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LOS ANGELES - If only one awards show host at a time holds the "it" title, then the current darling is Neil Patrick Harris.
Harris entered the big leagues with this year's Tony Awards, using his musical theater skills and easy charm to win over the audience and critics. A phone call enlisting him as host of Sunday's Emmy Awards (8 p.m. EDT, CBS) followed - which leaves a certain movie ceremony for the hat trick.
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Romeo's new theory is that Neil Patrick Harris consulted teen-star-turned-real-life-scientist Mayim Bialik to develop a genetic replica of himself. That's the only explanation for how many places this guy can be at one time.
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As long as Neil Patrick Harris is already running Hollywood - at least that's how it seems these days - he might as well participate in some Christmas specials, right?
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In stores
THE SMURFS (2011, Sony, PG, $30) -- It isn't easy being blue. Just ask those turquoise TV mainstays the Smurfs (voices of Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Alan Cumming) who wind up in New York City after being pursued by the meanie wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria). Tasked with caring for the creatures are a couple (Neil Patrick Harris, "Glee's" Jayma Mays) about to become first-time parents. Azaria and "Modern Family's" Sofia Vergara have some funny moments but the little kiddies are the only ones likely to be singing a happy song while watching this animated/live-action hybrid. Extras: games, featurettes, deleted scenes, commentaries and, on the three-disc gift set, "The Smurfs: A Christmas Carol" mini-movie.
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While hosting this year's Tony Awards, Neil Patrick Harris joked about his second-class status as a "TV guy." But he's already proven he's hilarious on the big screen in the "Harold & Kumar" movies, so now that second-tier status is about to change with two new film projects on the...
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Sesame Workshop and Aniboom to Award Five Cash Prizes;
Plus Grand Prize Winning Animation to be Featured on Sesame Street's Upcoming Season
NEW YO...
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I'm striving to be an example of normalcy," [Neil Patrick Harris] said. "Because I'm noticed as an actor, people are aware of what's happening in my life. ... I'm a big proponent of monogamous relationships regardless of sexuality, and I'm proud of how the nation is steering toward that.
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: Jacqueline Wing of The Trevor Project, +1-310-271-8845, ext. 226, Jacqueline.Wing@TheTrevorProject.org
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[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Nell Patrick Harris! He brought down the house as the host of the Emmys and stole the show at...
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HOLLYWOOD - Is Barney any better than Doogie?
That's the question Neil Patrick Harris asks himself a lot now that he's on a hit TV show again - CBS' Monday night sitcom "How I Met Your Mother" - and his irreverent character is becoming something of a pop figure.