Neil Patrick Harris Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris is the newest star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

On Thursday he received the 2,448th star, four days before the series' seventh season premieres on CBS.

The late-morning ceremony took place at 6243 Hollywood Blvd., near the Pantages Theatre and the Frolic Room nightspot.

"As much as an honor as this is, unfortunately it won't be the first time I've been plastered on the sidewalk in front of the Frolic Room," Harris joked. "And, yes, that includes right now. Happy hour starts early in there."

Harris first became widely known for his starring role in the 1989-93 ABC comedy Doogie Howser, M.D. He has received four Emmy nominations for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series for his portrayal of the womanizing Barney Stinson on How I Met Your Mother. Harris won Emmys last year for a guest-starring role on Glee and as the host of the Tony Awards.

Born June 15, 1973, in Albuquerque, NM, and raised in Ruidoso, NM, Harris made his film debut in the 1988 drama Clara's Heart, receiving a Golden Globe award nomination for his portrayal of a teenager whose parents are in a deteriorating marriage after their infant daughter dies.

Harris' other film credits include The Best & The Brightest, The Smurfs, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle and its sequel Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Undercover Brother, Starship Troopers, The Next Best Thing and The Proposition.

On Broadway, Harris portrayed the emcee of the revival of Cabaret at Studio 54; starred as Hal in Proof and had the dual roles of Lee Harvey Oswald and The Balladeer in Assassins.

— City News Service