When Neil Patrick Harris Celebrated 15 Years With His Husband, He Shared A Mo.v.ing Message Online

[Music] when Neil Patrick Harris celebrated 15 years with his husband he shared a moving message online in April 2019 I'm ed Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris celebrated 15 years by the sight of his now husband David Burtka and he had lots of truly touching things to say about him however the couple have had a long journey to get to the point of sending sweet Instagram messages to each other here's a look at their story right from the start Neil Patrick Harris was born in Albuquerque New Mexico in June 1973 and he has been famous for most of his life indeed his talents were spotted at a children's drama camp and he was later cast in the movie Clara's heart alongside Whoopi Goldberg in 1988 and he proved so good in the movie that he earned himself a Golden Globe nomination yet more success was to follow because he then nabbed a spot on the TV show Doogie Howser MD meanwhile Doogie Howser MD made Harris famous and the show was so popular that the term a duty Houser became shorthand for a person who enjoys success at a young age however Harris didn't always welcome the sudden popularity and attention the show brought on I was a late bloomer and when you're a youngster and you're in the public and people are recognizing you it's hard to behave normally Harris told New York magazine in 2009 it was like a circus sideshow you'd wear a hat and walk fast because if someone recognized you they'd shout your character's name however as the years passed by Harris managed to move away from the doogie howser image indeed he appeared in various TV movies including the Christmas wish and the wedding dress and in 1999 he nabbed a main role in the Tony Shalhoub shows stark raving mad but there was another issue for him Harris is gay but at that stage he hadn't yet come out he told New York there were gay adults in LA and that kind of made me panic a bit that was just kind of the elephant in the room I tried many different angles to head in a different direction dating different girls being the funny witty guy at the party to avoid being the sexual being in 2004 Harris got a role playing an ultra womanizing parody of himself in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle it's there that the actor ran into a man called David Burtka and the had a connection right away indeed he and Burkett described that first meeting in a detailed interview without magazine in 2012 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 Harris told the magazine 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 so then I just kept seeing him on the periphery and in turn catching up on him but I didn't want to be that guy who was creating some sort of romantic interference Harris continued I was always around when he was around hoping the stars would align when we all hung out for the first time I was invited by Kate to an American Idol viewing party I just stammered around him I couldn't take my eyes off him and fortunately Burtka had become just as taken with Harris the former told out we began hanging out with other people and we had a lunch or so but nothing romantic I thought he was adorable though with these amazing blue eyes that are just hypnotizing to me I ended up breaking with my boyfriend and a week later Harris and I had a date meanwhile Burtka and Harris discussed the subject of children very early on in the relationship the former added even on that first date we talked about kids if he hadn't wanted kids I don't think we'd be together I always thought that family was the most important thing in life and no matter what I do whether being a chef or an actor or a dancer being a dad as what I do best eventually Harris and Burtka then decided to move in together the former told out we found a place in Harlem that a woman had been living in for 40 odd years and it was roomy and reasonably priced we went to LA and got this moving truck and collected his mattress and bed frame and some stuff we each had in storage and we started a journey across the country we stopped in Albuquerque where my family is and they gave us some stuff Harris added and we went through Memphis and up to Michigan where burkas family is and picked up his parents piano we went slowly across America filling up this truck and by the time we got to New York we had a new life full of furniture but that was only the beginning because in 2005 Harris won the role of Barney in a new sitcom called How I Met Your Mother he and Burtka then moved to LA so Harris could film the show assuming that they would only be there for a short while however How I Met Your Mother turned out to be a massive TV hit and the year after it started in 2006 Harris came out publicly to the world indeed he gave an exclusive statement to People magazine in order to oppose untrue reports that he had been denying his sexuality rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions Harris said in his statement I am quite proud 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 in 2013 Harris told HuffPost live that his decision to come out was motivated by his relationship with Burtka he said I didn't want to disrespect Burtka I didn't want to make him feel like he didn't exist in my life and at the same time I didn't want his identity to be the guy that it's a very individual thing and Burtka does indeed have more to his identity than just being Harris's partner born in May 1975 in Dearborn Michigan the actor and professional chef spent his early years on TV shows like The West Wing and crossing Jordan he also acted on Broadway and in 2001 won the Clarence Derwent award for most promising male performer meanwhile in the years since being with Harris Burke has appeared alongside him in TV shows as well he played scooter for seven episodes of How I Met Your Mother and popped up in two other high-profile shows Harris acted in American Horror Story freak show and a series of unfortunate events Burtka proposed to Harris in 2007 and to add to the romance he chose to do it at the street corner where they first met the latter told out Magazine Burtka wanted to stop for some reason that I didn't quite get I thought he wanted to get some booze or something and then he got on one knee and proposed in the same out article Burtka talked about his relationship with Harris and their