Neil Patrick Harris is an actor, writer, singer, magician, and producer from the United States. He is best recognized for his role as Douglas “Doogie” Howser in the medical drama Doogie Howser, M.D. He has also appeared in a number of films and television shows, including How I Met Your Mother, The Smurfs, Batman: Under the Red Hood, Stark Raving Mad, and A Series of Unfortunate Events, among others.

Neil has been involved in a number of charity endeavors in addition to his acting profession. He has given to a number of charities, organizations, and foundations, including the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, Global Green, Hope North, and Feeding America, among others.

Neil Patrick Harris has a huge social media following, with around 8.5 million followers on Instagram (@nph) and 26.2 million followers on Twitter (@ActuallyNPH).

About  Net Worth of Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris began his professional career as an actor, musician, and producer has earned him a sizable fortune. He also makes money from endorsement arrangements with Old Spice, Heineken Light Beer, iPhone, and Cigna, among others. His appearances in films and television shows are his main source of revenue. Neil’s net worth is expected to be $50 million by 2020. His pay, on the other hand, is being reviewed.

He resides in the Harlem area of Upper Manhattan, New York City.

What is Neil Patrick Harris famous for?

• Playing the title character Douglas “Doogie” Howser on medical drama named ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’
• Being the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards.

Where was Neil Patrick Harris born?

Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. Ronald Gene Harris and Sheila Gail Harris were his parents when he was born. His parents were both lawyers and restaurant owners. He and his older brother, Brian Harris, were raised in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

He is of Caucasian ethnicity and maintains an American nationality. Gemini is his zodiac sign. He is descended from English, Scottish, and German ancestors. Agnosticism is something he believes in.

Harris received his education at Albuquerque’s La Cueva High School, where he acquired an interest in acting and cinema. During his time at that school, he also performed in a number of plays and musicals. He began his acting career as ‘Toto’ in a school performance of The Wizard of Oz. In 1991, he received a bachelor’s degree with honors.

Neil Patrick Harris Career Highlights:

• Neil Patrick Harris started his acting career as a child actor at age of 15 when he was spotted by playwright Mark Medoff who offered him a role in the movie adaptation of the novel ‘Clara’s Heart’. Harris won a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in the drama. The same year, he starred in the science-fiction comedy film, ‘Purple People Eater’.
• In the following year, Harris landed the leading role as a teenage surgeon on ABC’s medical drama ‘Doogie Howser, M.D.’ The show was a major hit and earned him two ‘Golden Globe’ nominations.
• In 1995, he starred as a drug-using teenager, Arnold Mosk in the thriller drama film, ‘Animal Room’.
• Thereafter, Harris starred in several films and TV series such as ‘Starship Troopers’, ‘The Proposition’, ‘The Next Best Thing’, ‘Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle’, ‘Undercover Brother’, ‘Blossom’, ‘A Family Torn Apart’, ‘My Antonia’, ‘The Christmas Wish’, and ‘Joan of Arc’ etc.
• From 1999 to 2000, he was seen as Henry McNeeley in the NBC sitcom ‘Stark Raving Mad’ alongside Tony Shalhoub.

• Harris also appeared on several Broadway musicals such as ‘Rent’ (1997), ‘Proof’ (2002), ‘Assassins’ (2004), and ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ (2014), as well as a critically acclaimed performance as the host in ‘Cabaret’ (2003).
• In 2005, he cast for the role of a womanizer, Barney Stinson in the ‘CBS’ sitcom ‘How I Met Your Mother’. He continued to play the character till 2014.
• He has hosted several biggest award shows like Annual TV Land Awards, Tony Awards, Primetime Emmy Awards, and Academy Awards.

Animated superhero

• In 2010, Harris voiced for the animated superhero film, ‘Batman: Under the Red Hood’ and a spy comedy film ‘Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore’.
• In 2011, he was cast to play ‘Patrick Winslow’ in the computer-animated comedy film ‘The Smurfs’. He went on to reprise his role as ‘Patrick Winslow’ in the film’s sequel ‘The Smurf 2’.
• Harris was the host as well as the writer and executive producer of the American live television variety series ‘Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris’ in 2015 but it was canceled after eight episodes.
• On January 15, 2016, he was cast in the television adaptation of ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’, which was aired from 2017 to 2019.
• Recently he appeared in a miniseries named Home Movie: The Princess Bride in the episode of “Life Is Pain” which is premiered on Quibi in 2020. It is a fan-made recreation of the 1987 film The Princess Bride.
• In 2021, Harris will be seen in his upcoming projects such as ‘The Matrix 4’, ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’, and ‘It’s a Sin’.
• Year of 2014, In October, Harris released a memoir titled ‘Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography’, which spent two weeks on The New York Times Best Seller List.
• In November 2017, Harris released his debut young adult novel, ‘The Magic Misfits’, which is the first in a four-book series of the same name.

 Awards and Achievements:

• Neil Patrick Harris has won four times the prestigious Emmy Award thrice under the category of Outstanding Special Class Program in 2012, 2013, and 2014 respectively and once for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 2011.

• In 1990, he has won a Young Artist Award and a People’s Choice Award for his work in Doogie Howser, M.D.
• He has been praised with numerous awards and honors, including Spike Video Game Award, Satellite Award, Satellite Award, Peabody Award, and Drama League Award, etc.
• In 2010, he was named among the 100 most influential people by Time magazine.
• In September 2011, he was awarded a star on the ‘Hollywood Walk of Fame’.

Neil Patrick Harris Husband:

Neil Patrick Harris is a husband and father. On September 8, 2014, in Perugia, Italy, he married his longtime love, actor David Burtka. In August 2010, the couple revealed that they were expecting twins through a surrogate mother, and their son Gideon Scott Burtka-Harris and daughter Harper Grace Burtka-Harris were born on October 12, 2010.

“I am pleased to clear any suspicions or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very satisfied gay man enjoying my life to the fullest and feel extremely lucky to be working with beautiful people in the business I love,” Harris said in a statement to People magazine in 2006.

 Height and Weight:

Neil Patrick Harris, who is in his late 40s, is an attractive man with a well-kept thin figure. He has a light skin tone, blonde hair, and blue eyes. He stands at 1.83 meters (6 feet) tall and weighs roughly 80 kilograms (176 lbs.). His chest measurement is 38 inches, his waist is 30 inches, and his biceps are 12 inches.

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