Actor and sger Neil Patrick Harris revealed that he realised he was gay after receivg a iendly kiss om om Burt Reynolds on the set of the h ABC tective seri om the 90s "B.L. Stryker" which he guted 1989
Contents:
- 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.' HE HAS ALSO PERFORMED ON STAGE PRODUCTNS LIKE 'RENT,' 'CABARET' AND 'HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.'{LOR:#323232;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;} SPAN{FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;}{FONT-STYLE:NORMAL;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:RALAS,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.3;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;TEXT-TRANSFORM:PALIZE;}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;MARG-LEFT:0.625REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}UPDATED: APR 15, {DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:0.9375REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 64REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(100VW - (1REM * 2));MARG-LEFT:1REM;MARG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(-1 * 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - (LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 2 * 1REM)) / -2);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 90REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / 2);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / -2) - 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 2);MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 + 1REM)) / -2) - LC(2 * 1REM));}[DATA-HAS-SPONSOR] {MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);MARG-RIGHT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);}}{JTIFY-SELF:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG-LEFT:-50VW;MARG-RIGHT:-50VW;WIDTH:100VW;LEFT:50%;RIGHT:50%;}}{HEIGHT:TO;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO LC(50% - 50VW);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO;}}{POSN:RELATIVE;HEIGHT:TO;}{POSN:RELATIVE;--POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} A{POSN:ABSOLUTE;}{POSN:RELATIVE;WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;VERTIL-ALIGN:TOP;}{BACKGROUND:#C92228;BOTTOM:0;PADDG:.5REM;RIGHT:0;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG:0.39REM;}}{DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:1REM;WIDTH:1REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{WIDTH:1.063REM;HEIGHT:1.063REM;}}{LE-HEIGHT:1;MARG-TOP:0.3125REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 73.75REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0.9375REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0;}}{LOR:#595959;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}PHOTO: AMANDA EDWARDS/{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{PADDG-LEFT:3.5REM;PADDG-RIGHT:3.5REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MAX-WIDTH:45.25REM;MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 73.75REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 100REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}{CLEAR:BOTH;NTENT:" ";DISPLAY:BLOCK;FONT-SIZE:0.7REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.5REM;HEIGHT:0REM;VISIBILY:HIDN;}{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}(1973-){LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:800;LETTER-SPACG:0.02EM;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;MARG-TOP:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;}WHO IS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS?NEIL PATRICK HARRIS WAS 15 WHEN HE STARRED OPPOSE WHOOPI GOLDBERG CLARA'S HEART. 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 ON HIS FIRST ON-CAMERA GAY SEX SCENE ‘UNUPLED,’ FAKE PENIS AND JOG ‘DOCTOR WHO’
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ONCE OPENED UP ABOUT HIS RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN BEFORE COMG OUT AS GAY
- IS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS GAY?
- IN 'UNUPLED,' NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REIMAG LIFE AS A SGLE GAY MAN N.Y.C.
