NEIL PATRICK HARRIS on How I Met Your Mother, Coming Out & Why Fatherhood is His Greatest Job

Neil Patrick Harris is an Emmy and Tony award-winning actor, and for many of us, he’ll forever be the LEGEND-wait for it-DARY Barney Stinson from How I Met Your Mother.

Born in New Mexico to parents who were both lawyers, Neil was the first in his family to go into showbiz. At just 12, he got his breakthrough role in Clara's Heart alongside Whoopi Goldberg. From there, the rest is history…

In this episode, Neil shares:

Why he never thought he’d become a dad
How he was forced to come out
What it was really like to host the Oscars in 2015
How much of Barney Stinson is him and what HIMYM taught him

Neil is a reminder that you never stop learning throughout your career. There is always something new to discover… and how incredible is that?

Neil Patrick Harris is Great Company.

Neil’s latest film, Sunny Dancer, is out on the 14th August #sunnydancermovie

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THE CREDITS

Producers: Helen Burke & Emma Rae Woodhouse

Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins

Video: Josh Bennett

Senior Social Media Manager: Laura Coughlan

Audio: Rafi Amsili Geovannetti

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