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In 2007 and 2008, Neil was nominated for Emmys for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for
How I Met Your Mother.
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Neil Patrick Harris was chosen as one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men Alive for 2007.
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Neil has a brother called Brian who was born in 1970.
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Neil was Terri Colombino's date to her senior prom.
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In the movie Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle Neil is credited as "Neil Patrick Harris", instead of being credited as "himself". This was done to make clear that he plays a parody of himself.
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Neil was discovered by writer Mark Medoff at a drama summer camp in 1987. That would eventually lead him to his first acting job in the movie Clara's Heart.
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Neil tried out for the role of Nightcrawler in the movie X2: X-Men United, which eventually went to Alan Cumming.
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As of April 2007, Neil is dating fellow actor David Burtka.
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Neil won a People's Choice Award in 1989 for his role in the TV show Doogie Howser M.D.
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Neil won a Young Artist Award three times in a row for his role in Doogie Howser M.D, between 1990 and 1992. He was also nominated in 1989.
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Neil was nominated two times for a Golden Globe. First in 1989 for his role in the movie Clara's Heart, followed by his nomination 1992 for his role in Doogie Howser M.D.
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While starring in Stark Raving Mad, Neil appeared in a public service announcement about teacher recruitment for NBC's The More You Know campaign.
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While in high school, Neil also performed with the Albuquerque Civic Light Opera Association (now Musical Theatre Southwest); in their December, 1988 production of Peter Pan, he played Wendy's brother John. Despite a spate of illnesses among the cast (Neil was spared) and a spectacular power failure, it was ACLOA's most successful production up to that point.
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Neil was an honor student and graduated La Cueva High School with honors in 1991.
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Neil is 6' 1½" (1.87 m) tall.
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Neil won $50,000 for his charity on a recent episode of Jeopardy.
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Neil dropped in on the housemates on the summer reality show hit, Big Brother 7: Allstars, striking up a quick friendship with the one and only Dr. Will, 2006.
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Neil made an official announcement in November 2006, confirming rumors that indeed, he is a gay man.
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Neal was named the "Best Return to Television" in 2005 by TV Guide Magazine.
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Neil was voted People magazine's "Sexiest Comeback" in 2005.
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Neil lists his favorite movie as the Alfred Hitchcock classic thriller, Rear Window.
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Neil is an amateur magician. He has performed magic tricks on Johnny Carson, David Letterman, Jay Leno and Ellen DeGeneres.
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Neil's parents, Ron and Sheila Harris, are both lawyers. They own a restaurant called "Perreniel's" in Albuquerque.
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Neil's performance in the stage version of Rent garnered him a Drama-League Award in 1997.
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When Doogie Howser, M.D. stopped production in 1993, Neil took up stage acting.
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Neil attended the same high school as actor Freddie Prinze Jr., (La Cueva High School in Albuquerque).
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As a child, Neil played "Toto" in a stage production of The Wizard of Oz.
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Neil enjoys performing in plays and musicals as well as on-screen. He starred as Mark Cohen in Rent, in Los Angeles. He has also performed in Cabaret, and Assassins.