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SHAR HIS THOUGHTS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
- SHOP SKILLETS, UTENSILS AND MORE OKWARE!OPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTURENEIL PATRICK HARRIS ON WHY EVERYONE N RELATE TO HIS NEW SERI 'UNUPLED'4:26NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS NEW EDY SERI, 'UNUPLED'BYCARSON BLACKWELR JULY 27, 2022, 10:58 AM•3 M READNEIL 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 EVERYBODY.HARRIS 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.""IT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A MAN OF A CERTA AGE HAS TO DATE AGA AND SORT OF AL WH A BREAKUP," HARRIS SAID WEDNDAY ON "GOOD MORNG AMERI," ADDG THAT THE BREAKUP ISN'T ONE MICHAEL SE G.MORE: NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS NEW ROLE 4TH 'MATRIX' MOVIE"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. BUT A BREAKUP IS SOMETHG MOST VIEWERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, HE SAID, NOTG THAT THE SERI IS VERY WATCHABLE.NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AS MICHAEL LAWSON NETFLIX'S "UNUPLED."BARBARA NKE/NETFLIXHARRIS ALSO SAID THAT EXPLORG THE MAN'S EMOTN WH A BREAKUP GIV THE SHOW A "DIFFERENT" APPEAL, AS A LOT OF STORI TEND TO FOC ON THE WOMAN'S EMOTNS THOSE SUATNS.EDOR’S PICKSNEIL PATRICK HARRIS SWEETLY MARKS 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 1ST DATE WH HBAND DAVID BURTKAAPR 02, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERSJAN 22, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REFLECTS ON 'DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.' 30 YEARS LATERSEP 19, 2019"UNUPLED," OM "SEX AND THE CY" CREATOR DARREN STARR, IS "RELATIVELY LIGHT, THAT FUNNY THGS HAPPEN AND YET THEN YOU GET PUNCHED BY THE REALY OF THE EMOTN OF ALL," HARRIS SAID."I WAS NCERNED ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD PLAY OUT, WHETHER PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO SEE A EDY OR PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO SEE DRAMA, AND I THK BOTH WORK -- AS LIFE," THE "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" ALUM EXPLAED. "IF YOU HAVE A BREAK UP YOUR REAL LIFE, 'S NOT ALL SAD, RIGHT? FUNNY THGS STILL HAPPEN WH ."MORE: TAKE OM NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'WE’RE PLETE BEE WE’RE PLETE'HARRIS ALSO LLED THE SERI "A 'SLIDG DOORS' VERSN OF MY OWN LIFE," REFERENCG THE 1998 FILM STARRG GWYH PALTROW WHICH VIEWERS SEE A WOMAN'S LIFE PLAY OUT TWO DIFFERENT, PARALLEL TIMEL, ALL HGG ON WHETHER OR NOT SHE TCH HER TRA ON TIME.DAVID BURTKA, LEFT, AND NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ATTEND NETFLIX'S "UNUPLED" SEASON 1 NEW YORK PREMIERE AT PARIS THEATER ON JULY 26, 2022 NEW YORK CY.JAMIE MCRTHY/GETTY IMAG, FILE"MY HBAND, WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER 18 YEARS," HE SAID. "I N'T IMAGE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ALL OF A SUDN WE WERE BROKEN UP WH."THE FIVE-TIME EMMY WNER HAS BEEN MARRIED TO DAVID BURTKA SCE 2014. THE UPLE, WHO MET 2004, SHARE 11-YEAR-OLD TWS HARPER AND GION.HARRIS -- WHO WILL NEXT APPEAR THE "DOCTOR WHO" AS PART OF THE SHOW'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY, A ROLE HE'S "NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY MUCH OF ANYTHG" ABOUT -- SAID HE'S "PROUD" OF "UNUPLED," AND SAID THE EIGHT 30-MUTE EPISOS ARE "A BGE-Y TYPE OF EXPERIENCE.""UNUPLED" WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON NETFLIX ON FRIDAY, JULY 29.RELATED TOPICSNETFLIXEDOR’S PICKSNEIL PATRICK HARRIS SWEETLY MARKS 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 1ST DATE WH HBAND DAVID BURTKAAPR 02, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERSJAN 22, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REFLECTS ON 'DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.' 30 YEARS LATERSEP 19, 2019UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS’ GAY CRISIS ‘UNUPLED’ IS VERY ENTERTAG
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
- NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REALIZED HE WAS GAY WHILE DATG A FAMO WOMAN
- 5 TIM SPIR-MAN ACTORS HAVE PLAYED GAY
