Among those to respond was Sam Smith, who posted a love heart. Cheyenne Jackson said, “Happy 50th tiger.”
Harris has been a regular fixture on our screens for decades, ever since he got his break playing teen MD Do0gie Howser M.D between 1989 and 1993.
Other notable roles include Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother, Count Olaf on the Netflix series A Series of Unfortunate Events, and the title character in Joss Whedon’s musical Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog. He is currently starring in Uncoupled as a gay man facing single life again after the end of a long-term relationship.
On film, he featured in Starship Troopers (1997), Gone Girl (2014), and last year’s The Matrix Resurrections.
He’s a theatre regular, with star roles in Hedwig And The Angry Inch, Cabaret, Stephen Sondheim’s Company and Assassins. He most recently appeared in Peter Pan Goes Wrong in NYC.
Harris has won a Tony award and five Primetime Emmy awards, among other accolades.
Husband David Burtka
On TV, Harris and his husband David Burtka, 48, have produced and feature in Hulu’s Drag Me To Dinner. The reality competition sees drag queens compete to throw the best dinner parties.
Harris began dating Burtka in 2004, two years before he publicly came out as gay in 2006. They married in September 2014 in Italy. Their children, twins Gideon and Harper, were born via a surrogate on October 12, 2010.
Burtka posted a birthday message to his husband on his own Instagram.
“I can not believe you are 50!! Happy Birthday. You still look so damn hot. You continue to surprise me on how amazing you are. As we both grow older, our connection gets deeper and our love grows stronger. Let’s keep laughing through the next 50.”
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Don’t be so excited, Neil. You have a few more years, maybe, before you notice the acceleration downhill. Keep yourself in good shape to lessen the impact, but it will happen regardless.
I agree and it’s always cute when Queerty offers up some fitness or celebrity at say 40 and everyone crows about how good he still looks. At 40 most aren’t going to notice any real aging despite what the Gay community considers old.
Of course he had to post a thirst trap ( for who I have no idea) , this attention whore just can’t take a reffing day off, from doing look at me, look at me ! Him and that attention seeking husband of his that nobody would put on the air if NPH wasn’t attached to his hip. Take a few years off girls give your nannies a long break and stay home and raise your kids …
Wow, so much negativity toward Neil Patrick Harris! Let him celebrate turning 50 and there are lots of men who stay fit and healthy and attractive well into their 70s, so yes, he may face health challenges going forward, but all the doom and gloom seems over the top based on a celebratory birthday selfie.
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FreddieW
Don’t be so excited, Neil. You have a few more years, maybe, before you notice the acceleration downhill. Keep yourself in good shape to lessen the impact, but it will happen regardless.
Chrisk
I agree and it’s always cute when Queerty offers up some fitness or celebrity at say 40 and everyone crows about how good he still looks. At 40 most aren’t going to notice any real aging despite what the Gay community considers old.
The real fun will start mid 50s on up.
right1
You got that right! It was 51 & beyond when the aging fun starts.
Fahd
Talent will out. Congratulatons! It´s hard to believe Doogie is 50.
andrewl
Alas I have to agree about the slippery downward slide commenced at 54 for me.
Rambeaux
You look great, Neil!
And thank you for not covering yourself with 20 Tats.
BLAKENOW
Of course he had to post a thirst trap ( for who I have no idea) , this attention whore just can’t take a reffing day off, from doing look at me, look at me ! Him and that attention seeking husband of his that nobody would put on the air if NPH wasn’t attached to his hip. Take a few years off girls give your nannies a long break and stay home and raise your kids …
JJinAus
Hmm, wait until your 60s. You feel young, but your body has other ideas.
Kangol2
Wow, so much negativity toward Neil Patrick Harris! Let him celebrate turning 50 and there are lots of men who stay fit and healthy and attractive well into their 70s, so yes, he may face health challenges going forward, but all the doom and gloom seems over the top based on a celebratory birthday selfie.