |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a326825/neil-patrick-harris-announces-secret-engagement.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418024046/http://www.digitalspy.com/celebrity/news/a326825/neil-patrick-harris-announces-secret-engagement.html |archive-date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=March 4, 2012 |work=[[Digital Spy]]}}</ref> Harris and Burtka married in Italy in September 2014.<ref>{{cite tweet |first=Neil Patrick |last=Harris |user= ActuallyNPH|number= 508967499229331457 |date= September 8, 2014 |title= Guess what? @DavidBurtka and I got married over the weekend. In Italy. Yup, we put the 'n' and 'd' in 'husband'. pic.twitter.com/R09ibF41rt }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lusk |first=Darian |date=September 30, 2014 |title=Neil Patrick Harris dishes about his wedding day |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/neil-patrick-harris-dishes-about-his-wedding-day |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305223457/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/neil-patrick-harris-dishes-about-his-wedding-day/ |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |access-date=April 20, 2020 |publisher=[[CBS News]] }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite news |last=Leonard |first=Elizabeth |date=September 8, 2014 |title=Neil Patrick Harris Marries David Burtka |url=http://www.people.com/article/neil-patrick-harris-marries-david-burtka |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504020218/http://people.com/article/neil-patrick-harris-marries-david-burtka/ |archive-date=May 4, 2018 |access-date=November 5, 2015 |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]]}}</ref> [[Pamela Fryman]], the long-time director of ''How I Met Your Mother'', officiated the wedding while [[Elton John]] performed at the reception.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Spero |first1=Jesse |date=September 8, 2014 |title=Neil Patrick Harris & David Burtka Wed In Italy |url=http://www.accesshollywood.com/neil-patrick-harris-and-david-burtka-wed-in-italy_article_98508 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110051721/http://www.accesshollywood.com/neil-patrick-harris-and-david-burtka-wed-in-italy_article_98508 |archive-date=January 10, 2015 |access-date=November 5, 2015 |website=[[Access Hollywood]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bueno |first1=Antoinette |date=September 8, 2014 |title=Neil Patrick Harris Marries David Burtka |url=http://www.etonline.com/news/150862_neil_patrick_harris_marries_david_burtka/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908181200/http://www.etonline.com/news/150862_neil_patrick_harris_marries_david_burtka/index.html |archive-date=September 8, 2014 |access-date=November 5, 2015 |website=[[ET Online]] }}</ref>  In 2013, the couple bought a townhouse in [[Harlem]], which they sold in 2022 for $6.99&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |last=Gannon |first=Devin |date=August 23, 2022 |title=Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka fetch $6.99M for five-story townhouse, a new record for Harlem |url=https://www.6sqft.com/neil-patrick-harris-and-david-burtka-fetch-6-99m-for-five-story-townhouse-a-new-record-for-harlem/ |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=6SqFt |archive-date=August 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827130914/https://www.6sqft.com/neil-patrick-harris-and-david-burtka-fetch-6-99m-for-five-story-townhouse-a-new-record-for-harlem/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Harris is a fan of magic, including [[card magic]].<ref name="WBUR">{{cite web|url=https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2019/09/23/neil-patrick-harris-magic-misfits-book|title=Neil Patrick Harris On Magic, Writing And His New YA Novel, 'The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third'|last=Young|first=Robin|work=[[WBUR-FM]]|date=September 23, 2019|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> His characters in ''How I Met Your Mother'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soapcentral.com/shows/10-most-awesome-barney-stinson-moments-how-i-met-your-mother|title=10 Most awesome Barney Stinson moments from How I Met Your Mother|last=Vaishnav|first=Shruti|work=[[SoapCentral]]|date=February 26, 2025|access-date=May 15, 2025}}</ref> ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/08/american-horror-story-freak-show-episode-11-recap_n_6433602.html|title='American Horror Story: Freak Show' Episode 11 Recap: Magic Moments|last=Jancelewicz|first=Chris|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423121057/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/01/08/american-horror-story-freak-show-episode-11-recap_n_6433602.html|archive-date=April 23, 2016|access-date=May 15, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''Glee''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/blogs/popculture/2010/05/dreams-really-do-come-true-neil-patrick-harris-guest-stars-on-glee.html |title=Dreams really do come true: Neil Patrick Harris guest stars on Glee |last=Ferguson |first=Lee |date=May 19, 2010 |publisher=[[CBC News]] |access-date=May 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523060953/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/blogs/popculture/2010/05/dreams-really-do-come-true-neil-patrick-harris-guest-stars-on-glee.html |archive-date=May 23, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> also use magic. Harris won the [[Tannen's Magic Shop|Tannen's Magic Louis Award]] in 2006<ref>{{cite web|url=https://marketrealist.com/who-are-the-top-10-richest-magicians-and-illusionists-in-the-world/|title=10 Richest Magicians and Illusionists In The World|last=Kanjilal|first=Sunayna|work=Market Realist|date=September 19, 2023|access-date=May 19, 2025}}</ref> and hosted the 2008 World Magic Awards on October 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/1346-world-magic-awards-to-feed-the-children|title=World Magic Awards To Feed The Children|work=Look to the Stars|date=October 8, 2008|access-date=May 18, 2025|archive-date=February 16, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250216015548/https://www.looktothestars.org/news/1346-world-magic-awards-to-feed-the-children|url-status=live}}</ref> He previously served as the president of the board of directors of Hollywood's [[Magic Castle]],<ref>{{cite web|title=The Academy of Magical Arts Board of Directors and Board of Trustees|url=http://www.magiccastle.com/board/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170315063447/http://www.magiccastle.com/board/|archive-date=March 15, 2017|access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref> from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Baum |first=Gary |date=April 10, 2015 |title=Magic Castle at Center of Family Fight Over Profits |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/magic-castle-at-center-family-786996/ |access-date=November 2, 2024 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=The Magic Castle: The Story of an L.A. Icon|url=https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/the-magic-castle-the-story-of-an-la-icon|access-date=January 26, 2022|newspaper=Discover Los Angeles|archive-date=January 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126105914/https://www.discoverlosangeles.com/things-to-do/the-magic-castle-the-story-of-an-la-icon|url-status=live}}</ref> Additionally, Harris and Burtka were guests of honor for "Magic Chefs", a [[Top Chef Masters season 1|season 1]] episode of ''[[Top Chef Masters]]'', that took place at the Magic Castle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicagoist.com/2009/07/09/top_chef_masters_recap_week_4_2.php|title=Top Chef Masters Recap: Week 4|author=Chicagoist|date=July 9, 2009|accessdate=July 30, 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715021736/http://chicagoist.com/2009/07/09/top_chef_masters_recap_week_4_2.php|archivedate = July 15, 2009}}</ref> He also collaborated with the French-Swedish sportswear brand [[Ron Dorff]] on a fashion collection launched in September 2022. Fifteen per cent of all proceeds were donated to [[World Central Kitchen]].<ref name="Attitude">{{Cite web |title=Neil Patrick Harris collaborates with Ron Dorff on new 'Papa' collection |url=https://www.attitude.co.uk/style/neil-patrick-harris-collaborates-with-ron-dorff-on-new-papa-collection-382096/ |last=Maskell |first=Emily |date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=October 18, 2024 |website=[[Attitude (magazine)|Attitude]] |archive-date=February 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225090616/https://www.attitude.co.uk/style/neil-patrick-harris-collaborates-with-ron-dorff-on-new-papa-collection-382096/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="RobReportNPH">{{Cite web |title=Neil Patrick Harris and Ron Dorff Are Giving Dad Style a Luxurious Upgrade |url=https://robbreport.com/style/fashion/neil-patrick-harris-ron-dorff-1234751550/ |last=Rashed |first=Kareem |date=September 22, 2022 |access-date=October 18, 2024 |website=[[Robb Report]]}}</ref>