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.' HE HAS ALSO PERFORMED ON STAGE PRODUCTNS LIKE 'RENT,' 'CABARET' AND 'HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH.'{LOR:#323232;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;} SPAN{FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;}{FONT-STYLE:NORMAL;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:RALAS,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.3;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;TEXT-TRANSFORM:PALIZE;}{DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;MARG-LEFT:0.625REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}UPDATED: APR 15, {DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;}{MARG-BOTTOM:0.9375REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 64REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(100VW - (1REM * 2));MARG-LEFT:1REM;MARG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(-1 * 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - (LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 2 * 1REM)) / -2);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 90REM){{MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / 2);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM) - 1REM - 20.625REM) / -2) - 1REM);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 2);MAX-WIDTH:LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM);PADDG-LEFT:1REM;PADDG-RIGHT:1REM;} .E152U5OS0{WIDTH:100VW;MARG-LEFT:LC(LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 + 1REM)) / -2) - LC(2 * 1REM));}[DATA-HAS-SPONSOR] {MARG-LEFT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);MARG-RIGHT:LC((100VW - LC(20.625REM * 2 - 1REM)) / 4);}}{JTIFY-SELF:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG-LEFT:-50VW;MARG-RIGHT:-50VW;WIDTH:100VW;LEFT:50%;RIGHT:50%;}}{HEIGHT:TO;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO LC(50% - 50VW);}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{MARG:TO;}}{POSN:RELATIVE;HEIGHT:TO;}{POSN:RELATIVE;--POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:TO;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:TO;} A{POSN:ABSOLUTE;}{POSN:RELATIVE;WIDTH:100%;HEIGHT:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;VERTIL-ALIGN:TOP;}{BACKGROUND:#C92228;BOTTOM:0;PADDG:.5REM;RIGHT:0;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG:0.39REM;}}{DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:1REM;WIDTH:1REM;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{WIDTH:1.063REM;HEIGHT:1.063REM;}}{LE-HEIGHT:1;MARG-TOP:0.3125REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 73.75REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0.9375REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0;}}{LOR:#595959;PADDG-RIGHT:0.3125REM;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-SIZE:0.75REM;LE-HEIGHT:1;FONT-WEIGHT:800;}PHOTO: AMANDA EDWARDS/{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;POSN:RELATIVE;}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{PADDG-LEFT:3.5REM;PADDG-RIGHT:3.5REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{MAX-WIDTH:45.25REM;MARG-LEFT:TO;MARG-RIGHT:TO;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 61.25REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 73.75REM) AND (MAX-WIDTH: 100REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 90REM){{PADDG-LEFT:0REM;PADDG-RIGHT:0REM;}} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}{CLEAR:BOTH;NTENT:" ";DISPLAY:BLOCK;FONT-SIZE:0.7REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.5REM;HEIGHT:0REM;VISIBILY:HIDN;}{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-SIZE:1.1875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.6;} EM{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;} STRONG{FONT-FAY:CHARTER,GEIA,TIM,SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;}(1973-){LOR:#323232;FONT-FAY:GILROY,HELVETI,ARIAL,SANS-SERIF;FONT-WEIGHT:800;LETTER-SPACG:0.02EM;MARG-BOTTOM:0.625REM;MARG-TOP:0.625REM;}@MEDIA(MAX-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:1.875REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 48REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}}@MEDIA(M-WIDTH: 64REM){{FONT-SIZE:2REM;LE-HEIGHT:1.1;}} B, STRONG{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-WEIGHT:BOLD;} EM, I{FONT-FAY:HER;FONT-STYLE:ALIC;}WHO IS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS?NEIL PATRICK HARRIS WAS 15 WHEN HE STARRED OPPOSE WHOOPI GOLDBERG CLARA'S HEART. 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
Due out July 29, "Unupled" follows Harris' character as he reenters the gay sgl scene -- and learns how to take his first NSFW pic for a suor -- his 40s. * patrick neil 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. 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. 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.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ON HIS FIRST ON-CAMERA GAY SEX SCENE ‘UNUPLED,’ FAKE PENIS AND JOG ‘DOCTOR WHO’
Different sex, same cy “Unupled,” origal “Sex and the Cy” producer Darren Star’s look at gay life and love very upper-cst New York, where the most nt porn is of the pricey Manhattan real-tate variety. Mostly, the Netflix edy serv as a vehicle for Neil Patrick Harris as the sudnly sgle protagonist, while feelg too tired to fe much of a love nnectn. * patrick neil 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. Harris is openly gay and the father of LifeBorn on June 15, 1973 Albuquerque, New Mexi, Harris is the son of attorneys.
