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Neil Patrick Harris

(1973) Television Actor United States

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Neil Patrick Harris is a television actor from the United States, best known for The magic misfits: the minor third.

Quick Facts About Neil Patrick Harris

Born: June 15, 1973
Nationality: United States
Profession: Television Actor
Notable works: The magic misfits: the minor third
Known for: How I Met Your Mother, Glee, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 8-Bit Christmas
Spouse: David Burtka

About 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.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical Drama League Award Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Neil Patrick Harris · Page 4

It's good to have a lot of once-in-a-lifetimes in your lifetime. If you get the chance to skydive, go skydiving. If you're…

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Chance

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If I wrote a musical it wouldn't be about me. Although I do some magic, so it would probably be about a…

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Magic

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Playing a villain was fun, only because you get to do all the things you wouldn't normally do in your real life.

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Fun

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I don't know, but I think kids just want to be listened to, so I want to make sure I do that.

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Children

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I love the American musical for the simplicity of emotion that gets expressed.

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Emotion

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I've got no plans to be a ballet dancer at the moment.

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Ballet

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Love is awesome and endless, but it is constantly changing its form. You love something for what it is, then it changes.…

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Change

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Whether it's a double take or a spit take or an extra-long pause before a reaction or a line, I try to…

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About

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“i have to go" "I love you" Harold and Kumar escape from Guantanamo Bay”

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Guantanamo bay

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A cardio-funk class - I should have at least taken one of those. But it's always terrified me. I'm never one to…

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Always

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On MTV, the dialogue can be a little darker, more interesting and edgy... the animation is just phenomenal. It's a CGI program…

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Animation

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What I enjoy so much about the Tonys' uniqueness is that anyone who's tuning in has an interest in seeing the show,…

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About

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I feel like with actors wanting to direct, you really only have a shot or two. You can't just make a bunch…

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Actors

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I collect puppet stuff. I have a puppet workshop in my garage. I was looking for any opportunity to be able to…

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Able

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I need to stop carving out four-hour chunks to do random things and go home and watch my children grow up.

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Carving

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You have to be careful when you're doing an interview.

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Be careful

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[Before introducing the nominees for best animated film] If you're at the awards party with the guys who made the Lego Movie,…

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Animated

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If you don't have any ties to the music industry, you just love 'American Idol,' you can sit there and do exactly…

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American idol

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I thought the idea of 'Smurfs' lent itself to the 3-D environment pretty well, I think, better than some of the farm…

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Animal

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It's nice to establish yourself as an actor first and a singer second. Proof is such a tremendous piece of work, and…

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Actors

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I don't stay up and rent private jets and go on yachts and whoop it up in Miami.

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Goes on

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Chef's choice is my favorite. I'm super adventurous.

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Adventurous

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Bridge to Terabithia was a book my mother read to my brother and me before we would go to sleep. Well written,…

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Books

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I have an unbelievable assistant who handles all of my scheduling! It's like a Tetris game.

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Assistants

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I'm a very lucky man in this chapter of my professional life, 'cause I get to do jobs with wildly different skill…

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Causes

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Neil Patrick Harris by topic

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