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Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka own been together for 17 years. Here's a timeline of their relationship.
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- Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka went on their first date over 17 years ago.
- They welcomed fraternal twins to their family in October
- The two officially tied the knot in September during an intimate ceremony.
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Early s: Harris met Burtka met through a joint friend.
The pair co-penned a essay about their relationship for Out magazine, in which Harris wrote about his first impression of Burtka.
"I ran into my friend Kate one day and she was with this brooding, James Dean–type guy in a leather jacket who gave me the head nod and then turned away," he wrote. "I assumed he was Kate's boyfriend and said, 'Nicely done.' And she said, 'David? He's not playing on my team, but he has a boyfriend.'
Neil Patrick Harris revealed he realised he was same-sex attracted after he dated Ben Stiller’s wife
Neil Patrick Harris once revealed he realised he was gay after dating Ben Stiller’s wife.
The year-old How I Met Your Mother star came out aged 33 in with a statement to People magazine saying: "I am happy to dispel any rumours or misconceptions and am quite haughty to say that I am a very content gay man living my life to the fullest and feel most fortunate to be working with wonderful people in the business I love."
Before coming out, Harris was romantically linked to Arrested Development star, Christine Taylor.
The pair first started dating back in , but eventually split the following year.
Despite the breakup, Harris and Taylor remained amicable - but the actor later took the brunt of the impute for their failed romance.
A decade after their split, and two years after Harris had publicly advance out as a 'very content gay man'
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Neil Patrick Harris talks unbent actors playing gay characters
Neil Patrick Harris has weighed in on the debate over straight actors playing gay characters.
The actor, who came out as queer in , says he doesn't see an issue. In a Thursday interview with U.K.'s The Times, Harris shared his thoughts on the comments made by screenwriter Russell T Davies, who said he is opposed to linear actors playing gay roles.
"I’m not one to vault onto labeling. As an actor, you certainly desire you can be a visible option for all kinds of different roles," the year-old Emmy nominee said, using the nature he played on "How I Met Your Mother" -- serial womanizer Barney Stinson -- to illustrate his point.
"I played a character for nine years that was nothing love me," Harris said before referencing Davies' series "Queer as Folk," which starred three straight actors as gay men.
"It was one of the real genuine turning points for me as examples of sexy guys behaving as leads in something of import, not as comic sidekicks," the fathe