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. Sudnly, Michael is forced to reenter the sgl scene as a gay man his 40s, and fds that que a few thgs have changed sce the last time he was on the market.
For ee real time breakg news alerts sent straight to your box sign up to our breakg news emailsSign up to our ee breakg news emailsHow I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris has revealed that was a iendly kiss om Burt Reynolds that cemented the realisatn that he was gay.Harris, 41, is also a sger and director and shot to fame as a pre-teen. He n most recently be seen alongsi Ben Affleck new release Gone Girl (2014).In 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 on.As 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 ONCE OPENED UP ABOUT HIS RELATNSHIPS WH WOMEN BEFORE COMG OUT AS GAY
* patrick neil harris gay *
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.”He married his partner Burtka, whom he met 2003, on 8 September 2014. The two beme parents to tws Gion and Harper 2010.In 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.
In Darren Star and Jefey Richman’s new Netflix seri “Unupled, ” Harris stars as Michael, a gay New York real tate agent whose partner of 17 years Col (Tuc Watks) leav him. In fact, the actor has his first on-mera gay sex scene on “Unupled, ” wh “Sex and the Cy” movie alum Gill Mari.
The st also clus Tisha Campbell, who plays Michael’s bt iend and bs partner, as well as Emerson Brooks, Brooks Ashmanskas and Marcia Gay Harn.
IS NEIL PATRICK HARRIS GAY?
Neil Patrick Harris me out as gay the '00s. Disver more about his datg life, cludg 1 famo woman. * patrick neil harris gay *
My gaydom started wh like ‘Into the Woods’ and ‘L Misérabl’ and mil theater.
When me time to fd a photo of his private parts for Michael to post on gay hookup app Grdr, an image of a prosthetic penis was nsired. “He’ll be the first gay Doctor, which is gog to be super ol, a sexier Doctor. Different sex, same cy “Unupled, ” origal “Sex and the Cy” producer Darren Star’s look at gay life and love very upper-cst New York, where the most nt porn is of the pricey Manhattan real-tate variety.
IN 'UNUPLED,' NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REIMAG LIFE AS A SGLE GAY MAN N.Y.C.
That troduc a separate plot volvg a wealthy and mandg woman (Marcia Gay Harn all her imper glory) who is gettg divorced and whose bs Michael sperately wants. 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. 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.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SHAR HIS THOUGHTS ON STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
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. 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. November 2006: Harris publicly me out as gay a People magaze terview.
SHOP SKILLETS, UTENSILS AND MORE OKWARE!OPEN MENUVIOSHOPCULTUREFAYWELLNSFOODLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICYYOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTSCHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICYINTERT-BASED ADSTERMS OF USEDO NOT SELL MY INFOCONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHCULTURENEIL PATRICK HARRIS ON WHY EVERYONE N RELATE TO HIS NEW SERI 'UNUPLED'4:26NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS NEW EDY SERI, 'UNUPLED'BYCARSON BLACKWELR JULY 27, 2022, 10:58 AM•3 M READNEIL 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 EVERYBODY.HARRIS 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.""IT'S WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A MAN OF A CERTA AGE HAS TO DATE AGA AND SORT OF AL WH A BREAKUP," HARRIS SAID WEDNDAY ON "GOOD MORNG AMERI," ADDG THAT THE BREAKUP ISN'T ONE MICHAEL SE G.MORE: NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS NEW ROLE 