Neil Patrick Harris Once Opened up about His Relatnships wh Women before Comg out as Gay

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• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS HAS NO ISSUE WH STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS, SAYS ’S ‘SOMETHG SEXY’
• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'I REALISED I WAS GAY AFTER KISS OM BURT REYNOLDS'
• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ONCE OPENED UP ABOUT HIS RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN BEFORE COMG OUT AS GAY
• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ON BEG GAY, PLAYG STRAIGHT, AND IF HE’S THE NEXT ‘LATE SHOW’ HOST
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THE NEXT YEAR, HE BEGAN FOUR SEASONS PLAYG THE TLE ROLE THE TV S DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. HARRIS THEN APPEARED FILMS AND TV MOVI, AS WELL AS ON STAGE, RENT AND CABARET. IN 2005, HE LAND THE ROLE OF BARNEY STSON ON HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. HARRIS IS OPENLY GAY AND THE FATHER OF TWS.EARLY LIFEBORN ON JUNE 15, 1973 ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXI, HARRIS IS THE SON OF ATTORNEYS. HARRIS GREW UP RUIDOSO, NEW MEXI, WHERE HE GOT HIS START ACTG AS TOTO A GRA SCHOOL PRODUCTN OF THE WIZARD OF OZ. HE APPEARED SEVERAL PLAYS AND MILS WHILE ATTENDG LA CUEVA HIGH SCHOOL.ACTG CAREERIN 1988, AT THE AGE OF 15, HARRIS WON A GOLN GLOBE NOMATN FOR HIS PERFORMANCE OPPOSE WHOOPI GOLDBERG THE DRAMA CLARA'S HEART. THE FOLLOWG YEAR, HE LAND THE LEADG ROLE AS A TEENAGE SURGEON ON ABC'S DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. THE SHOW WAS A H, AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS HARRIS WAS SYNONYMO WH HIS SMALL-SCREEN PERSONA. HE WAS NOMATED AGA FOR A GOLN GLOBE FOR HIS WORK ON THE SHOW, WHICH RAN FOR FOUR SEASONS. 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THEN 2014, HARRIS WON HIS FIRST TONY AWARD THE TEGORY OF BT LEADG ACTOR A MIL, PORTRAYG THE TLE CHARACTER THE EDGY ROCK PRODUCTN HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. THE SHOW WON FOR BT FEATURED ACTRS (LENA HALL) AND BT REVIVAL AS WELL. THE FOLLOWG YEAR SAW HARRIS HOSTG THE 87TH ANNUAL AMY AWARDS CEREMONY, DOG EVERYTHG OM AN OPENG MIL HOMAGE TO APPEARG HIS SKIVVI A SK SPIRED BY THE FILM BIRDMAN. PERSONAL LIFEHARRIS PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED HIS SEXUAL ORIENTATN 2006, MAKG A STATEMENT PEOPLE MAGAZE: "I AM QUE PROUD TO SAY THAT I AM A VERY NTENT GAY MAN, LIVG MY LIFE TO THE FULLT." HE MARRIED HIS LONGTIME LOVE, ACTOR DAVID BURTKA, ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2014 PEGIA, ITALY. ELTON JOHN SANG AT THE TIMATE WEDDG RECEPTN. THE UPLE ANNOUNCED AUGT 2010 THAT THEY WERE EXPECTG TWS VIA A SURROGATE MOTHER. HARRIS AND BURTKA BEME PARENTS ON OCTOBER 12, 2010, WH THE ARRIVAL OF SON GION STT AND DGHTER HARPER {BORR:0;BORR-BOTTOM:TH SOLID BLACK;MARG:1.875REM 0;CLEAR:BOTH;}QUICK FACTS
• NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'WCH-HUNT' ABOUT ME BEG GAY

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS HAS NO ISSUE WH STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS, SAYS ’S ‘SOMETHG SEXY’

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NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'I REALISED I WAS GAY AFTER KISS OM BURT REYNOLDS'

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NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ONCE OPENED UP ABOUT HIS RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN BEFORE COMG OUT AS GAY

Before Showtime adapted for Amerin dienc the early ghts, was champned as the first hour-long drama on Amerin televisn to portray the liv of whe gay men and also add that mentaly may force actors and actrs unfortable suatns and also lim their opportuni, explag, “In our world that we live , you n’t really as a director mand that... Who’s to terme how gay someone is?

Rights for, follows a group of young gay men who move to London the 1980s amid the AIDS epimic.

He n most recently be seen alongsi Ben Affleck new release Gone Girl (2014) his brand new memoir, Choose Your Own Autobgraphy, Harris, who is now a married father-of-two wh David Burtka, scrib the journey of acceptance for both him and his loved reported by the Daily Mail, the book grappl wh the years Harris spent g to terms wh his sexualy, durg which he told people he was bisexual before revealg his is gay. “After a long ternal journey, you now embrace beg gay, regnisg as a wonrful and tegrally important ponent part of the totaly that is you, ” he wr. Unfortable and, will ultimately turn out, gay.

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ON BEG GAY, PLAYG STRAIGHT, AND IF HE’S THE NEXT ‘LATE SHOW’ HOST

Burt Reynolds' kiss mak you gay. ”Harris me out 2006, nfirmg a statement: “I am happy to dispel any mours or misnceptns and am que proud to say that I am a very ntent gay man livg my life to the fullt and feel most fortunate to be workg wh wonrful people the bs I love.

The two beme parents to tws Gion and Harper September, he was one of a number of people featured an article entled 'gay list of shame' by Arabic webse Middle Eastern Broadstg Center (MBC), for which me unr fire and was forced to apologise.

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It was a revelatn for Harris that he was ed gay. Cookbook thor David Burtka and hband Neil Patrick Harris at the lnch of his book "Life Is a Party" 2019 | Source: Getty ImagCOMING OUTHarris me out as gay 2006, endg speculatn about his sexualy, and revealg to his fans that he is a well-adjted and happy gay man. Not so long ago, a gay man havg a fay and a spoe was unimagable, now every dream is wh reach.

NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'WCH-HUNT' ABOUT ME BEG GAY

Followg the 2011 lg that legalized gay marriage New York, the uple announced their engagement, and eventually wed a private ceremony Italy 2014.

In an exclive terview wh PEOPLE, Harris publicly me out as gay 2006.

"I am a very ntent gay man livg my life to the fullt and feel most fortunate to be workg wh wonrful people the bs I love, " he said. June 25, 2011: Neil Patrick Harris and David Burkta announce their engagement followg the legalizatn of gay marriage New York.