Neil Patrick Harris Biography (1973-)

Born June 15, 1973, in Albuquerque, NM; son of Ron (a lawyer) and Sheila (a lawyer) Harris. Avocational interests: Magic, juggling. Addresses: Agent-- International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Career: Actor. Awards, Honors: People's Choice Award, best male performer in a new television program, 1989, for Doogie Howser, M.D.; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance byan actor in a supporting role in a motion picture, 1989, for Clara'sHeart. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actor
Birth Details
June 15, 1973
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Appearances
  • Series
  • Dr. Douglas "Doogie" Howser, Doogie Howser, M.D., ABC, 1989-93
  • Voice of Todd, Captain Planet and the Planeteers(animated), syndicated, beginning in 1990
  • Voice of Max, Capitol Critters(animated; also known as Aristocritters and Capital Critters), ABC, 1992
  • Henry McNeeley, Stark Raving Mad, NBC, 1999-
  • Miniseries
  • King Charles, Joan of Arc(also known as Jeanne d'Arc),CBS, 1999
  • Movies
  • Danny Harland, Too Good to Be True(also known as Leave Her to Heaven), NBC, 1988
  • Will Tweedy, Cold Sassy Tree,1989
  • Lonnie Tibbets, "Home Fires Burning," Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS,1989
  • Steve Thompson, Stranger in the Family(also known as My Son's Memories), ABC, 1991
  • Brian Hannigan, A Family Torn Apart(also known as Sudden Fury:A Family Torn Apart), 1993
  • Jim Stolpa, Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story, CBS, 1994
  • Paul Kenneth Keller, Not Our Son, CBS, 1994
  • Jim Burden, My Antonia, USA Network, 1995
  • Edward Broder, The Man in the Attic, Showtime, 1995
  • William Coit, Jr., Legacy of Sin: The William Coit Story, Fox, 1995
  • Will Martin, The Christmas Wish, ABC, 1998
  • Specials
  • Fifty-Eighth Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade, syndicated, 1989
  • ABC's Comedy Sneak Peak, ABC, 1989
  • Time Warner Presents the Earth Day Special, ABC, 1990
  • Twenty-Fifth Anniversary M.D.A. Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, syndicated, 1990
  • Forty-Seventh Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1990
  • America's All-Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey, ABC, 1990
  • Tube Test Two, ABC, 1991
  • Fantasies, ABC, 1991
  • Fifth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991
  • The Best of Disney: Fifty Years of Magic, ABC, 1991
  • This Is MST3K, Comedy Central, 1992
  • Host, For Our Children: The Concert,1993
  • Episodic
  • Buder Campbell, "Blues for Buder," B.L. Stryker, ABC, 1989
  • Host, "So You Want to Be a Doctor?" Nova, PBS, 1991
  • Voice of himself as Bart, "Bart the Murderer," The Simpsons(animated), Fox, 1991
  • Dr. Doogie Howser, "Less Is More," Roseanne, ABC, 1992
  • Mike Hammond, "Return of the Evil Leaper," Quantum Leap--October 8, 1956, NBC, 1993
  • Tommy Remsen, "Lone Witness," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
  • Howie, "From Within," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1995
  • Alan Schack, "Valentine's Day," Homicide: Life on the Street(also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1997
  • Bill, "Girls, Interrupted," Will and Grace, NBC, 2000
  • Also appeared in Carol and Company, NBC. Performed magic tricks onlate-night talk shows.
  • Film Appearances
  • David Hart, Clara's Heart, Warner Bros., 1988
  • Billy Johnson, Purple People Eater, Paramount, 1988
  • Animal Room,1995
  • Carl Jenkins, Starship Troopers, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
  • Roger Martin, The Proposition(also known as Shakespeare's Sister and Tempting Fate), PolyGram, 1998
  • David, The Next Best Thing, Paramount, 2000
  • Stage Appearances
  • Lester, Luck, Pluck, and Virtue, La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, CA, 1993
  • Young Massey, The End of the Day, Coast Playhouse, Los Angeles, CA, 1994
  • Lester, Luck, Pluck, and Virtue, Atlantic Theatre Company, 1995
  • Mark Cohen, Rent, Los Angeles, 1997
  • Romeo, Romeo and Juliet, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, 1998
  • Tobias Ragg, Sweeney Todd, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1999

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals:
    • Entertainment Weekly, January 14, 1994 , p. 205.
    • People Weekly, March 19, 1990 , p. 71.