In May 2022, it resurfaced on Twitter that Harris had hosted a Halloween party in October 2011 in which he served guests a meat platter designed to resemble the corpse of [[Amy Winehouse]]. He apologized later that month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soteriou |first=Stephanie |title=Neil Patrick Harris Is Facing Backlash After A Photo Of His 'Corpse Of Amy Winehouse' Meal Resurfaced Online |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/neil-patrick-harris-backlash-amy-winehouse-corpse |access-date=March 7, 2023 |website=[[BuzzFeed News]] |date=May 13, 2022 |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307012748/https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniesoteriou/neil-patrick-harris-backlash-amy-winehouse-corpse |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Legaspi |first=Althea |date=May 17, 2022 |title=Neil Patrick Harris Sorry for Serving Platter of Amy Winehouse's Corpse Months After Death |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-patrick-harris-apologizes-amy-winehouse-corpse-meat-platter-1354559/ |access-date=March 7, 2023 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archive-date=March 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307012747/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/neil-patrick-harris-apologizes-amy-winehouse-corpse-meat-platter-1354559/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Philanthropy==
Harris has supported and contributed to various charities, organizations, and foundations. These include:<ref>{{cite web|title=Charities & foundations supported|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/neil-patrick-harris|work=Look to the Stars|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026162839/https://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/neil-patrick-harris|url-status=live}}</ref>
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* [[AIDS Healthcare Foundation]]
* Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation
* [[American Cancer Society]]
* [[Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS]]
* [[Children International]]
* Clothes Off Our Back Foundation
* [[Elton John AIDS Foundation]]
* [[Entertainment Industry Foundation]]
* [[Feeding America]]
* [[First Book]]
* Food on Foot
* [[Global Green]]
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* Hope North
* [[International Myeloma Foundation]]
* LeBron James Family Foundation
* Live Out Loud
* Los Angeles Mission
* [[Motion Picture and Television Fund Foundation]]
* [[Noreen Fraser Foundation]]
* [[Project Angel Food]]
* [[Real Medicine Foundation]]
* [[Stand Up To Cancer]]
* [[Susan G. Komen for the Cure]]
* [[The Trevor Project]]
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In October 2014, Harris attended a dinner for the [[Elton John AIDS Foundation]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Yes, They Plan Some Halloween Fun|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/fashion/neil-patrick-harris-and-alec-baldwin-attend-the-elton-john-aids-foundation-dinner.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=October 25, 2016|date=October 29, 2014|last1=Koblin|first1=John|archive-date=January 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190126220715/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/30/fashion/neil-patrick-harris-and-alec-baldwin-attend-the-elton-john-aids-foundation-dinner.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> and in September 2016, he and his husband were the honorary hosts of a culinary cookout to help raise money for the [[Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Neil Patrick Harris Hosts a Charity Picnic in L.A.|url=http://people.com/celebrity/neil-patrick-harris-hosts-a-charity-picnic-in-l-a/|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 25, 2016|archive-date=October 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161026162900/http://people.com/celebrity/neil-patrick-harris-hosts-a-charity-picnic-in-l-a/|url-status=live}}</ref> In April 2019, Harris hosted [[We Day]] California, a charity event that celebrates students who have made a change in their community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/neil-patrick-harris-host-we-day-california-2019-1199161|title=Neil Patrick Harris to Host WE Day California 2019 (Exclusive)|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 3, 2019|access-date=May 27, 2019|archive-date=May 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190527145635/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/neil-patrick-harris-host-we-day-california-2019-1199161|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Cast recordings===
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;"
! Year
! style="width:49%;" | Album title
! Notes
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Evening Primrose (musical)|Evening Primrose]]'' || Studio Cast
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]'' || Revival Cast Recording
|-
| 2006 || ''Wall to Wall: Stephen Sondheim'' || Concert Cast<ref>{{cite web|url=https://playbill.com/article/wall-to-wall-stephen-sondheim-cd-with-cerveris-carmello-murphy-and-more-to-be-released-march-14-com-131024|title="Wall to Wall Stephen Sondheim" CD — with Cerveris, Carmello, Murphy and More — to Be Released March 14|last=Gans|first=Andrew|work=[[Playbill]]|date=February 23, 2006|access-date=April 9, 2025|archive-date=May 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528032651/https://www.playbill.com/article/wall-to-wall-stephen-sondheim-cd-with-cerveris-carmello-murphy-and-more-to-be-released-march-14-com-131024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (soundtrack)|Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]'' || Original Cast Recording
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold#Soundtracks|Batman: The Brave and the Bold – Mayhem of the Music Meister]]'' || Original Cast Recording
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]'' || Original Broadway Cast Recording
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Single
! colspan="5" | Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" | Sales
! rowspan="2" | Album
|-
! style="width:3em;font-size:75%;" | [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]
! style="width:3em;font-size:75%;" | [[Canadian Hot 100|CAN]]
! style="width:3em;font-size:75%;" | [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]
! style="width:3em;font-size:75%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
! style="width:3em;font-size:75%;" | [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| "[[Nothing Suits Me Like a Suit]]"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowman |first=Donna |title=How I Met Your Mother: "Girls Vs. Suits" |url=https://www.avclub.com/how-i-met-your-mother-girls-vs-suits-1798164126 |date=January 12, 2010 |access-date=February 20, 2025 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |language=en-US |archive-date=April 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425163935/https://www.avclub.com/how-i-met-your-mother-girls-vs-suits-1798164126 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" | 113
| style="text-align:center;" | 76
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | 50
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| ''How I Met Your Mother'' season 5
|-
| "[[Dream On (Aerosmith song)|Dream On]]" (featuring [[Matthew Morrison]])
