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- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'I REALISED I WAS GAY AFTER KISS OM BURT REYNOLDS'
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REVEALS WHY HE ME OUT AS A GAY MAN
- NEIL PATRICK {LOR:#595959;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:600;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:0.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.25REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.2;}} A{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN-THICKNS:0.0625REM;TEXT-RATN-LOR:HER;TEXT-UNRLE-OFFSET:0.25REM;LOR:HER;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;TRANSN:ALL 0.3S EASE--OUT;} A:HOVER{LOR:#A00000;TEXT-RATN-LOR:BORR-LK-BODY-HOVER;}ACTOR NEIL PATRICK HARRIS HAS STARRED TV SS 'DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.' AND 'HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER.' 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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. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, HARRIS NTUED TO STAY BY, THOUGH HIS PROJECTS FAILED TO REACH THE SAME SUCCS AS DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. HE APPEARED SUPPORTG ROL ON THE BIG SCREEN SUCH FILMS AS STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE NEXT BT THG AND HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHE CASTLE. HE ALSO STARRED AS A NROTIC EDOR OPPOSE TONY SHALHOUB THE NBC S STARK RAVG MAD. HARRIS ALSO APPEARED ON BROADWAY PROOF, ASSASSS AND RENT, AS WELL AS A CRILLY ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE AS THE HOST CABARET. THROUGHOUT THE 1990S AND 2000S, HARRIS EARNED ACCLAIM FOR SEVERAL MA-FOR-TV MOVI, CLUDG MY ANTONIA, JOAN OF ARC AND THE CHRISTMAS BLSG. HE LAND ANOTHER S SUCCS 2005 WH HIS ROLE AS THE WOMANIZG BARNEY STSON CBS'S HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. HARRIS HAS ENJOYED GREAT SUCCS AS THE HOST OF BROADWAY'S BIGGT AWARD SHOW, THE TONYS. HE HAS SERVED AS THE EVENT'S MASTER OF CEREMONI FOUR TIM— 2009, 2011, 2012, AND 2013, WNG THREE EMMYS AS WELL FOR HIS HOSTG DUTI. 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 ONCE OPENED UP ABOUT HIS RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN BEFORE COMG OUT AS GAY
- IS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS GAY?
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SHAR HIS THOUGHTS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
- IN 'UNUPLED,' NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REIMAG LIFE AS A SGLE GAY MAN N.Y.C.
- WHY CAN NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SAY THAT’S ‘TOO GAY’ AND STRAIGHTS CAN’T?
- THIS IS WHY NEIL PATRICK HARRIS IS FACG BACKLASH FOR HIS COMMENTS ABOUT STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY ROL
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'I REALISED I WAS GAY AFTER KISS OM BURT REYNOLDS'
Neil Patrick Harris is fortable his own sk, so g out as a gay actor Hollywood was a natural choice. His love for David Burtka also helped. * why is neil patrick harris gay *
Neil Patrick Harris got a crash urse those terms as he prepped for his Netflix edy "Unupled" (streamg Friday), which he stars as a middle-aged real-tate agent named Michael who's plunged to the New York datg pool after his boyiend of 17 years, Col (Tuc Watks), dumps, who's been a relatnship wh his hband, actor/chef David Burtka, sce 2004, relied on iends to te him about gay hookup apps such as Grdr.
) "It seems that app-based datg the gay world is much ls about long-term nnectn, " he ntu. Meanwhile, Michael bonds wh a newly divorced real-tate client (Marcia Gay Harn) and attempts to unver why Col might've left him.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REVEALS WHY HE ME OUT AS A GAY MAN
We've both been through signifint breakups and felt that was a strong way to tell a story not only about a gay relatnship, but about a gay man beg sgle middle age, and what that would mean. " Harris was their first choice to play Michael bee "he checks every box, " Richman says: He's an out gay actor who unrstands edy, havg played cksure womanizer Barney Stson for ne seasons of CBS' "How I Met Your Mother. 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.
