How did Neil Patrick Harris get famous? Was Neil Patrick Harris a child star?

Neil Patrick Harris is best known for playing the title character on the ABC series Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989–1993), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy.

Neil Patrick Harris quickly emerged as one of the rising stars of child acting in the 80s. Neil Patrick Harris is an award-winning American actor, singer, writer, producer, and television host.

Neil Patrick Harris is a recipient of multiple accolades including a Tony Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and nominations for a Grammy Award and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.

Neil Patrick Harris’s first film role as an adult was in 1995’s Animal Room in which he portrayed a teenager. Neil has been a frequent guest narrator at Disney’s Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World.

On December 11, 2010, Neil Patrick Harris hosted the Spike Video Game Awards. In 2011, Harris played the lead role of Bobby in Stephen Sondheim’s Company with the New York Philharmonic in concert.