| style="text-align:center;" | 91
| style="text-align:center;" | 24
| style="text-align:center;" | 44
| style="text-align:center;" | 47
| style="text-align:center;" | 26
| style="text-align:center;" | 84,000 (US)<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958034/glee-stops-the-show-at-no-1-stones-come-in-second-on-billboard-200 |title='Glee' Stops the Show at No. 1, Stones Come in Second On Billboard 200 |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=May 26, 2010 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=May 26, 2010 |archive-date=July 4, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704040538/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958034/glee-stops-the-show-at-no-1-stones-come-in-second-on-billboard-200 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| ''[[Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers]]''
|}

==Acting credits==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-<!--do NOT use rowspans per [[WP:Accessibility]]-->
| 1988
| ''[[Clara's Heart]]''
| David Hart
|
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Purple People Eater (film)|Purple People Eater]]''
| Billy Johnson
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Animal Room]]''
| Arnold Mosk
|
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]''
| Carl Jenkins
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Proposition (1998 film)|The Proposition]]''
| Roger Martin
|
|-
| 2000
| ''{{sortname|The|Next Best Thing}}''
| David
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''The Mesmerist''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-mesmerist/umc.cmc.3iz030purky9xlky18khvecqg|title=The Mesmirist - Apple TV|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=September 20, 2002|access-date=March 3, 2025|archive-date=March 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303162105/https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/the-mesmerist/umc.cmc.3iz030purky9xlky18khvecqg|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Benjamin
|
|-
| ''[[Undercover Brother]]''
| Lance
|
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle]]''
| Neil Patrick Harris<!-- NB Not "Himself" but specifically credited as a character "Neil Patrick Harris" -->
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Golden Blaze]]''
| The Comic Shop Owner
| Voice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.awn.com/news/warner-releases-new-hero-golden-blaze-dvd|title=Warner Releases New Hero Golden Blaze on DVD|work=[[Animation World Network]]|access-date=June 26, 2020|date=January 27, 2005|archive-date=June 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628213044/https://www.awn.com/news/warner-releases-new-hero-golden-blaze-dvd|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''[[Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay]]''
| Neil Patrick Harris<!-- NB See Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle entry -->
|
|-
| ''[[Beyond All Boundaries]]''
| 1st Lt. David Hettema
| Voice, documentary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://enroll.nationalww2museum.org/visit/beyond-all-boundaries-cast-and-crew.html|title=BEYOND ALL BOUNDARIES CAST AND CREW|website=[[The National WWII Museum]]|access-date=March 3, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Justice League: The New Frontier]]''
| [[Barry Allen|Barry Allen / The Flash]]
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Neil Patrick Harris (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Neil-Patrick-Harris/ |access-date=October 16, 2023 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930200220/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Neil-Patrick-Harris/ |url-status=live }} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (film)|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]''
| Steve the Monkey
| Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2010
| ''[[Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore]]''
| Lou the Beagle
| Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[The Best and the Brightest (film)|The Best and the Brightest]]''
| Jeff
|
|-
| ''[[Batman: Under the Red Hood]]''
| [[Dick Grayson]] / [[Nightwing]]
| Voice, direct-to-video<ref name="btva" /><ref>{{cite news |date=February 9, 2010 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/02/new-batman-dvd-to-peek-out-from-under-the-red-hood.html |title=New Batman DVD to peek out from 'Under the Red Hood' |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=May 19, 2010 |archive-date=August 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811025321/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/herocomplex/2010/02/new-batman-dvd-to-peek-out-from-under-the-red-hood.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2011
| ''[[Beastly (film)|Beastly]]''<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Barrett|first=Annie|title='Beastly' teaser trailer: I expected more hair|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/11/23/beastly-teaser-trailer-i-expected-more-hair/|date=November 23, 2009|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=November 27, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091128152912/http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/11/23/beastly-teaser-trailer-i-expected-more-hair/| archive-date= November 28, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>
| Will Fratalli
|
|-
| ''[[Company (2011 film)|Company]]''
| Robert
| Filmed production
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Smurfs|The Smurfs (film)}}''
| Patrick Winslow
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Very Harold & Kumar Christmas}}''
| Neil Patrick Harris
|
|-
| ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]''
| Himself
| Cameo<ref>{{cite web|last1=McCarthy|first1=Todd|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/muppets-film-review-262541|title=The Muppets: Film Review|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=November 17, 2011|access-date=September 14, 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200617211524/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/muppets-film-review-262541|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| ''[[American Reunion]]''
| Celebrity Dance-Off Host
| Cameo
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2013
| ''[[The Smurfs 2]]''
| Patrick Winslow
|
|-
| ''[[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2]]''
| Steve the Monkey
|Voice<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| ''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Film Review: 'A Million Ways to Die in the West'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-a-million-ways-to-die-in-the-west-1201194566/|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|date=May 28, 2014|author=Scott Foundas|access-date=May 29, 2014|archive-date=May 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529124218/http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-a-million-ways-to-die-in-the-west-1201194566/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Foy
|
|-
| ''[[Gone Girl (film)|Gone Girl]]''
| Desi Collings
|
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Downsizing (film)|Downsizing]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/downsizing-review-1032268|title='Downsizing': Film Review|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=August 30, 2017}}</ref>
| Jeff Lonowski
|
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Dads (film)|Dads]]''
| Himself
| Documentary film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/05/11/dads-premieres-globally-on-apple-tvplus-june-19-500415/20200511apple01/|title=Dads" - Premieres Globally on Apple TV+ June 19|website=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=May 11, 2020|access-date=May 11, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |2021
|''Coded''
|[[J. C. Leyendecker]]
