Neil Patrick Harris currently stars as Barney on the CBS comedy series How I Met Your Mother. The actor has a long list of credits, including starring in Arthur Miller's All My Sons at the Geffen Playhouse and many Broadway productions. Harris is well known for his teenage role as the adored title character in Doogie Howser, M.D.
The Golden Globe- and Emmy-nominated actor will host the tenth annual Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters Gala Benefit on August 23, 2008.