VIDEO: Neil Patrick Harris Compares Emmys to Tonys with Oprah

Neil Patrick Harris on Hosting the Emmy Awards Versus the Tony Awards

Emmy-winning actor and recent host of the Tony Awards Neil Patrick Harris welcomed Oprah Winfrey's series "Oprah's Next Chapter" to his home last month. Click below to watch a segment of the interview in which Harris compares the Emmys to the Tonys!

Neil Patrick Harris with host the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards from Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 22, airing live on the CBS Television Network. This will be the multi-talented television, film and stage actor's second time hosting the Emmy Awards, which he emceed to critical acclaim when the program last aired on CBS in 2009. As previously announced, Ken Ehrlich will serve as Executive Producer of this year's Emmy broadcast.

Equally successful on stage and screen, Neil Patrick Harris currently stars as Barney Stinson in the hit CBS television series, "How I Met Your Mother," a role which has garnered him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations. Harris is a three-time Emmy Award winner for his guest-starring role on "Glee" and as host of the 2009 and 2011 Tony Awards. His talents extend beyond being a "triple threat" performer; he has produced numerous live and televised special entertainment events. His celebrated television hosting career began with the Television Academy's 2008 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys, and he later went onto host the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009, the 63rd, 65th and 66th Annual Tony Awards, as well as the 67th Annual Tony Awards on June 9, which has since received five 2013 Emmy nominations (just announced today, July 18!).

From his film debut opposite Whoopi Goldberg in "Clara's Heart" and his seminal role as the beloved titular character in "Doogie Howser, M.D.," to his roles in the "Harold & Kumar" and "The Smurfs" films, Harris has enjoyed a successful career spanning more than 25 years in the industry.

In addition to his numerous film and television credits, Harris has also enjoyed success in the theater. His many theatrical credits include the dual role of The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the Tony Award-winning production of "Assassins," as well as noteworthy performances in the Broadway productions of "Cabaret" and "Proof." He made his musical directorial debut with a production of "Rent" at the Hollywood Bowl.