Neil Patrick Harris Will Work His Magic on Inside the Actors Studio

Get the details on NPH's chat with Bravo's James Lipton

By Chris Harnick Jan 28, 2015 3:17 PMTags
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Neil Patrick Harris is making a stop on Inside the Actors Studio on the road to his Oscars hosting gig. NPH will sit down opposite James Lipton on Feb. 12 at 8 p.m., just days before hosting the Oscars Feb. 22 on ABC.

 "We have a history of celebrating the Academy Awards on Inside the Actors Studio," Lipton said in a statement. "This year we have the Oscar host himself, Neil Patrick Harris, making magic, literally and figuratively, on our stage."

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In the episode, the actor will discuss his reinvention from Doogie Howser, M.D. star to the man he is today. Look for the discussion to also include How I Met Your Mother, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and of course Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. And there's magic, naturally. It's NPH, after all!

"There was something ironic and silly about the fact that the sweet innocent guy that you think you know is actually like super horny and tripping on some drug and is at the side of the road and steals their car," Harris told James Lipton regarding his Harold & Kumar role.

And regarding the now legendary Barney Stinson of HIMYM, Harris said: "I think Barney by design represented the single life that Ted should choose. Helpless, hopeless, single guy who just wanted to bang strangers as much as he could."

Harris' Inside the Actors Studio airs Feb. 12 at 8 p.m. on Bravo.

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