Natural born entertainer Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque in 1973 to parents who ran a restaurant. He just about managed to make it through high school with high honors, but only because he was receiving private tuition for the last half of his final school year. By that time, he was already having to split his time between the classroom and television sets.
Harris can sing, dance, act, and tell jokes. Although he doesn't find much opportunity to do so on television or stage, he can even pull off a few magic tricks! He's arguably best known for playing Barney in 'How I Met Your Mother,' although he's also played a version of himself for comedic effect in the 'Harold and Kumar' film series. In 2015, he became the first openly gay man ever to host the Oscars, with prompted Time Magazine to name him one of the 100 most influential people for that year.