Who is Neil Patrick Harris’ husband David Burtka?

Actor Neil Patrick Harris has been married to his husband David Burtka since 2014. The couple has a beautiful family, with two children.

Burtka, born in 1975, is also an American actor, known for his roles on How I Met Your Mother and The Play About the Baby.

The LGBT+ celebrity couple first met in 2004 while Burtka was seeing someone else, according to Out magazine.

So, while Harris found fellow actor Burtka “adorable,” they were initially just friends.

When did Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka start dating?

It wasn’t until one week after Burtka became single, that same year, that the pair finally went on their first date.

They went to the cinema to watch an Angelina Jolie movie, Taking Lives.

After that first date, the pair were inseparable.

Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka and How I Met Your Mother

As we all know, Harris is best known for his role as Barney on How I Met Your Mother.

But what you may not know is that Harris’ husband Burtka also starred in the hit sitcom.

The couple moved to LA so that Harris could work on the set in 2005.

One year later, Burtka joined the series. He played Lily’s high school boyfriend and colleague Scooter. According to IMDb, he appeared in seven episodes to up the show’s last year in 2014.

Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka had twins completing their family in 2010

Some years later, the gorgeous couple decided that it was time for them to have kids.

In the interview with Out, Harris explained, “We both agreed that if we wanted to have kids, we didn’t want to do it super late in the game.”