He avoided the fate of most child actors; he did not slide into drugs or obscurity. He has not been featured on Where Are They Now or Celebrity Rehab.
Instead, he is nominated for Emmy Awards for convincingly playing a ladies' man on How I Met Your Mother. He beats even the great Billy Crystal for best award show host of all time; just let him host the Oscars. Please?!? He is brave & fearless… how about that rap at the end of the Tonys on Sunday night? He plays a very demented version of himself in the Harold & Kumar movies, including the upcoming A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. NPH sings, dances, does magic, he has a sly sense of humor, & spot on timing. Along with his impossibly cute partner- David Burtka, he is the father of 8 month old twins.
NPH turns 38 today. Is he a gay hero. I think so, he lives his life with his head held high & with a certain elegance. I simply love him to pieces. On Sunday, Gay Pride Day in Portland, we are going to see him in a film version of his stage turn in Sondheim's Company from this spring.
