As Barney, Neil Patrick Harris earned almost $220 thousand per episode, and he and his partner David have been happy for 17 years
He became famous as a children's acting star, and in addition to acting, he also writes and does magic.
Neil Patrick Harris was born on June 15, 1973, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His parents were lawyers and ran a restaurant. He excelled in school and began his career as a children’s acting star.
At just fifteen, Neil was nominated for a Golden Globe, thanks to his role in the film ‘Clara’s Heart’ in which he starred with Whoopi Goldberg.
His first adult role was in the film ‘Animal Room’ in which, ironically, he played a teenager. 2005 marks the start of the first season of the popular comedy series ‘How I Met Your Mother’, in which Harris plays the great seducer, Barney Stinson.
- I am happy to be able to remove all rumors or misconceptions and I can proudly say that I am a very satisfied homosexual, who lives his life to the fullest and I am very happy to do the job I love, with wonderful people - he said then.
Neil has been in a relationship with David Burtka since 2004. They got married in 2014 in Italy, and the legendary Elton John played for them at the wedding. Elton and Neil are best friends and they became most close when they had children at the same time with the help of surrogate mothers. Namely, Neil and David got twins Gideon Scott and Harper Grace in 2010.
In 2010, Time magazine ranked Harris among the 100 most influential people in the world, and in 2015 he became the first openly gay Oscar host.
Despite numerous acting accomplishments, Harris is still best known for his role as Barney Stinson, whom he played for nine years in all nine seasons of the series. According to the episode of the sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother', he earned as much as 210 thousand dollars, which is twice as much as the salary of his colleagues from the series.
