Harris hosted Horizons: A Carousel of Progress at Disney's D23 annual convention
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Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, television host, comedian and magician. Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout his career, including a Tony Award and five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Actor Awards.
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Born 15 June 1973 · Q485310
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2026· 3 entries
The Guardian: As AI guzzles water and energy, we are already facing a choice: datacentres or homes? | John Harris
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Public attention spiked: 9,216 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 3,026, with 0 article edits.
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2024· 1 entry
Snopes rated the claim “Neil Patrick Harris requested a cake made to look like Amy Winehouse's body months after she died.” Mixture.
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2019· 1 entry
Snopes.com rated the claim “U.S. actor Neil Patrick Harris claimed that he had an affair with Bernie Sanders in 1989.” Labeled Satire.
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2017· 1 entry
NBC picked up the game show Genius Junior with Harris as host and executive producer
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2016· 1 entry
Harris was cast as Count Olaf in the television adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events
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2015· 1 entry
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris, a variety series hosted and executive produced by Harris, premiered live on NBC and ran for eight episodes
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2014· 4 entries
Awarded Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (2014).
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Harris and Burtka married in Italy in September 2014.
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Harris reportedly turned down the chance to replace David Letterman as host of the Late Show on CBS, stating that he feared he would get bored of the repetition that hosting a nightly talk show would entail
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Harris portrayed Desi Collings in Gone Girl, a film directed by David Fincher
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2013· 2 entries
Marking his second time hosting the event
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The couple bought a townhouse in Harlem, which they sold in 2022 for $6
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2011· 2 entries
Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via Twitter, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal
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Harris played the lead role of Bobby in Stephen Sondheim's Company with the New York Philharmonic in concert
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2010· 5 entries
Won two Emmy Awards at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, one of which was for his guest performance in the television series Glee
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Awarded Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Glee (2010).
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Delivered a musical number appearance at the 82nd Academy Awards
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Harris provided voice acting for the role of the adult Dick Grayson (Nightwing) in the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood and the beagle Lou in the film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore
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2012, 2013 and 2014 for the 63rd, 65th, 66th and 67th, respectively
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2009· 3 entries
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
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2011, 2012, and 2013, the Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013, and the Academy Awards in 2015
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Hosted the 7th Annual TV Land Awards and appeared as a guest judge on season 9 of American Idol
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2008· 1 entry
Harris played the title role in Joss Whedon's musical web series Dr
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2007· 1 entry
Worked with Mike Nelson on a comedic audio commentary set to the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory for RiffTrax
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2006· 1 entry
And hosted the 2008 World Magic Awards on October 11, 2008
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2005· 1 entry
Harris portrayed Jon in the London premiere of Tick, Tick
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2004· 2 entries
Performed the dual roles of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Assassins
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Harris played a fictionalized, hyper-womanizing, lewd version of himself in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, a stoner comedy film in the Harold & Kumar series
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2003· 1 entry
Took the role of the Emcee in Cabaret
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1993· 1 entry
Harris played a number of guest roles on television series, including Murder, She Wrote
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1991· 1 entry
Which he attributes to being privately tutored half the school year while on a set
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1989· 1 entry
Harris played the title role of a child prodigy doctor in Doogie Howser, M
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1973· 2 entries
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, and grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico, with his older brother and their parents, Sheila Gail (née Scott) and Ronald Gene Harris
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Born 1973-06-15.
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