Neil Patrick Harris to Co-Host ABC's LIVE WITH KELLY! Post-Oscar Show, 2/27

Syndicated morning show LIVE! WITH KELLY! announces the latest lineup of co-hosts who will join host Kelly Ripa during the week of February 27-March 2, 2012, including her co-host for the show's first-ever post-Oscar(R) broadcast with co-host Neil Patrick Harris. The show will be broadcast live on location from the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center(R). In addition to interviews with winners and presenters, a special fashion panel will recap the legendary Oscar red carpet, including Isaac Mizrahi, "EXTRA's" Maria Menounos and "LIVE" Fashion Guy Lawrence Zarian.

Neil Patrick Harris currently stars as Barney Stinson in the hit CBS series, "How I Met Your Mother," a role which has garnered him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, as well as a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor. Harris recently tackled the leading role of Bobby in the New York Philharmonic's concert production of Stephen Sondheim's Company at Lincoln Center.

Harris made his Broadway debut opposite Anne Heche in the Pulitzer-Prize winning drama, Proof. Subsequently, Harris also starred on Broadway as the Emcee in Cabaret, and as The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the Tony Award-winning production of Assassins. His additional theatrical credits include roles in All My Sons, Tick, Tick...Boom, The Paris Letter, Sweeney Todd, Rent, and Romeo and Juliet. Harris made his theatrical directorial debut with I Am Grock at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, and he recently helmed a production of Jonathan Larson's Rent at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. He has also served as host of the Tony Awards Ceremony.

On screen, Neil has starred in numerous feature films, including Beastly, Cats & Dogs 2: The Revenge of Kitty Galore, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, Undercover Brother, The Next Best Thing, The Proposition, Starship Troopers, and Clara's Heart (Golden Globe nom.) The Best & the Brightest; The Smurfs; and the third installment in the Harold and Kumar film series, A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas.

On television, Harris gained notoriety as the beloved title character in "Doogie Howser, M.D." (People's Choice Award, Golden Globe nom.), as well as the lead in the NBC comedy series, "Stark Raving Mad." Along with guest-starring roles in "Glee" (Emmy Award), "Numb3rs," "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," "Will & Grace," and "Boomtown," Harris has also starred in several made-for-television movies, including "Yes, Virginia," "The Christmas Blessing," and "The Wedding Dress."

Other guest co-host on LIVE WITH KELLY for the upcoming week include:

February 28, 2012 - The lovely LUCY LIU will co-host with Kelly, and the two will welcome actress Poppy Montgomery.

February 29, 2012 - "30 Rock" star ALEC BALDWIN joins Kelly at the co-host desk. Kelly and Alec will sit down with Larry the Cable Guy and "John Carter" star Taylor Kitsch.

March 1, 2012 - ABC News contributor and author DAN ABRAMS co-hosts with Kelly. Their guests are actor Don Cheadle and multi-talented actress Kristin Chenoweth.

March 2, 2012 - DAN ABRAMS returns as co-host, and he and Kelly will chat with Anjelica Huston and Donnie Wahlberg.

"LIVE! with Kelly" is distributed in national syndication by Disney-ABC Domestic Television. Produced by WABC-TV in New York and executive produced by Michael Gelman, "LIVE! with Kelly" airs in more than 200 markets across the U.S. Visit "LIVE!" on the web at www.livewithkelly.tv, on Facebook, or follow "LIVE!" on Twitter @LiveKelly.