|Voice, short film<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribecafilm.com/films/coded-2021|title=Coded - 2021 Tribeca Festival - Tribeca|website=[[Tribeca Festival]]|access-date=March 3, 2025|archive-date=January 24, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250124035504/https://tribecafilm.com/films/coded-2021|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[8-Bit Christmas]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/neil-patrick-harris-starring-in-comedy-8-bit-christmas-for-hbo-max-4142209/|title=Neil Patrick Harris Leading Ensemble Comedy '8-Bit Christmas' for New Line, HBO Max|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Borys|last=Kit|date=March 3, 2021|access-date=August 13, 2021|archive-date=August 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813231331/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/neil-patrick-harris-starring-in-comedy-8-bit-christmas-for-hbo-max-4142209/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Adult Jake Doyle
|
|-
| ''[[The Matrix Resurrections]]''
| The Analyst
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| ''[[The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/11/neil-patrick-harris-cast-nicolas-cage-satire-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-1234620620/|title=Neil Patrick Harris Boards Lionsgate Nicolas Cage Satire 'The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent'|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=November 23, 2020|access-date=November 23, 2020|archive-date=June 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220601172611/https://deadline.com/2020/11/neil-patrick-harris-cast-nicolas-cage-satire-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent-1234620620/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Richard Fink
|
|-
|''Billion Dollar Babies: The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids''
|Narrator
|Documentary film, also executive producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cabbagepatchfilm.com/|title=Billion Dollar Babies - Official Site|access-date=March 3, 2025|archive-date=March 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303163837/https://www.cabbagepatchfilm.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1988
| ''[[Too Good to Be True (film)|Too Good to Be True]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/movie/too-good-to-be-true-1988|title=Too Good to Be True (1988)|website=[[Plex]]|date=November 14, 1988|access-date=March 30, 2025|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829044435/https://watch.plex.tv/movie/too-good-to-be-true-1988|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Danny Harland
| rowspan="2" | Television film
|-
| rowspan="3" |1989
| ''[[Hallmark Hall of Fame|Home Fires Burning]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/29/arts/tv-view-home-fires-burning-integrity-amid-substance.html|title=TV VIEW; 'Home Fires Burning': Integrity Amid Substance|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 29, 1989 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171220221049/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/29/arts/tv-view-home-fires-burning-integrity-amid-substance.html|archive-date=December 20, 2017|access-date=March 31, 2025|url-status=live |last1=O'Connor |first1=John J. }}</ref>
| Lonnie Tibbits
|-
| ''[[B.L. Stryker]]''
| Buder Campbell
| Episode: "Blues for Buder"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/B-L-Stryker-Complete-Burt-Reynolds/dp/B001AYMMNS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1458528918&sr=1-1&keywords=b.l.+stryker|title=B.L. Stryker: The Complete Series [DVD]|website=[[Amazon.com]]|date=September 30, 2008|access-date=March 3, 2025|archive-date=January 29, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250129050904/https://www.amazon.com/B-L-Stryker-Complete-Burt-Reynolds/dp/B001AYMMNS/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1458528918&sr=1-1&keywords=b.l.+stryker|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Cold Sassy Tree]]''
| Will Tweedy / Narrator
| Television film<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-16-ca-44-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|title=TV Reviews: 'Cold Sassy Tree' Proves a Pleasant Romance|date=October 16, 1989|first=Irv|last=Letofsky|access-date=March 3, 2025|archive-date=March 3, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250303164820/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-16-ca-44-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|1989|1989–1993}}
| ''[[Doogie Howser, M.D.]]''
| Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser
| 97 episodes
|-
| 1990
| ''[[The Earth Day Special]]''<ref>''A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon'' Page 125</ref>
| Dr. Doogie Howser
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="4" |1991
|''[[Carol & Company]]''
|Dr. Hoogie Dowser
|Episode: "Suture Self"<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdLqo2exF-U|title=Carol & Company - Suture Self - 1991|date=February 4, 2021|via=YouTube|url-status=live|access-date=March 4, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425163842/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdLqo2exF-U}}</ref>
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Simpsons}}''
| Himself as [[Bart Simpson]]
| Voice, episode: "[[Bart the Murderer]]"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''Stranger in the Family''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/1991/10/25/stranger-family-2/|title=
A Stranger in the Family|date=October 25, 1991|first=Ken|last=Tucker|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=April 1, 2010}}</ref>
| Steve Thompson
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Blossom (American TV series)|Blossom]]''
| Derek Slade
| Episode: "Blossom – A Rockumentary"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tubitv.com/tv-shows/630582/s02-e09-rockumentary|title=Watch Blossom S02:E09 - Rockumentary - Free TV Shows|website=[[Tubi]]|access-date=March 29, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" |1992
| ''[[Capitol Critters]]''
| Max
| Voice, 13 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Roseanne]]''
| Dr. Doogie Howser
| Episode: "Less Is More"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/less-is-more/umc.cmc.5ak4w75eghh6kjo0445vvhid0|title=Less Is More - Roseanne (Season 4, Episode 16)|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=February 9, 1992|access-date=March 24, 2025|archive-date=December 6, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241206144821/https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/less-is-more/umc.cmc.5ak4w75eghh6kjo0445vvhid0|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (game show)|Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?]]''
|Himself
|2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Captain Planet and the Planeteers]]''
| Todd Andrews
| Voice, episode: "A Formula for Hate"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1993
| ''[[Quantum Leap (1989 TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''
| Mike Hammond
| Episode: "Return of the Evil Leaper – October 8, 1956"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecompanion.app/quantum-leap-evil-leaper-season-6/|title=Quantum Leap - The Evil Leapers and the Plan for Season 6|work=The Companion|date=April 26, 2023|access-date=March 22, 2025|archive-date=March 22, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322200455/https://www.thecompanion.app/quantum-leap-evil-leaper-season-6/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]''
| Tommy Remsen
| Episode: "Lone Witness"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Murder-She-Wrote-Season-9/dp/B0DNC236MQ|title=Watch Murder, She Wrote Season 9|website=[[Amazon Prime Video]]|access-date=March 19, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Family Torn Apart}}''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/a-family-torn-apart-1200434313/|title=A Family Torn Apart|date=November 18, 1993|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Roberta|last=Bernstein|access-date=April 2, 2025|archive-date=January 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112004721/https://variety.com/1993/tv/reviews/a-family-torn-apart-1200434313/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Brian Hannigan
| rowspan="6" | Television film
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story]]''
| Jim Stolpa
|-
| rowspan="4" |1995
