Neil Patrick Harris Movies
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, All Movie Guide