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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. FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS, HARRIS NTUED TO STAY BY, THOUGH HIS PROJECTS FAILED TO REACH THE SAME SUCCS AS DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D. HE APPEARED SUPPORTG ROL ON THE BIG SCREEN SUCH FILMS AS STARSHIP TROOPERS, THE NEXT BT THG AND HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHE CASTLE. HE ALSO STARRED AS A NROTIC EDOR OPPOSE TONY SHALHOUB THE NBC S STARK RAVG MAD. HARRIS ALSO APPEARED ON BROADWAY PROOF, ASSASSS AND RENT, AS WELL AS A CRILLY ACCLAIMED PERFORMANCE AS THE HOST CABARET. THROUGHOUT THE 1990S AND 2000S, HARRIS EARNED ACCLAIM FOR SEVERAL MA-FOR-TV MOVI, CLUDG MY ANTONIA, JOAN OF ARC AND THE CHRISTMAS BLSG. HE LAND ANOTHER S SUCCS 2005 WH HIS ROLE AS THE WOMANIZG BARNEY STSON CBS'S HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER. HARRIS HAS ENJOYED GREAT SUCCS AS THE HOST OF BROADWAY'S BIGGT AWARD SHOW, THE TONYS. HE HAS SERVED AS THE EVENT'S MASTER OF CEREMONI FOUR TIM— 2009, 2011, 2012, AND 2013, WNG THREE EMMYS AS WELL FOR HIS HOSTG DUTI. 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
“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.
Burt Reynolds' kiss mak you gay.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ONCE OPENED UP ABOUT HIS RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN BEFORE COMG OUT AS 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. 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.
IS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS GAY?
"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. Neil Patrick Harris is fortable his own sk, so g out as a gay actor Hollywood was a natural choice.
It’s been a while sce Neil Patrick Harris me out as a gay man Hollywood. The CBS star knows that ’s a ltle easier for celebs to e out as gay 2013 as opposed to 2006 or even 1997 when Ellen DeGener me out to Time magaze. Ellen Page and the karma of outg gay Hollywood >>.
Harris is openly gay and the father of LifeBorn on June 15, 1973 Albuquerque, New Mexi, Harris is the son of attorneys.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SHAR HIS THOUGHTS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
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. CITATION INFORMATIONArticle Tle: Neil Patrick Harris BgraphyAuthor: EdorsWebse Name: The webseUrl: Date: Publisher: A&E; Televisn NetworksLast Updated: April 15, 2021Origal Published Date: April 2, 2014QUOTESI am que proud to say that I am a very ntent gay man, livg my life to the beg a parent wh partner David Burtka: "We're super exced/nervo/thrilled. Neil Patrick Harris opened up about datg women before he me out as years, actor and sger Neil Patrick Harris did not realize he was homosexual, even though he had csh on other he me out as gay the late 80s, Harris dated many women, and took a kiss om Burt Reynolds to make him face the tth about so long ago, a gay man havg a fay and a spoe was unimagableNeil Patrick Harris at Netflix's "A Seri of Unfortunate Events" Red Carpet and Receptn 2019 Los Angel | Source: Getty ImagNOT A "GOLD-STAR GAY"Harris nfsed that he was not a "gold-star gay" - gay men who had only ever dated other men - but had had several relatnships wh women high school, and as an adult his memoir, "Choose Your Own Autobgraphy, " published 2014, Harris revealed the tails of his journey to self-disvery and acceptance of himself as a gay man.
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He wrote his memoir:“After a long ternal journey, you now embrace beg gay, regnizg as a wonrful and tegrally important ponent part of the totaly that is you. 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.
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Neil Patrick Harris' new show may be about a gay man his mid-40s who fds himself back on the New York Cy datg scene after a 17-year relatnship unexpectedly ends, but the actor says there's somethg for stars as Michael Lawson "Unupled, " which, acrdg to a logle, is "a story about heartbreak, healg, and all the humor we fd along the way. "I was a ltle b worried that this would be some niche show that only gay men of a certa age would relate to, " he ntued. The real reason as to why Neil Patrick Harris is gay.
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Source-InstagramY, Neil Patrick Harris publicly me out as gay November 2006 while on an exclive terview wh People's magaze. In the terview, he said, "I am happy to dispel any mors 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. Later 2006, Harris, durg an terview, spoke about his sexualy and openly clared that he was gay.
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