| ''Not Our Son''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/reviews/cbs-tuesday-night-movie-not-our-son-1200439926/|title=Cbs Tuesday Night Movie Not Our Son|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 29, 1995|first=Tony|last=Scott|access-date=April 3, 2025|archive-date=May 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517140149/http://variety.com/1995/tv/reviews/cbs-tuesday-night-movie-not-our-son-1200439926/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[Paul Kenneth Keller]]
|-
| ''[[My Antonia (film)|My Antonia]]''
| Jimmy Burden
|-
| ''Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/pl/movie/legacy-of-sin-the-william-coit-story/umc.cmc.7glzcsyr20ignftl20mx3d7hn|title=Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=January 1995|access-date=April 4, 2025|archive-date=April 4, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404171028/https://tv.apple.com/pl/movie/legacy-of-sin-the-william-coit-story/umc.cmc.7glzcsyr20ignftl20mx3d7hn|url-status=live}}</ref>
| William Coit
|-
| ''The Man in the Attic''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/it-s-showtime-the-man-in-the-attic-1200442989/|title=It's Showtime the Man in the Attic|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|last=Scott|first=Tony|date=September 11, 1995|access-date=April 5, 2025|archive-date=April 26, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250426012938/https://variety.com/1995/film/reviews/it-s-showtime-the-man-in-the-attic-1200442989/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Edward Broder
|-
| 1996
| ''{{sortname|The|Outer Limits|The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)}}''
| Howie Morrison
| Episode: "[[From Within (The Outer Limits)|From Within]]"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/from-within/umc.cmc.4caaix5660kzymsl8kt6zlo3q|title=From Within - The Outer Limits (New Series) (Season 2, Episode 13)|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=April 28, 1996|access-date=March 14, 2025|archive-date=December 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209012733/https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/from-within/umc.cmc.4caaix5660kzymsl8kt6zlo3q|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]''
| Alan Schack
| Episode: "Valentine's Day"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://parade.com/entertainment/peacock-homicide-life-on-the-streets-streaming|title='Homicide: Life on the Street' Finally Comes to Streaming — Here's How to Watch|author=K. L. Connie Wang|date=August 18, 2024|work=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]|access-date=April 14, 2025|archive-date=August 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240826020641/https://parade.com/entertainment/peacock-homicide-life-on-the-streets-streaming|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|''[[The RuPaul Show]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Neil Patrick Harris"
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Christmas Wish]]''
| Will Martin
| Television film
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Joan of Arc (miniseries)|Joan of Arc]]''
| [[Charles VII of France|Charles VII]]
| 2 episodes
|-
| {{sort|1999|1999–2000}}
| ''[[Stark Raving Mad (TV series)|Stark Raving Mad]]''
| Henry McNeeley
| 22 episodes
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Will & Grace]]''
| Bill
| Episode: "Girls, Interrupted"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/girls-interrupted/umc.cmc.4veqfzgmtrc33la9zijjn3smx|title=Girls, Interrupted - Will & Grace: Original (Season 2, Episode 20)|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=May 2, 2000|access-date=March 8, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425163833/https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/girls-interrupted/umc.cmc.4veqfzgmtrc33la9zijjn3smx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2001
| ''[[Static Shock]]''
| Johnny Morrow / Replay
| Voice, episode: "Replay"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[Son of the Beach]]''
| Loverboy
| Episode: "Queefer Madness"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/show/son-of-the-beach/season/2/episode/5|title=Son of the Beach · Season 2 Episode 5 · Queefer Madness|website=[[Plex]]|date=April 10, 2001|access-date=March 23, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''
| Ned
| Voice, episode: "Season of Caprice"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Legend of Tarzan|The Legend of Tarzan (TV series)}}''
| Moyo
| Voice, episode: "Tarzan and the Challenger"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''The Wedding Dress''
| Travis Cleveland
| Television film
|-
| ''[[Ed (TV series)|Ed]]''
| Joe Baxter
| Episode: "Replacements"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/show/ed/season/2/episode/6|title=Ed · Season 2 Episode 6 · Replacements|website=[[Plex]]|date=November 14, 2001|access-date=March 27, 2025|archive-date=September 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220904220247/https://watch.plex.tv/show/ed/season/2/episode/6|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Touched by an Angel]]''
| Jonas
| Episode: "The Princeless Bride"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/show/touched-by-an-angel/season/8/episode/16|title=Touched by an Angel · S8 E16 · The Princeless Bride|website=[[Plex]]|date=March 9, 2002|access-date=March 28, 2025|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829125851/https://watch.plex.tv/show/touched-by-an-angel/season/8/episode/16|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Justice League (TV series)|Justice League]]''
| Ray Thompson
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Boomtown (2002 TV series)|Boomtown]]''
| Peter Corman
| Episode: "Monster's Brawl"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/show/boomtown/season/1/episode/11|title=Boomtown · Season 1 Episode 11 · Monster's Brawl - Plex|website=[[Plex]]|date=January 5, 2003|access-date=March 26, 2025|archive-date=September 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902065807/https://watch.plex.tv/show/boomtown/season/1/episode/11|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man: The New Animated Series]]''
| [[Peter Parker (2002 film series character)|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]
| Voice, 13 episodes<ref>{{Cite news |date=May 12, 2002 |title='Doogie' to voice animated Spider-Man |pages=12C |work=Daily News |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gcdAAAAIBAJ&dq=Spider-Man%3A+The+New+Animated+Series+-wikipedia&pg=PA23&article_id=4967,1424599}}</ref>
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]]''
| John Tagman
| Episode: "Want"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/want/umc.cmc.4zcbrd2yb7t0q7pam42kieirf|title=Want - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (Season 4, Episode 3)|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=October 10, 2004|access-date=March 13, 2025|archive-date=December 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241222010804/https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/want/umc.cmc.4zcbrd2yb7t0q7pam42kieirf|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2005
| ''[[Numb3rs]]''
| Ethan Burdick
| Episode: "Prime Suspect"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/prime-suspect/umc.cmc.qwkiq3lmkyv8pusv9nlcch9q|title=Numb3rs - Prime Suspect (Season 1, Episode 5)|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=February 18, 2005|access-date=March 12, 2025|archive-date=December 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212095622/https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/prime-suspect/umc.cmc.qwkiq3lmkyv8pusv9nlcch9q|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Jack & Bobby]]''
| Prof. Preston Phelps
| Episode: "Querida Grace"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/show/jack-and-bobby/season/1/episode/17|title=Jack & Bobby - Season 1 • Episode 17 - Querida Grace|website=[[Plex]]|date=March 2, 2005|access-date=March 25, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''{{sortname|The|Christmas Blessing}}''
| Nathan Andrews
| Television film
|-
|2005–2008
|''[[Mad TV]]''
|Himself
