Born: June 15, 1973

Neil Patrick Harris is best known for playing a 16-year-old doctor in the Steven_Bochco television series Doogie Howser, M.D. (1989-1993). Harris made his debut in 1988 appearing in two films, The_Purple_People_Eater and Clara's_Heart, in which he played a troubled yuppie boy who finds solace with his wise but mysterious Jamaican nanny (Whoopie_Goldberg). Before landing the lead in Doogie, Harris appeared in two television movies. Following the series' demise, the young adult actor hit the TV-movie circuit, appearing in such movies as Snowbound: The Jim and Jennifer Stolpa Story (1994) and My_Antonia (1995). In 1997, Harris established a film career with Starship Troopers and Shakespeare's Sister. In addition to his film and television career, Harris has also had a successful career on-stage. In 1997, he wowed California audiences playing the lead in the popular off-Broadway musical +Rent. Sandra Brennan, Rovi

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