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

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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 him.Harris, 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. (Edor's note: There is no swipg through match on Grdr.) "It seems that app-based datg the gay world is much ls about long-term nnectn," he ntu.

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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

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. * neil harris patrick gay *

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." But he's also shown dramatic chops projects such as "Gone Girl" and HBO Max's "It's a S." For Harris, 49, was rehg to portray a nuanced character who's "profoundly lonely" yet still "very funny" as he navigat the "open wound" of a long-term breakup.

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

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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.

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June 25, 2011: Neil Patrick Harris and David Burkta announce their engagement followg the legalizatn of gay marriage New York. 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. 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. Burt Reynolds' kiss mak you gay.

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”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. 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. 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.

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.

OPEN MENUVIOSHOPWELLNSFOODCULTUREFAYLIVGSTYLETRAVELNEWSBOOK CLUBGMA3: WYNTKNEWSLETTERPRIVACY POLICY — YOUR US STATE PRIVACY RIGHTS — CHILDREN'S ONLE PRIVACY POLICY — INTERT-BASED ADS — TERMS OF USE — DO NOT SELL MY INFO — CONTACT USCOPYRIGHT © 2023 ABC NEWS INTER VENTUR. ALL RIGHTS RERVED.SEARCHMI STRONG: CHARI TO SUPPORT WILDFIRE RELIEF EFFORTSCULTUREJULY 27, 2022NEIL PATRICK HARRIS ON WHY EVERYONE N RELATE TO HIS NEW SERI 'UNUPLED'4:26NETFLIXNEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS NEW EDY SERI, 'UNUPLED'BY CARSON BLACKWELRSHARE —SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS TO GET GMA LIVERED TO YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG!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 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.BARBARA NKE/NETFLIXNEIL PATRICK HARRIS AS MICHAEL LAWSON NETFLIX'S "UNUPLED."HARRIS 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 PICKS1NEIL PATRICK HARRIS SWEETLY MARKS 17TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS 1ST DATE WH HBAND DAVID BURTKAAPRIL 2, 20212NEIL PATRICK HARRIS TALKS STRAIGHT ACTORS PLAYG GAY CHARACTERSJANUARY 22, 20213NEIL PATRICK HARRIS REFLECTS ON 'DOOGIE HOWSER, M.D.' 30 YEARS LATERSEPTEMBER 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.JAMIE MCRTHY/GETTY IMAG, FILEDAVID 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."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.SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTERS TO GET GMA LIVERED TO YOUR BOX EVERY MORNG!UP NEXT CULTUREBRNEY SPEARS OPENS UP AFTER HBAND FIL FOR DIVORCE: 'I'M A LTLE SHOCKED'

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. 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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Not so long ago, a gay man havg a fay and a spoe was unimagable, now every dream is wh reach. November 2006: Harris publicly me out as gay a People magaze terview.

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Neil Patrick Harris said he's "a very ntent gay man.

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.

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Any gay man who's sgle New York knows that 's a particular circle of hell, ma all the worse by any number of factors, age beg one of image you're happily upled, or so you thk, and after 17 years, your partner walks out on you wh barely a "Bye, Gay. Courty of Netflix © 2022Netflix Harris is Michael Lawson, a succsful New York Cy real tate agent wh a great reer, a supportive fay, close iends, and a lovg relatnship wh Tuc Watks' when Col unexpectedly mov out on the eve of his 50th birthday, leavg Michael pletely bldsid, he has to nont two nightmar: losg the man he thought was his soulmate, and sudnly fdg himself a sgle gay man his mid-forti New York Cy.

Sarah Shatz/Netflix © 2022Sarah Shatz/Netflix Luckily, Michael's got his bt gal pal Suzanne (the perennially fabulo Tisha Campbell), hghty and hte client Claire (Osr-wner, and don't you fet , Marcia Gay Harn) who's also gog through a divorce. Marcia Gay Harn as Claire Lewis episo 101 of Unupled. "It is a passn project for both of , one that has given the opportuny to wre a btersweet romantic edy om the perspective of a gay man.

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Courty of Netflix © 2022Netflix What n we say, between Fire Island, Bros, and now Unupled, 's the summer of the gay rom !

The rise of the gay rom-: Fire Island's Joel Kim Booster & Bros' Billy Eichner refe the genre. 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.

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Later 2006, Harris, durg an terview, spoke about his sexualy and openly clared that he was gay.

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While starrg as Doogie Howser, Harris was datg another teen actor who actually helped him realize he was gay. Christe Taylor helped Neil Patrick Harris realize he was gay.

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