|3 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ranker.com/list/every-season-of-madtv/molly-gander|title=Every Season Of 'MADtv', Ranked|last=Gander|first=Molly|website=[[Ranker]]|date=June 27, 2024|access-date=April 6, 2025|archive-date=April 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250406212923/https://www.ranker.com/list/every-season-of-madtv/molly-gander|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{sort|2005|2005–2014}}
| ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]''
| [[Barney Stinson]]
| 208 episodes; directed episode: "[[Jenkins (How I Met Your Mother)|Jenkins]]"<ref>{{cite news|title=Neil Patrick Harris Directs Episode of 'How I Met Your Mother' Airing 1/18|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Neil_Patrick_Harris_Directs_Episode_of_How_I_Met_Your_Mother_Airing_118_20100118|work=[[BroadwayWorld]]|quote=Though a series regular, this will mark Harris's directing debut, and a rarity for the show as Pamela Fryman has directed 92 of 'How I Met Your Mother's' 97 episodes.|accessdate=August 15, 2017|archive-date=July 29, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729063429/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Neil-Patrick-Harris-Directs-Episode-of-How-I-Met-Your-Mother-Airing-118-20100118|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Me, Eloise]]''
|Philip
| rowspan="2" | Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2007–2009
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| Barney Stinson
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| The Fairy Shoeperson / Himself
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Himself (host)
| Episode: "Neil Patrick Harris/[[Taylor Swift]]"
|-
| ''[[Batman: The Brave and the Bold]]''
| [[Music Meister]]
| Voice, episode: "[[Mayhem of the Music Meister!]]"<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2009–2012
| ''[[Robot Chicken]]''
| Various
| Voice, 4 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2009
| ''[[TV Land Award|7th Annual TV Land Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
| rowspan="3" | Television special
|-
| ''[[63rd Tony Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
|-
| ''[[61st Primetime Emmy Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
|-
| ''[[Yes, Virginia (TV program)|Yes, Virginia]]''
| Dr. Philip O'Hanlon
| rowspan="2" | Voice, television special<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |2010
|''Through a Dog's Eyes''
|Narrator
|-
| ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''
| Bryan Ryan
| Episode: "[[Dream On (Glee)|Dream On]]"
|-
| {{sort|2010|2010–2015}}
| ''{{sortname|The|Penguins of Madagascar}}''
| Dr. Blowhole
| Voice, 3 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Spike Video Game Awards#2010 Awards|2010 Spike Video Game Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
| Television special
|-
| {{sort|2011|2011–2013}}
| ''[[Adventure Time]]''
| Prince Gumball
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011
| ''[[Brain Games (2011 TV series)|Brain Games]]''
| Narrator
| 3 episodes<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.chronline.com/stories/brain-games-premiering-sunday-on-national-geographic-channel,156632|title='Brain Games,' premiering Sunday on National Geographic Channel|magazine=[[The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington)|The Chronicle]]|date=October 5, 2011|language=en|archive-date=March 17, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317213541/https://www.chronline.com/stories/brain-games-premiering-sunday-on-national-geographic-channel,156632|access-date=March 17, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[65th Tony Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
| rowspan="3" | Television special
|-
| 2012
| ''[[66th Tony Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2013
| ''[[67th Tony Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
|-
| ''[[The Goodwin Games]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Director, episode: "The Box"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://watch.plex.tv/show/the-goodwin-games/season/1/episode/7|title=The Goodwin Games · Season 1 Episode 7 · The Box|website=[[Plex]]|date=July 1, 2013|access-date=March 18, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[65th Primetime Emmy Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
| Television special
|-
|2014
|''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''
|Himself (guest judge)
|Episode: "[[Drag My Wedding]]"<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Biggest Celebrity Guest Judges Who've Appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race|url=https://people.com/tv/celebrity-guest-judges-on-rupauls-drag-race/ |access-date=2024-04-13|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|language=en|archive-date=2023-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829230056/https://people.com/tv/celebrity-guest-judges-on-rupauls-drag-race/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[American Horror Story: Freak Show]]''
| [[Chester Creb]]
| 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvline.com/2014/10/29/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-american-horror-story-freak-show/|title=Neil Patrick Harris Officially Joins AHS: Freak Show – and David Burtka, His Husband, Is Coming With!|work=[[TVLine]]|first=Michael|last=Ausiello|date=October 29, 2014|access-date=October 29, 2014|archive-date=October 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141030000955/http://tvline.com/2014/10/29/neil-patrick-harris-david-burtka-american-horror-story-freak-show/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[87th Academy Awards]]''
| Himself (host)
| Television special
|-
| ''[[Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris]]''
| Himself (host)
| 8 episodes; also writer and executive producer
|-
| 2017–2019
| ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)|A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''
| [[Count Olaf]]
| 25 episodes; also producer (seasons 2–3)
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2017
| ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''
| Neville LaRoy
| Episode: "''[[Avalanche (1978 film)|Avalanche]]''"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-Avalanche/dp/B07BD1V7XZ|title=Watch Mystery Science Theater 3000: Avalanche|website=[[Amazon Prime Video]]|access-date=March 21, 2025|archive-date=March 21, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250321213224/https://www.amazon.com/Mystery-Science-Theater-3000-Avalanche/dp/B07BD1V7XZ|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[At Home with Amy Sedaris]]''
| Himself
| Episode: "Holidays"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/arts/television/amy-sedaris-emmys.html|title=Amy Sedaris Is Excited for the Emmys. She Just Has to Find a Rabbit Sitter.|last=Egner|first=Jeremy|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=August 22, 2018|access-date=April 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117025401/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/22/arts/television/amy-sedaris-emmys.html|archive-date=January 17, 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2018
|''[[Lip Sync Battle]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "A [[Michael Jackson]] Celebration"<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/10/lip-sync-battle-harris-henson-steinfeld-michael-jackson-celebration/|title='Lip Sync Battle LIVE' announces first three celebrities for Michael Jackson celebration|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=January 18, 2018|language=en|archive-date=April 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420022748/https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/10/lip-sync-battle-harris-henson-steinfeld-michael-jackson-celebration/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Genius Junior]]''
| Himself (host)
| 10 episodes; also executive producer
|-
| 2019
| ''[[Ghostwriter (2019 TV series)|Ghostwriter]]''
| The White Rabbit
| Voice, 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://decider.com/2019/11/01/ghostwriter-apple-tv-plus-stream-it-or-skip-it/|title='Ghostwriter' Review rn Apple TV+: Stream It Or Skip It?|first=Joel|last=Keller|website=[[Decider (website)|Decider]]|date=November 1, 2019|access-date=March 20, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''[[Fraggle Rock#Fraggle Rock: Rock On!|Fraggle Rock: Rock On!]]''
