Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) is returning as host of the 66th Annual Tony Awards taking place on June 10, 2012. Emmy winner Harris will be making his third appearance as the award show’s host and, according to CBS, he’ll also be producing the show.
“I’m thrilled to be a part of this year’s Tony Awards,” stated Neil Patrick Harris. “Not only will I be shining a spotlight on the best that Broadway has to offer, but hopefully I’ll score some free house seats to a show – or five!”
“We are excited to have Neil Patrick Harris return as host of the Tony Awards,” said Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events, CBS Entertainment. “Neil is the ultimate showman. He brings great talent, energy and creativity to the Tony stage and usually a surprise or two. I can’t wait to see what he has in store this year.”
CBS will broadcast the Tony Awards live from The Beacon Theater in New York on Sunday, June 10th at 8pm (tape delayed on the West Coast).
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Equally successful on stage and screen, Harris currently stars as Barney Stinson on the hit CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother, a role which has garnered him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, as well as a People’s Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor, and a Critics’ Choice Award for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. A veteran of the theater, Harris recently tackled the role of Bobby in the New York Philharmonic’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” at Lincoln Center. Harris made his Broadway debut in the Pulitzer Prize-winning drama “Proof,” and subsequently starred on the Great White Way as the Emcee in “Cabaret,” and as The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the Tony Award-winning production of “Assassins.” His additional theater credits include roles in “All My Sons,” “Tick, Tick… Boom,” “The Paris Letter,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Rent” and “Romeo and Juliet.” Harris made his theatrical directorial debut with ”I Am Grock” at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood. Additionally, he directed a production of Jonathan Larson’s ”Rent” at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, and more recently he helmed a production of ”The Expert at the Card Table” at the Broad Stage Theater.
On screen, Harris most recently starred in the third installment of the comedy franchise, “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas,” and the live-action/animated feature, “The Smurfs.” His additional film credits include roles in “Beastly,” “The Best and the Brightest,” ”Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” ”Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” ”Undercover Brother,” “The Next Best Thing,” “The Proposition,” “Starship Troopers” and “Clara’s Heart,” which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
On television, Harris gained notoriety as the beloved title character in “Doogie Howser, M.D.” Recently, he won an Emmy Award for his guest-starring turn in “Glee.” Harris’ additional television credits include a series regular role on “Stark Raving Mad,” as well as guest-starring roles in “Numb3rs,” on the Network, “Law & Order: Criminal Intent,” “Will & Grace” and “Boomtown.”
Source: CBS – April 3, 2012
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