Neil Patrick Harris (known as NPH to his fans) is an actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his television roles as Barney Stinson in the How I Met Your Mother, Count Olaf in A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the titular character in Doogie Howser, M.D.

Besides his acting, Neil Patrick Harris is also a singer, and has performed in musicals and contributed to the soundtracks of the projects he has worked on. With these combined talents, NPH has been nominated for and won a multitude of awards, including Emmy and Tony Awards. He has also frequently emceed and/or opened for various awards shows as well, with his most popular gig of the 67th Tony Awards being fronted by his opening song “Bigger”.