Neil Patrick Harris was born on June 15, 1973 and deceased on May 15, 2011 at the age of 37. He was found dead in his house after a magic trick gone wrong. His body spontaneously burst into fireworks as it was taken away and the ashes were blown across the ocean. The one word to describe his death: Awesome.
Neil Patrick Harris began his career in 1989 in the movie Clara’s Heart and is role in Doogie Howser, M.D. as a child Doctor, quickly becoming famous as a teen heartthrob. In the show’s three years, he won a Young Artist Award and a Golden Globe.Unlike many other Child stars Harris did not become ruined by constant partying and drugs. "I had a fake ID — it was all the rage back in the day — so I could go into clubs in L.A. and drink underage," Harris says to Usatoday. "I feel like 'going out' is trying to maintain fame. But it's a roundabout way to get it. If you work hard and work well, fame begets you — it will find you."
He shook off his Child actor image by acting in multiple plays such as Rent , guest starring on famous sows, and playing roles in made- for –television movies, such as Undercover Brother, Joan of Arc, and the Wedding Singer, most notably Starship Troopers. In 2004, Harris played a popular role as a supped up egotistic, player version of himself in Harold and Kumar. He also played in their 2008 and will play in their 2011 sequel.
In 2005, Harris was cast as a misogynist player in the ongoing television series How I Met Your Mother. His role as Barney Stinson became well loved and is still popular today.One line to accurately display his character’s charm:” When I’m sad I stop being sad and start being awesome.” With the show, Harris has won the 2009 Golden Icon Award and the 2011 People’s Choice Award.
During this time period he has played in multiple TV shows, movies, plays, and blogs, using his acting and singing abilities. In his guest appearance on Glee he won the 1 Emmy Award along with two more for How I met Your Mother and Outstanding Special Class Program Award. He won another Award for his role in the Doctor Horrible web blog series, in which he sings. In the Spike Video Games award, he won best performance for a Human male as Spiderman- although he also voiced the Flash.
He was also getting ready to host the next Tony Awards, make the Smurfs and Rio.
Despite his accomplishments, Harris isn’t over- egotistical and has been described as down to earth. For example his position on the Board of Directors for Hollywood’s esteemed Magic Castle.
Despite his misogynist characters, although they are like-able, Harris openly announced is homosexuality in People’s magazine. Harris said to People in 2006 “… I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and am quite proud to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love.”
In 2009 he was awarded the Trevor award for being an inspiration to all sexual orientations. He is currently dating his boyfriend of seven years, David Burtka.In 2010 the adopted twins, setting a new example. "For over two decades, Americans have followed Neil Patrick Harris' journey from child star to popular leading man. Now, many will look on as he and his partner build a family together," Jarrett Barrios, president of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance of Defamation (GLAAD) told PopEater in August.
Neil Patrick Harris started out as a child, who liked to sing, act, and do magic, in Albuquerque, New Mexico to a successful celebrity over more than 30 years of work and enjoying life along the way. His accomplishments have put him on Time’s list for 100 most influential people in 2010.
Reflection:
This Obituary was focused on the great things that Neil Patrick Harris did. I tried to show he long, and continuing career as an actor along with the multiple awards that he had won and received. I also wanted to show his good character and influence of people. One of the biggest parts of this was his sexual orientation, which I did talk about. I liked how I tried to organize all the awards, shows, movies, and musicals he had done. However, I was lacking in deeper context as well as his family background. I would want to write more on his past and his character to build up the image of him. I also could have made it more organized so it would be easier to follow. I could also use more quotes from him and more quotes from people around him. I only had a couple of quotes but I think they were good quotes.
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