Neil Patrick Harris Tells PEOPLE He Is Gay

[The Voice]

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 03, 2006 06:55PM EST

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Neil Patrick Harris is gay – and wants to quell recent reports that he had denied it. The actor tells PEOPLE exclusively:

"The public eye has always been kind to me, and until recently I have been able to live a pretty normal life. Now it seems there is speculation and interest in my private life and relationships.

"So, rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, 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."

Harris, 33, currently stars in the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. He shot to fame in 1989 at age 16 when he played a teen-prodigy doctor on the hit Doogie Howser, M.D. "It was a very fast but wonderful education," he told PEOPLE in 1998.

After the show went off the air in 1993, he shook off his teen image with roles in the musicals Rent and Assassins and a wild turn as an unhinged version himself in the 2004 movie Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.

"I'm enjoying my 30s," he told PEOPLE in 2004. "I feel like I know where I'm going. And I like where I'm going."

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[Luka]

Yay.
Another fag on the loose.

[Kenshin Himura]

No way.

NPH would never be gay.

[Jenna]

I never would of guessed

not sure why these people think its a huge secret..
some are more obvious then others

[The Voice]

Originally Posted by Jenna

I never would of guessed

not sure why these people think its a huge secret..
some are more obvious then others

I think it's because a lot of people still cling to the idea of the "stereotypical" gay. The reason why I posted the article was to show that not all gays are limp-wristed girly guys; anyone can be gay--it's an orientation, not a lifestyle.

[Kataklysm]

No Doogie no!

[griffin_5739]

I seriously did not see this coming. I kind of had an idea that T.R. Knight from Grey's Anatomy was gay, but not Neil Patrick Harris.

Oh, well. I wish him the best of luck for the future.

[twinkle toez]

aaaaaaaaha i knew neil was a gay manwhen i saw
him on poker superstarshave i got gaydar or have i got gaydar!hes just too good too good....and another one bites the dust and another ones gone another one bites tha dust !

[Unknown Entity]

........... So fucking what?

[twinkle toez]

geez one would think your gay! you with auntie flow this montheh eh? choke on it !
fizzle face!!!!