|Himself
|Episode: "Party Down in Fraggle Rock!"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/party-down-in-fraggle-rock/umc.cmc.733onwu4ydsbqcsjfi9oqyudx|title=Watch Party Down in Fraggle Rock! - Fraggle Rock: Rock On! (Season 1, Episode 6)|website=[[Apple TV]]|date=May 26, 2020|access-date=March 16, 2025|archive-date=December 27, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227121309/https://tv.apple.com/us/episode/party-down-in-fraggle-rock/umc.cmc.733onwu4ydsbqcsjfi9oqyudx|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Home Movie: The Princess Bride]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/the-princess-bride-homemade-fan-film |title=Watch the Celebrity-Filled Fan-Film Version of The Princess Bride |website=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |first=Anthony |last=Breznican |date=June 26, 2020 |access-date=June 26, 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728140043/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/06/the-princess-bride-homemade-fan-film |url-status=live}}</ref>
| Westley
| Episode: "Life Is Pain"
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| ''[[It's a Sin (TV series)|It's a Sin]]''
| Henry Coltrane
| Episode: "Episode 1"
|-
| ''[[Eden (2021 TV series)|Eden]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Manaloto|first=Nicolo|title=Netflix anime 'Eden' Gets a new trailer, key art, and English voice cast|url=https://www.ungeek.ph/2021/05/netflix-anime-eden-gets-a-new-trailer-key-art-and-english-voice-cast/|website=Ungeek|date=May 12, 2021|access-date=May 13, 2021|archive-date=May 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210512232713/https://www.ungeek.ph/2021/05/netflix-anime-eden-gets-a-new-trailer-key-art-and-english-voice-cast/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Zero
| Voice, 4 episodes, English dub
|-
| ''[[Star Wars: Visions]]''
| Karre
| Voice, episode: "The Twins", English dub<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 17, 2021|title=Stunning New Star Wars: Visions Trailer Debuts|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-visions-trailer-and-cast|access-date=August 17, 2021|website=[[StarWars.com]]|archive-date=August 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210817133220/https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-visions-trailer-and-cast|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="btva" />
|-
| ''[[F Is for Family]]''
| Louis Chilson
| Voice, 6 episodes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/932545/f-is-for-family-louis-chilson|title=Louis Chilson - F Is for Family|website=TVMaze|access-date=March 9, 2025|archive-date=April 25, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250425163716/https://www.tvmaze.com/characters/932545/f-is-for-family-louis-chilson|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Uncoupled]]''
| Michael Lawson
| 8 episodes; also executive producer
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023
| ''[[How I Met Your Father]]''
| Barney Stinson
| 2 episodes<ref>{{cite web|last=Schwartz|first=Ryan|date=September 1, 2023|title='How I Met Your Father' Cancelled After 2 Seasons at Hulu|url=https://tvline.com/news/how-i-met-your-father-cancelled-season-3-himym-reboot-hulu-1235003517/|access-date=September 1, 2023|website=[[TVLine]]|archive-date=September 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901220806/https://tvline.com/news/how-i-met-your-father-cancelled-season-3-himym-reboot-hulu-1235003517/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Drag Me to Dinner]]''
| Himself (judge)
| 10 episodes; also executive producer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stedman|first=Emily|date=July 5, 2023|title=Neil Patrick Harris' Drag Me to Dinner is coming to Disney Plus in July|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a44442810/drag-me-to-dinner-disney-plus/|access-date=January 2, 2024|website=[[Digital Spy]]|language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Doctor Who]]''<ref name="doctorwho.tv">{{Cite web|title=Neil Patrick Harris joins Doctor Who|url=https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/neil-patrick-harris-joins-doctor-who|access-date=June 13, 2022|website=[[Doctor Who]]|archive-date=June 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613170024/https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/neil-patrick-harris-joins-doctor-who|url-status=live}}</ref>
| [[The Celestial Toymaker|The Toymaker]]
| Episode: "[[The Giggle]]"
|}

===Theater===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1997
| rowspan=2|''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''
| rowspan=2|Mark Cohen
| [[La Jolla Playhouse]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Stars-In-RENT-at-La-Jolla-Playhouse-In-1997-20241230|title=Video: Neil Patrick Harris Stars In RENT at La Jolla Playhouse In 1997|last=Cristi|first=A. A.|work=[[BroadwayWorld]]|date=December 30, 2024|access-date=April 11, 2025|archive-date=January 14, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114153139/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Video-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Stars-In-RENT-at-La-Jolla-Playhouse-In-1997-20241230|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 1997–1998
| National Tour
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''
| [[Romeo Montague]]
| [[Old Globe Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1998/legit/reviews/romeo-and-juliet-5-1200455243/|title=Romeo and Juliet|last=Mermelstein|first=David|date=September 11, 1998|access-date=April 13, 2025|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
|-
| 1999
| rowspan=4|''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
| rowspan=4|[[Tobias Ragg]]
| Los Angeles Concert<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/18/theater/theater-review-such-rib-sticking-meat-pies.html|title=THEATER REVIEW; Such Rib-Sticking Meat Pies!|last=Marks|first=Peter|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 18, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527103217/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/18/theater/theater-review-such-rib-sticking-meat-pies.html|archive-date=May 27, 2015|access-date=April 9, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2000
| [[New York Philharmonic]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://andrewlitton.com/sweeny-todd-grammy|title=Sweeney Todd: Live at the New York Philharmonic nominated for Grammy|date=December 3, 2000|access-date=April 10, 2025|website=Andrew Litton}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=2|2001
| [[San Francisco Symphony Orchestra]]
|-
| [[Ravinia Festival]]
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]''
| Hal Dobbs
| [[Walter Kerr Theatre]], [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Cabaret (musical)|Cabaret]]''
| The Emcee
| rowspan=2|[[Studio 54]], Broadway
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Assassins (musical)|Assassins]]''
| The Balladeer / [[Lee Harvey Oswald]]
|-
| 2004–2005
| ''{{sortname|The|Paris Letter|nolink=1}}''
| Young Anton / Burt Sarris
| [[Kirk Douglas Theatre]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2004/legit/markets-festivals/the-paris-letter-2-1200529073/|title=The Paris Letter|last=Hirschhorn|first=Joel|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 13, 2004|access-date=April 10, 2025|archive-date=July 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729102609/https://variety.com/2004/legit/markets-festivals/the-paris-letter-2-1200529073/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Tick, Tick... Boom!]]''
| Jon
| [[Menier Chocolate Factory]], [[Off-West End]]
|-
| rowspan=2|2006
| ''[[All My Sons]]''
| Chris Keller
| [[Geffen Playhouse]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/sons-1-21535/|title=All My Sons|last=Margolies|first=Dany|work=[[Backstage (magazine)|Backstage]]|date=November 4, 2019|access-date=April 10, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Amadeus (play)|Amadeus]]''
| [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]]
| [[Hollywood Bowl]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100886-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Is-Mozart-in-Hollywood-Bowls-Amadeus-Live|title=Neil Patrick Harris Is Mozart in Hollywood Bowl's Amadeus Live|work=[[Playbill]]|date=July 14, 2006|access-date=September 19, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015224135/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/100886-Neil-Patrick-Harris-Is-Mozart-in-Hollywood-Bowls-Amadeus-Live|archive-date=October 15, 2012|last=Gans|first=Andrew}}</ref>
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Rent (musical)|Rent]]''
| {{N/A}}
| Director<br />Hollywood Bowl
|-
| rowspan=2|2011
| ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]''
| Robert
| New York Philharmonic Concert Version
|-
| ''[[A Snow White Christmas (musical)|A Snow White Christmas]]''
| The Magic Mirror
| [[El Portal Theater]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whiteman |first=Bobbie |date=December 4, 2011 |title=A Snow White Christmas |url=https://variety.com/2011/legit/reviews/a-snow-white-christmas-1117946689/ |access-date=February 18, 2025 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=February 20, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250220032952/https://variety.com/2011/legit/reviews/a-snow-white-christmas-1117946689/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| ''Assassins''
| The Balladeer / Lee Harvey Oswald
| Studio 54, Broadway
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[Nothing to Hide (magic show)|Nothing to Hide]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=Champion|first=Lindsay|title=Magic Extravaganza Nothing to Hide Headed Off-Broadway, Directed by Neil Patrick Harris|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/171965/magic-extravaganza-nothing-to-hide-headed-off-broadway-directed-by-neil-patrick-harris/|publisher=[[Broadway.com]]|access-date=September 24, 2013|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927031823/http://www.broadway.com/buzz/171965/magic-extravaganza-nothing-to-hide-headed-off-broadway-directed-by-neil-patrick-harris/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| {{N/A}}
| Director<br />[[Pershing Square Signature Center|Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre]]
|-
| ''[[Hedwig and the Angry Inch (musical)|Hedwig and the Angry Inch]]''
| Hedwig Robinson
| [[Belasco Theatre]], Broadway
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Into the Woods]]''
| The Baker
| [[New York City Center]], [[Encores!]]
