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Neil Patrick Harris & Sarah Chalke To Host Creative Arts Emmys

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Neil Patrick Harris & Sarah Chalke To Host Creative Arts Emmys

Originally posted 08/21/2008 02:30PM

Neil Patrick Harris and Sarah Chalke have been enlisted to host the 2008 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

The stars will give out the trophies in a Sept. 13 ceremony which will be subsequently broadcast during a two-hour special on E! on Sept. 20.

The How I Met Your Mother star will also be on hand at the Emmy Awards on Sept. 21. He's nominated for outstanding supporting actor in a comedy for his role as Barney Stinson on the CBS hit, which Chalke guest-starred on last season.

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Neil Patrick Harris on Britney: 'She's Really Funny!' | Britney Spears, Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris on Britney: 'She's Really Funny!'

Originally posted 03/13/2008 01:35PM

Neil Patrick Harris was pleasantly surprised by Britney Spears at the table reading for an episode of How I Met Your Mother on Tuesday.

"She has a good sense of comedy, and has interesting choices," he tells PEOPLE. "It wasn't like she has just been told to stand up there and deliver those lines. I was really surprised by that. She's really funny!"

Harris, who will be on set Thursday filming with the pop star, added, "She seems to be doing very well … No strange accents. She seemed comfortable."

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Neil Patrick Harris 'Shocked' By Britney Casting | Britney Spears, Neil Patrick Harris

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Neil Patrick Harris 'Shocked' By Britney Casting

Originally posted 03/11/2008 12:00PM

"This is a very interesting role," says the star of How I Met Your Mother

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Neil Patrick Harris: 'Witch-Hunt' About Me Being Gay | Neil Patrick Harris

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Neil Patrick Harris: 'Witch-Hunt' About Me Being Gay

Originally posted 04/19/2007 08:25AM

Neil Patrick Harris decided to come out of the closet last year because he sensed "this sort of witch-hunt brewing," he says.

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Neil Patrick Harris Weighs In on Grey's Spat | Neil Patrick Harris

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Neil Patrick Harris Weighs In on Grey's Spat

Originally posted 01/19/2007 12:40PM

Neil Patrick Harris, who came out in November, said Thursday he was shocked to hear that Isaiah Washington had repeated a gay slur at the Golden Globes – but thought that those involved in the Grey's Anatomy controversy have mostly dealt with the situation well.

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EXCLUSIVE: Neil Patrick Harris Comes Out | Neil Patrick Harris

EXCLUSIVE: Neil Patrick Harris Tells PEOPLE He Is Gay

Originally posted 11/03/2006 06:55PM

Neil Patrick Harris is gay – and wants to quell recent reports that he had denied it. The actor tells PEOPLE exclusively:

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