Neil Harris

Birthplace: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Birthday: June 15, 1973

Although his lanky frame filled out and his baby face distinguished with age, amiable, charismatic actor Neil Patrick Harris would always be best remembered for one of his earliest roles, as child prodigy surgeon "Doogie Howser, M.D.” (ABC, 1989-1992). The Ruidoso, New Mexico native was auspiciously discovered by screenwriter Mark Medoff at a youth acting camp. Medoff recommended Harris for the film "Clara's Heart" (1988), and the actor made his feature debut starring as a sensitive young boy dealing with his parents' divorce who cultivate…more

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Big Brother: All-Stars
A Family Torn Apart
Brian Hannigan
Doogie Howser, M.D.
Douglas "Doogie" Howser
The Christmas Blessing
Nathan Andrews
Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story
William Coit Jr

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Career Milestones

2008
Once again played a parody of himself in "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay"
2005 to 0000
Cast as the womanizing Barney Stinson in the CBS comedy "How I Met Your Mother"; earned an Emmy (2007) nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
2004
Performed a dual role of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's "Assassins"
2004
Played a drug-crazed, lecherous parody of himself in "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"
2003
Joined the cast of Broadway's "Cabaret" in the role of the Emcee