#Barney harris nationality series#

He also sang the role of Charles (initially played by Anthony Perkins in a 1966 ABC telecast) on the Nonesuch recording of Sondheim's Evening Primrose and portrayed Mark Cohen in the 1997 touring company of the musical Rent, a role he satirized on the Januepisode of Saturday Night Live, which he hosted. In 2004, he performed the dual role of the Balladeer and Lee Harvey Oswald on Broadway in the revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Assassins. As a result of his critically acclaimed performance in Cabaret, Harris was named the top-drawing headliner in the role of the Emcee by, outranking fellow celebrity stars John Stamos and Alan Cumming. In 2003, he took the role of the Emcee in Cabaret alongside Deborah Gibson and Tom Bosley. In 2002, he performed beside Anne Heche in Proof. He played Tobias Ragg in the 2001 concert performances of Sweeney Todd. Harris has worked on Broadway in both musical and dramatic roles. In October 2019, it was announced Harris would star in the fourth installment of the Matrix franchise. On February 22, 2015, Harris hosted the 87th Academy Awards it was his first time hosting the ceremony, and the first time an openly gay man hosted the Academy Awards. He received general praise from critics for his performance, as did the film.

Harris has said: 'I was pinching myself at the opportunity' to work with Fincher. Harris co-starred in the film as Desi Collings, the wealthy and obsessed ex-boyfriend of Amy Dunne, played by Rosamund Pike. In 2014, Harris showed a more serious side in Gone Girl, directed by David Fincher. Harris provided the voice of Steve the Monkey in the Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs film franchise. He starred in the films The Smurfs (2011) and The Smurfs 2 (2013).

On March 7, 2010, he made a surprise appearance at the 82nd Academy Awards, delivering the opening musical number. The same year, he played the lead in the indie comedy The Best and the Brightest. In 2010, Harris provided voice acting for the role of the adult Dick Grayson ( Nightwing) in the animated film Batman: Under the Red Hood and the beagle Lou in the film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore. He would go on to reprise this role in the sequels: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas. It was the shift from roles associated with his sanitized 'Doogie Howser' character to the more unscrupulous and bawdy part in the Harold & Kumar franchise that liberated Harris and revitalized his acting career, leading to his now-iconic role of Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother the following year. In 2004, Harris played a fictionalized, hyper-womanising, lewd version of himself in the Harold and Kumar stoner comedy films Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. His subsequent film work has included supporting roles in The Next Best Thing, Undercover Brother, and Starship Troopers. Harris's first film role as an adult was 1995's Animal Room, although he portrayed a teenager. Harris was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in 2010. In 2014, he starred in the title role in Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway, for which he won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He also hosted the Primetime Emmy Awards in 20, and hosted the 87th Academy Awards in 2015, thus making him the first openly gay man to host the Academy Awards.

#Barney harris nationality series#

In 2010, Harris won two awards at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his guest appearance on Glee, and Outstanding Special Class Program for hosting the Tony Awards in 2009 he has won the latter award three additional times for hosting the show in 2011, 2012, and 2013. His other films include Starship Troopers (1997), Beastly (2011), The Smurfs (2011), The Smurfs 2 (2013), A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014), and Gone Girl (2014). Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) and a fictional version of himself in the Harold & Kumar film series (2004–2011). Harris is also known for his role as the title character in Joss Whedon's musical Dr.

(1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy, as well as Barney Stinson on the CBS series How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014, for which he was nominated for four Emmy Awards), and Count Olaf on the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017–2019). On television, he is known for playing the title character on the ABC series Doogie Howser, M.D.

Primarily known for his comedic television roles and dramatic and musical stage roles, he has received multiple accolades throughout his career, including a Tony Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards. Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host.