Neil Patrick Harris is an American singer, actor, producer, and director with a $50 million net worth. From the 1980s up until now, Neil Patrick Harris has had a long and successful career. He has done well in both movies and TV shows. Neil Patrick Harris is a talented actor who can play both serious and funny parts. He is also a good actor on stage. Harris has also found a lot of success as a voice actor.
| Net Worth: | $50 Million |
| Salary: | $225 Thousand Per Episode |
| Date of Birth: | Jun 15, 1973 (49 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 6 ft (1.83 m) |
| Profession: | Actor, Voice Actor, Magician, Singer, Television producer, Musician, Film Producer, Television Director, Screenwriter, Comedian |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
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Early Life
Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on June 15, 1973. He and his older brother were raised by two lawyers’ parents. His parents also ran a restaurant. Neil Patrick Harris started acting when he was young, but he still went to high school for half the time. He got private tutoring for the rest of his schooling, and he graduated with very high grades in 1991.
Doogie Houser
Neil Patrick Harris got his start in show business when he was a child actor. At a drama camp, he caught the eye of playwright Mark Medoff, who later cast him in the 1988 movie Clara’s Heart. In the same year, he also starred in a movie for kids called Purple People Eater. Even though he had been in movies for a while, his real big break came the following year, when he got the lead role in Doogie Houser, M.D. The show ran for four years, and Neil Patrick Harris was nominated for a Golden Globe for his work on it. In the show, Harris played a young doctor smarter than most adults.
After Doogie
Neil Patrick Harris focused on movie roles after Doogie Houser, M.D. ended in 1993. Snowboard: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story, which came out in 1994, had him in it. Later, Neil Patrick Harris moved on to adult roles, starting with 1995’s “Animal Room.” Neil Patrick Harris played a key role in the cult science fiction movie Starship Troopers, which came out in 1997. In the same year, he was also the main character in the musical Rent. Then, in 1999, he played Joan of Arc in a three-part miniseries.
Neil Patrick Harris got another recurring role on TV in 1999. This time, it was in the NBC comedy Stark Raving Mad. In 2000, the show was over. He got a small part in the movie The Next Best Thing, which came out in 2000. He then got a part in the made-for-TV movie The Wedding Dress. Neil Patrick Harris played Tobias Ragg in a stage version of Sweeney Todd that was put on in 2001. In 2002, he did another stage show called “Proof.” He was in Undercover Brother in 2002.
Neil Patrick Harris was praised by critics for his role in a stage production of Cabaret in 2003. In the 2004 movie Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, he played a funny version of himself. In the two sequels to Harold & Kumar, he played himself as a party-loving womaniser. He also joined the cast of the musical Assassins that same year.
How I Met Your Mother
Neil Patrick Harris played Barney Stinson on the hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother from 2005 to 2014. The reviews and ratings for the show were very good. Critics especially liked Neil Patrick Harris, who won an award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor. Even though he spent most of his time on How I Met Your Mother during this time, he still had time to work on other acting projects. He got parts on TV shows like “Numb3rs,” “Sesame Street,” and “Glee.”
Aside from acting, Neil Patrick Harris is a skilled voice actor. Batman: Under the Red Hood featured Nightwing’s voice actor. Other films in which he worked as a voice actor include The Smurfs, The Smurfs 2 and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs: The Second Chance. He also voiced characters in Cats and Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. Aside from his career as an actor, Neil Patrick Harris has also done voice work for shows including The Legend of Tarzan, Justice League, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, and Family Guy.
Neil Patrick Harris stepped up his game as an actor in 2014 with the critically acclaimed drama Gone Girl. The film received positive reviews from reviewers and had a successful run in theatres. That same year, he starred in Hedwig and the Angry Inch as the title character. For his performance, Neil Patrick Harris was recognised with a Tony Award. He had two guest appearances on American Horror Story in 2015. Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events cast him as Olaf in 2016 and he continued to portray the villain until the show’s conclusion in 2019. Neil Patrick Harris was confirmed to star in the fourth Matrix picture in the same year.
Neil Patrick Harris has hosted several awards events outside of his acting career. His four Tony Awards hosting gigs earned him four Primetime Emmy Awards. Harris hosted the Emmy Awards in 2009 and 2013. He was the host of the Academy Awards in 2015. Despite reports to the contrary, Neil Patrick Harris decided not to accept offers to host both the Late Show and the Late Late Show. Genius Junior was another game show he presented.
How I Met Your Mother’s Salary
Neil was making $225,000 per episode at the height of the show’s popularity. Assuming no more income from licencing or syndication, that’s about $5.4 million in total.
Further Ventures
As a magician, Neil Patrick Harris has emerged as an outstanding performer, and many of his characters are magicians. He served as the host of the World Magic Awards in 2008.
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He is also a voice actor for video games, having worked on several projects. Playing as Spider-Man, Saints Row II, and Saints Row IV are all excellent options. At that year’s Spike Video Game Awards, he was also the host.
Personal Life
Neil Patrick Harris started dating David Burtka in 2004. A surrogate mother gave birth to twins for the couple in 2010. The couple was married in 2014 after the passage of the Marriage Equality Act. The Academy Awards will be hosted for the first time by an out actor, Neil Patrick Harris.
Real Estate
They spent $3.6 million in 2013 to buy an 8,000-square-foot Harlem townhouse. Neil and David decided to put their renovated house on the market in August 2021 for a price of $7.3 million after living there for several years. They sold it for $7.1 million in May 2022.
They formerly had a $3 million property in Sherman Oaks, California.
A 13.5-acre property in East Hampton, New York, was purchased by Neil and David in 2017 for $5.5 million.
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