first meeting - he said I was performing in the Sam Mendes version of gypsy on Broadway when I ran into Neil on the street he was doing the Mendes version of cabaret at the time and I was with a friend who knew him pretty well I wasn't a big Doogie Howser fan I had probably seen it once or twice when I was growing up so I gave him a hey what's up nice to meet you and that was really it I thought it would be nice to know him but I didn't think in a million years I'd start dating him in the end Harrison Burtka became not only partners but parents with the former announcing the good news in August 2010 via his Twitter account he wrote so get this Berta and I are expecting twins this fall we're super excited nervous thrilled hoping the press can respect our privacy meanwhile twins Harper and Gideon came along later in 2010 and Harris once again shared the news via a tweet marking the beginning of a whole new chapter he wrote babies on 10 12th gideon scott and harper grace entered the Burtka harris fold all of us are happy healthy tired and a little pukey meanwhile not long after harper and Gideon were born same-sex marriage was legalized in New York and one day after the marriage equality bill went through in June 2011 Harris tweeted about his own wedding plans he said Burtka and I did propose to each other but over five years ago we've been wearing engagement rings for ages waiting for an available date in September 2012 Harris and Burtka introduced the twins to the world via The Oprah Winfrey Show the former told the hosts we really had thought it through financially emotionally relationship wise we didn't just accidentally get pregnant these kids came into our world with nothing but Harrison bertka used to women a surrogate mother and an egg donor to have the children with the couple fertilizing one egg each Harris said on The Oprah Winfrey Show the way the twins were brought into this world was very unique and weirdly scientific the technology involved in it I think was remarkable then in September 2014 Harris and verka officially got hitched indeed they kept the occasion quiet and low-key but a representative for Harris shared some details with people they said we happily confirmed that Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka were married in Italy in an intimate ceremony surrounded by their close friends and family however though Harris and Burtka kept their wedding private they are still happy to share adorable moments with the twins ever since 2010 they've had a tradition of sharing Halloween pictures with their fans and every year for the holiday they dress themselves and their children up as colorful characters indeed the family has dressed Harper and Gideon up as characters from Peter Pan Alice in Wonderland Star Wars and more in 2016 talk-show host Seth Meyers referenced the event when Harris went on Late Night with Seth Meyers he said it seems to me that you take Halloween very seriously and Myers responded in mock horror you don't mean while Paris and burka are happy to share other parenting moments as well with the former posting a picture of the twins for their birthday in October 2018 on Instagram eight years ago Burtka and i got the two greatest presents imaginable eight years later we are still counting our blessings happy birthday Gideon and Harper you rock our worlds and as the years went by Burtka and harris got into the habit of marking every anniversary with a social media post for example in 2015 the former posted a picture on Twitter of his husband kissing him on the cheek writing happy anniversary to Paris without him I'd be lost he makes me so happy indeed Burtka and harris always celebrate their wedding anniversary as well as the day they met and in September 2018 Harris marked the day that both of them said I do with an Instagram post he wrote four years ago today how time flies especially when you have someone special to share it with with two children and thousands of adventures together I've never been happier and Burtka sent a message of his own on Instagram to telling Harris I am so very proud of us being in a relationship as hard work there have been many stresses to juggle within these 14 years we have dealt with kids growing up new jobs the media moving and even dogs pooping on the rugs these last four years our marriage has had its ups and downs I can't wait to see what the next chapter holds I love you meanwhile their 15th year of being a couple came along in April 2019 and that month Paris marked the occasion with an extra special super touching message to his husband he began the Instagram post my first date with bertka was 15 years ago today and we've been nearly inseparable ever since I'm so so grateful to this gorgeous man for giving me his heart his shoulder his strength his lust his laughter his joy Harris continued burkas and actor chef author singer producer and the most wonderful selfless parent I've ever seen a sick stupid threat if you will and I most certainly will happy 15th anniversary you keep making all my dreams come true Burtka then responded in kind on his own Instagram page writing 15 years ago Neil Patrick Harris and I met on the street from that he has made my world a better place Thank You Paris for the best years of my life I can't believe how fast that years have gone happy anniversary I can't wait to keep on laughing playing and loving for years to come meanwhile Paris's warm message was greeted by an array of congratulatory comments online one person wrote such a cute couple and so much love still after all those years Congrats you handsome men and another comment read happy dating anniversary you both bring so much joy and love into this world but Berta has claimed that his relationship with Harris has its problems just like any other the former told out I don't want people to think we're a perfect couple nothing's perfect a relationship has work and it changes and you go with the changes it's more good times than bad times but it's not always good we're not trying to pretend that we are perfect we're just trying in a good positive loving way to live our lives Burtka continued he's correct of course but the snippets of his life with Harris which make it onto their social media accounts look like their pictures of a truly wonderful relationship Sharon subscribes 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Published: Thu Apr 18 2019