Facts & Figures
Date of Birth: June 15th 1973
Place of Birth: Albuquerque, New Mexico (and he grew up in Ruidoso, New Mexico)
Height:6′ 1½” (1.87 m)
Parents: Sheila & Ron (lawyers).
Siblings: One older brother, Brian.
Significant Other: David Burtka
Stage Work: Rent (1997/8), Sweeney Todd (1999, 2001), Proof (2002), Cabaret (2003), Assassins (2004), The Paris Letter (2004), Wall-to-Wall Sondheim, tick, tick … BOOM (2005), All My Sons (2006), amongst others.
Notable roles he missed out on: Nightcrawler in the movie X2: X-Men United (which went to Alan Cumming) and Simon Tam in the Joss Whedon series Firefly (which went to Sean Maher).
Trivia: In April 2008 he was voted onto the board of directors at Hollywood’s illustrious Magic Castle. He’s the first celebrity on the board since Cary Grant.

Nominations & Award Wins
Nominations:

• 2009 Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (How I Met Your Mother)
• 2008 Emmys - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (How I Met Your Mother)
• 2008 People’s Choice Awards - Favorite Scene Stealing Star (How I Met Your Mother)
• 2008 Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actor: Comedy (How I Met Your Mother)
• 2007 Emmys - Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series (How I Met Your Mother)
• 2007 Teen Choice Awards - Choice TV Actor: Comedy (How I Met Your Mother)
• 1992 Golden Globes - Best Performances By An Actor in a TV Series - Comedy/Musical (Doogie Howser, MD)
• 1989 Golden Globes - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Clara’s Heart)
• 1989 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama (Clara’s Heart)

Wins:

• 2009 AfterElton.com Hot 100 - #1
• 2009 Bravo A-List Awards - A-List Actor (How I Met Your Mother)
• 2009 Streamy Awards - Best Actor in a Comedy Web Series (Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog)
• 1992 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series (Doogie Howser, MD)
• 1991 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series (Doogie Howser, MD)
• 1990 Young Artist Awards - Best Young Actor Starring in a Television Series (Doogie Howser, MD)
• 1990 People’s Choice Awards - Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Series (Doogie Howser, MD)

His parents moved with him to L.A. during Doogie's four-year run, and after it ended in 1993, Harris kept working in TV, film and theater, acquiring exactly the skills you'd need to go into show business in 1890: magic, acrobatics, singing and dancing.