Birth Place: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Neil Patrick Harris is a multi-hyphenate known for iconic roles on both stage and screen. Harris originated the role of Hedwig in the Tony Award-winning Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch (Tony, Drama League and Drama Desk Awards). His additional theatrical credits include Shit Meet Fan (MCC Theater), Peter Pan Goes Wrong(Barrymore Theatre), Into the Woods (NY City Center), Assassins (Studio 54), Proof (Walter Kerr Theatre), Cabaret(Studio 54), Company (New York Philharmonic), All My Sons (Geffen Theater), The Paris Letter (Kirk Douglas Theater), Sweeney Todd (NY Phil, San Francisco Symphony Orchestra), Romeo and Juliet (Old Globe Theater), Rent (Los Angeles/2nd National Tour), Luck, Pluck, Virtue (Atlantic Theater Co.) and tick, tick…BOOM! (Menier Chocolate Factory). Utilizing his theatrical expertise behind the curtain, Harris made his musical directorial debut with the Hollywood Bowl's staging of Jonathan Larson's Rent. His additional directing credits include Nothing to Hide (Pershing Square Signature Center & Geffen Theater), The Expert at the Card Table (Ediburgh Fringe Festival & Broad Stage Theater) and I Am Grock (El Portal Theater). Additionally, Harris produced In & Of Itself, an Off-Broadway magic show directed by Frank Oz at the Daryl Roth Theater in New York. Harris is a five-time Emmy Award-winner and New York Times bestselling author. He is husband to art-loving actor David Burtka, and father to tremendous twin teens Gideon and Harper.
Neil Patrick Harris, Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Neil Patrick Harris, Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Neil Patrick Harris has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.
Neil Patrick Harris has not appeared in the West End.
Best Featured Performer in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
Neil Patrick Harris has won several prestigious awards for his performances. He received the Best Featured Performer in a Play award from the BroadwayWorld Awards for Peter Pan Goes Wrong. He also earned the Outstanding Actor in a Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Additionally, Harris was honored with the Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for the same show. His accolades include the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical award from the Tony Awards for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.
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