4TH 'MATRIX' MOVIE"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. BUT A BREAKUP IS SOMETHG MOST VIEWERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, HE SAID, NOTG THAT THE SERI IS VERY WATCHABLE.NEIL PATRICK HARRIS AS MICHAEL LAWSON NETFLIX'S "UNUPLED."BARBARA NKE/NETFLIXHARRIS ALSO SAID THAT EXPLORG THE MAN'S EMOTN WH A BREAKUP GIV THE SHOW A "DIFFERENT" APPEAL, AS A LOT OF STORI TEND TO FOC ON THE WOMAN'S EMOTNS THOSE SUATNS.EDOR’S PICKSNEIL PATRICK HARRIS SWEETLY MARKS 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 1ST DATE WH HBAND DAVID BURTKAAPR 02, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERSJAN 22, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REFLECTS ON 'DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.' 30 YEARS LATERSEP 19, 2019"UNUPLED," OM "SEX AND THE CY" CREATOR DARREN STARR, IS "RELATIVELY LIGHT, THAT FUNNY THGS HAPPEN AND YET THEN YOU GET PUNCHED BY THE REALY OF THE EMOTN OF ALL," HARRIS SAID."I WAS NCERNED ABOUT HOW THAT WOULD PLAY OUT, WHETHER PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO SEE A EDY OR PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO SEE DRAMA, AND I THK BOTH WORK -- AS LIFE," THE "HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER" ALUM EXPLAED. "IF YOU HAVE A BREAK UP YOUR REAL LIFE, 'S NOT ALL SAD, RIGHT? FUNNY THGS STILL HAPPEN WH ."MORE: TAKE OM NEIL PATRICK HARRIS: 'WE’RE PLETE BEE WE’RE PLETE'HARRIS ALSO LLED THE SERI "A 'SLIDG DOORS' VERSN OF MY OWN LIFE," REFERENCG THE 1998 FILM STARRG GWYH PALTROW WHICH VIEWERS SEE A WOMAN'S LIFE PLAY OUT TWO DIFFERENT, PARALLEL TIMEL, ALL HGG ON WHETHER OR NOT SHE TCH HER TRA ON TIME.DAVID BURTKA, LEFT, AND NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ATTEND NETFLIX'S "UNUPLED" SEASON 1 NEW YORK PREMIERE AT PARIS THEATER ON JULY 26, 2022 NEW YORK CY.JAMIE MCRTHY/GETTY IMAG, FILE"MY HBAND, WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER 18 YEARS," HE SAID. "I N'T IMAGE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF ALL OF A SUDN WE WERE BROKEN UP WH."THE FIVE-TIME EMMY WNER HAS BEEN MARRIED TO DAVID BURTKA SCE 2014. THE UPLE, WHO MET 2004, SHARE 11-YEAR-OLD TWS HARPER AND GION.HARRIS -- WHO WILL NEXT APPEAR THE "DOCTOR WHO" AS PART OF THE SHOW'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY, A ROLE HE'S "NOT AT LIBERTY TO SAY MUCH OF ANYTHG" ABOUT -- SAID HE'S "PROUD" OF "UNUPLED," AND SAID THE EIGHT 30-MUTE EPISOS ARE "A BGE-Y TYPE OF EXPERIENCE.""UNUPLED" WILL BE AVAILABLE TO STREAM ON NETFLIX ON FRIDAY, JULY 29.RELATED TOPICSNETFLIXEDOR’S PICKSNEIL PATRICK HARRIS SWEETLY MARKS 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 1ST DATE WH HBAND DAVID BURTKAAPR 02, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERSJAN 22, 2021NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REFLECTS ON 'DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.' 30 YEARS LATERSEP 19, 2019UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023UP NEXT CULTURE—TIM MCGRAW ATTENDS ACM HONORS WH WIFE FAH HILL, DGHTERS AUDREY, MAGGIE: SEE THE PHOTOSAUGT 24, 2023LADY GAGA SHAR PHOTOS OM REHEARSAL AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS RINCYAUGT 24, 2023KIM CATTRALL MAK MEO ON 'AND JT LIKE THAT...' SEASON 2 FALE: ALL THE TAILSAUGT 24, 2023ED SHEERAN ANNOUNC NEW ALBUM 'AUTUMN VARIATNS,' OUT SEPT. 29AUGT 24, 2023
Neil Patrick Harris said he's "a very ntent gay man.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS’ GAY CRISIS ‘UNUPLED’ IS VERY ENTERTAG
Harris publicly me out as gay an exclive 2006 terview wh People magaze amid "speculatn and tert my private life and relatnships. 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, " he said. Michael sudnly has to navigate the loss of his soul mate and his new life as a sgle, 40somethg gay man New York Cy — apps and all.
