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Neil Patrick Harris: From Doogie Howser To How I Met Your Mother


from the Broadway stage to the Hollywood
Walk of Fame this actor has been
entertaining audiences since he was a
boy
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
taking a look at the life and career of
Neil Patrick Harris come on dudes let’s
pick up some trim at a strip club the
duty line always works on strippers lap
dance born June 15 1973 Neil Patrick
Harris grew up in New Mexico he proved
to be a skilled student and excelled
academically as well as in the drama
program after appearing in some school
performances Harris made the transition
to film in 1988 for example he appeared
in the kids fantasy film purple people
eater however it was his role alongside
Whoopi Goldberg in Clara’s heart that
won him a Golden Globe nomination see
the street corner show on the one little
boy mommy ever had his status as a true
teenage heartthrob came the next year
when he landed the role of teen surgeon
Doogie Howser MD the show’s successful
four-year run launched his career and
yielded Harris another Golden Globe
nomination I don’t want you to operate
on me
Fowler I’ll be doing the actual
operation I’ll just be assisting I don’t
even want you to be there I have to be
there I’m the only other surgeon and we
can’t exactly go searching for another
doctor at midnight on a Saturday
following the end of the show
Harris attempted to make the switch to
more adult roles with the shocking flop
animal room in 1995 he also returned to
the stage in 1997 when he took on the
role of Marc in an LA production of the
popular rock musical Rent that same year
he made it back to the big screen with a
supporting role in the sci-fi film
Starship Troopers you don’t approve well
too bad we’re in this for the species
boys and girls it’s simple numbers they
have more and every day I have to make
decisions that send hundreds of people
like you to their deaths he kept up his
profile by appearing in films like the
next best thing and Undercover Brother
general
Raaj again it’s butt kick and hey hey
the jig however it was his portrayal of
himself as a drug-addled hitchhiker and
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle in
2004 that revitalized his career oh
excuse me are you Neil Patrick Harris
yep
Oh oh my god we doing holy dude
Doogie Howser MD was like my favorite
show growing up you were my idol yeah
that’s great could we get going I’m
bored as back here
Harris’s theater career was also
flourishing but in the fall of 2005 he
took on his next memorable role the
womanizing Barney Stinson on the sitcom
How I Met Your Mother
bimbos have always been there for me
through thick and thin
mostly thin B men don’t do thick crust
water it was during the second season of
this successful show that Harris
publicly announced he was gay after a
guest appearance on the series by his
boyfriend sparked rumors following this
he teamed up with director Joss Whedon
to become a mad scientist super villain
in the Internet exclusive miniseries dr.
Horrible’s sing-along blog
get a picture – heroes are meat nail in
recent years he has also added voice
acting to his resume with performances
in films like Cloudy with a Chance of
Meatballs and cats and dogs the revenge
of Kitty galore so you’re the new fat
cat at Meow’s and when I say fat cat I
mean you might want to switch to the
skim milk as his fame grew his stage and
screen presence were in demand this
resulted in a number of television
appearances for Harris for example he
acted as a guest judge on American Idol
in 2009 and won an Emmy Award for his
performance on Glee the next year
Harris’s also become famous as a
talented award show host and has taken
turns onstage at both the Tony Awards
and the Primetime Emmys in his downtime
Harris is a fan and practitioner of
magic and this is showcased in a number
of his most famous roles and
performances Neil Patrick Harris is
already impressive resume gave him a
star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in
2011 and this is one talented actor who
will certainly be entertaining us for
years to come
do not be fooled by their children funny
that’s right yeah
pasted giant
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