Neil Patrick Harris : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Doogie Howser, M.D.)

Both of his parents are lawyers. Neil is an amateur magician, which he once demonstrated on a Jerry Lewis telethon.

Went to the same high school as Freddie Prinze Jr..

Has performed magic tricks on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962), "Late Show with David Letterman" (1993), "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992), and "Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003).

Perfomed as Mark in "Rent" at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles to rave reviews

Has sung since he was a child. His father played the folk guitar and together they entertained.

His favorite movie is Rear Window (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock.

His parents own a restaurant called Perreniel's in Albuquerue.

Based on his Los Angeles stage performance in the musical Rent, he was attached to play Mark Cohen in a television mini series based on the Broadway musical, with Wilson Cruz as Angel, Rikki Lee Travolta as Roger Davis, and singer Shakira as Mimi, but the rights were pulled in order for Chris Columbus to make a film adaptation using much of the original Broadway cast including Anthony Rapp in the role of Mark.

Is an avid Les Miserables fan, and performed the song "The Confrontation" with his co-star Jason Segel (both of "How I Met Your Mother") live on the Megan Mullally show. He performed the role of Javert, to wild cheers from the audience.

He was the "Not My Job" guest on the April 5, 2008, episode of the National Public Radio quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!".