|-
| rowspan="3" |2023
| rowspan=2|''[[Peter Pan Goes Wrong]]''
| rowspan=2|Francis Beaumont
| [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]], Broadway
|-
| [[Ahmanson Theatre]]<ref>{{Cite Instagram |author-link=Center Theatre Group |user=ctgla |postid=CwYBbTFLeid |date=August 25, 2023 |title=You love it, we love it, why end the fun? Extended by POPULAR DEMAND, "Peter Pan Goes Wrong" has added performances at the Ahmanson Theatre September 12-17. But that's not all….We're thrilled to welcome Tony winner Neil Patrick Harris as a special guest star! Bradley Whitford (August 9-27), Daniel Dae Kim (August 30 – September 10), and Neil Patrick Harris (September 12-17) will successively appear in the role of Francis, a member of the 'Cornley Drama Society' who portrays The Narrator in Peter Pan. Tickets for the added week of performances are NOW ON SALE. |access-date=April 11, 2025 |link=yes }}</ref>
|-
|''[[Gutenberg! The Musical!]]''
|The Producer <br><small>(One night cameo)</small>
|[[James Earl Jones Theatre]], Broadway
|-
| rowspan="2" |2024
| ''Tick, Tick... Boom!''
| {{N/A}}
| Director<br />[[Kennedy Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explore-by-genre/theater/2023-2024/bcs-tick-tick-boom/|title=Broadway Center Stage: tick, tick... BOOM!|website=[[Kennedy Center]]|access-date=April 7, 2025}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Shit. Meet. Fan.]]''
| Roger
| [[MCC Theater]], [[Off-Broadway]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/11/shit-meet-fan-off-broadway-review-1236176901/|title='Shit. Meet. Fan.' Off Broadway Review: A Dangerous Game Played By All-Star Cast|last=Evans|first=Greg|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]]|date=November 18, 2024|access-date=April 10, 2025|archive-date=December 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241208063442/https://deadline.com/2024/11/shit-meet-fan-off-broadway-review-1236176901/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Web===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| ''[[Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog]]''
| Dr. Horrible/Billy
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[2008 California Proposition 8#Media|Prop 8: The Musical]]''
| A Very Smart Fellow
| Short film<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Shaimans_Prop_8the_musical_Wins_GLAAD_Award_Honors_20010101|title=Shaiman's 'Prop 8-The Musical' Wins GLAAD Award Honors|last=Varley|first=Eddie|work=[[BroadwayWorld]]|date=April 21, 2009|access-date=April 25, 2009|archive-date=August 12, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090812040841/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Shaimans_PROP_8THE_MUSICAL_Wins_GLAAD_Award_Honors_20010101|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2012–2013
| ''[[Neil's Puppet Dreams]]''
| Neil Patrick Harris
| 7 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2012/11/27/nph-on-neils-puppet-dreams/|title=Neil Patrick Harris on YouTube show 'Neil's Puppet Dreams' — VIDEO|last=Vary|first=Adam|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 27, 2012|access-date=April 11, 2025|archive-date=June 8, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608044649/https://ew.com/article/2012/11/27/nph-on-neils-puppet-dreams/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Saints Row 2]]''
| Veteran Child<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard]]''
| Wallace "Wally" Wellesley<ref name="btva" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Rock of the Dead]]''
| Main Character<ref>{{cite web |last=Harris |first=Craig |date=February 9, 2010 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/09/first-look-rock-of-the-dead |title=First Look: Rock of the Dead |website=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |accessdate=July 1, 2019 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701175846/https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/02/09/first-look-rock-of-the-dead |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions]]''
| [[Spider-Man|Peter Parker / Spider-Man]]<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar: Dr. Blowhole Returns – Again!]]''
| Dr. Blowhole<ref name="btva" />
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Saints Row IV]]''
| Veteran Child<ref name="btva" />
|}

==Bibliography==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Year
!Title
!Publisher
!ISBN
|-
|2014
|''Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography''
|[[Crown Archetype]]
|{{ISBNT|978-0-385-34699-3}}
|-
|2017
|''The Magic Misfits''
|rowspan="4"|[[Little, Brown Books for Young Readers]]
|{{ISBNT|978-0-316-39182-5}}
|-
|2019
|''The Magic Misfits: The Second Story''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/neil-patrick-harris/second-story-harris/|title=The Second Story|work=[[Kirkus Reviews]]|date=August 1, 2018|access-date=May 16, 2025}}</ref>
|{{ISBNT|978-0-316-39185-6}}
|-
| rowspan="2" |2020
|''The Magic Misfits: The Minor Third''<ref name="WBUR"></ref>
|{{ISBNT|978-0-316-39188-7}}
|-
|''The Magic Misfits: The Fourth Suit''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/09/15/neil-patrick-harris-new-magic-misfits-book-filming-matrix-4/5792546002/|title=Neil Patrick Harris on why reading is the escape kids need right now, filming 'The Matrix 4'|last=Yasharoff|first=Hannah|work=[[USA Today]]|date=September 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803204632/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/09/15/neil-patrick-harris-new-magic-misfits-book-filming-matrix-4/5792546002/|archive-date=August 3, 2022|access-date=May 17, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref>
|{{ISBNT|978-0-316-39195-5}}
|}

== Audiobooks ==
* 2014: ''Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography'' (read by the author), [[Random House Audio]], {{ISBN|978-0-385-36794-3}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/222301/neil-patrick-harris-by-neil-patrick-harris/|title=Neil Patrick Harris by Neil Patrick Harris: 9780385347013|website=[[Penguin Random House]]|date=October 14, 2014|access-date=May 16, 2025|archive-date=May 6, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506075144/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/222301/neil-patrick-harris-by-neil-patrick-harris/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Neil Patrick Harris}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Wikiquote}}
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|0000439}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121011182720/http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&keyword=name&first=Neil&last=Harris&middle=Patrick Neil Patrick Harris] at [[Internet Off-Broadway Database]]
* {{Discogs artist|Neil Patrick Harris}}
* {{Twitter}}
* 2011 interview with ''[[The Sondheim Review]]''

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