While the storyle centers around the story of a gay man, Starr said the seri is "not about beg gay or straight. Along wh Harris, Campbell, Ashmanskas and Brooks, Unupled also stars Tuc Watks and Marcia Gay Harn. More than eight years after pletg his n as the legendary straight d Barney Stson on CBS’ “How I Met Your Mother, ” Emmy-wng actor Neil Patrick Harris has returned to the s format Netflix’s “Unupled, ” playg a gay man who is unwillgly thst back to the New York Cy datg scene after beg unceremonly dumped by his partner of 17 years.
Overnight, Michael has to ntend wh two nightmar: losg the man he thought was his soulmate and beg forced to navigate the digal and generatnal gap of datg as a newly sgle gay man his — who rose to fame as a wunrkd doctor on “Doogie Howser, M. ’ story, ” he he grappl wh the grief and nial of beg “unupled, ” Harris’ character, Michael, stggl wh the polics of gay datg today’s society — the transactnal nature of hookups, the unwrten l of etiquette on var jarrg experience of beg thrown to “a whole other world” and forced to learn on one’s feet was somethg that the creative team really wanted to nvey, acrdg to Harris, who likened Michael’s stggl wh adaptg to the ever-changg datg world to his own stggl wh the evolutn of textg. ”While Michael ets over the viabily of a middle-aged gay man a datg market maly prised of younger men, Harris said he has grown to embrace agg over time, spe livg a culture and workg an dtry that ntu to value youthful appearanc.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERS
“My slong stggle was to jt feel fortable my own body, bee I would be my mid-20s, my late 20s, and I jt still would go to the gym and feel like I was a sophomore high school and everyone was better than me at , and I felt awkward and gawky and didn’t know my posture, ” he said. More than 15 years later, the actor thks “we’re enterg this new world” where the stris onscreen LGBTQ reprentatn mean “there’s ls fear of negative repercsns for beg proud and open and hont about who you want to make out wh” — to the pot that he is now able to lead his own Netflix show as, and about, an openly gay man.
”But Harris utned that, at the end of the day, actors are supposed to act, explag that he choos to look beyond the labels of gay or straight when breakg down his own characters. “Straight people are all very different, and gay people are all very different. “And if I was playg an over-the-top flight attendant on a broad edy, then I’d probably swg to a very different terpretatn — not of gay vers straight, but of what the wrers and the directors were hopg for.
The 47-year-old actor is revealg his thoughts on the ntroversial nversatn about who gets to play what 22, 2021, 4:24 AM UTC / Source: TODAYNeil Patrick Harris is openg up about his thoughts on whether or not straight actors should play gay on televisn and film. ”The 47-year-old actor is about to be part of an all gay male ensemble the new seri "It’s A S, " that was directed by Rsell T Davi, the creator of "Queer as Folk.
NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REALIZED HE WAS GAY WHILE DATG A FAMO WOMAN
" Followg a group of young gay men early 1980s England and their experience wh HIV and AIDS, Davi ma a pot to st this latt work of his wh actors who intify as gay real life. “I’m not beg woke about this… but I feel strongly that if I st someone a story, I am stg them to act as a lover, or an enemy, or someone on dgs or a crimal or a sat… they are not there to ‘act gay’ bee ‘actg gay’ is a bunch of s for a performance, " Davi said of his stg cisn. "Neil Patrick HarrisOn the subject of "Queer as Folk, " the groundbreakg early 2000s drama that featured mostly straight actors playg gay, Harris said he was a big fan.
“I thk there’s somethg sexy about stg a straight actor to play a gay role, if they’re willg to vt a lot to .
5 TIM SPIR-MAN ACTORS HAVE PLAYED GAY
"That said, do I want to see more gay parts played by gay actors? It mak a difference performance-wise (IMO), but also bec straight actors playg 'gay' centers straightns. "Kristen Stewart also recently opened up about the topic of straight actors playg gay, sayg she thks "about this all the time.