Neil Patrick Harris is gay

November 6th, 2006 // 92 Comments
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Neil Patrick Harris says he’s gay and tells People magazine:

“The public eye has always been kind to me, and until recently I have been able to live a pretty normal life. Now it seems there is speculation and interest in my private life and relationships. So, rather than ignore those who choose to publish their opinions without actually talking to me, I am happy to dispel any rumors or misconceptions and 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.”

What is this “speculation and interest” in his private life that he speaks of? I don’t think anybody has thought about Doogie Howser for the past 10 years. This would be like Gary Coleman crawling out of the backseat of the car he’s been living in to announce he’s gay. Only less interesting, because at least Coleman is funny to look at.


  1. biatcho

    Holy run-on sentence Batman!

    And he was pretty hilarious in Harold & Kumar. Which is strange because the gays are hardly ever hilarious.

  2. slantingthroughdarkness
  3. Can you say WHO CARES?

  4. one by one every male in hollywood will come out.

    http://www.starfruitgossip.com

  5. serial snarkalec

    My gaydar must need a tune-up. I thought he was just a total geek in an almost endearing way.

  6. This, of course, is not shocking,

    http://www.celebslam.com

  7. Playingthevillain

    Sorry but…who?

  8. Italian Stallion

    NPHLTC……

  9. Joshingya31

    Great, he just totally negated half of the funny in Harold and Kumar. “Im gonna burn this mutha fucka down, Pookie lets burn this mutha fucka down!”

  10. laikiska

    OK, so is it only B- or C-list (or X-list) celebrities on here today? WHO is this guy and WHO cares what his sexual orientation is as long as he gets the big O???

  11. katie

    perez hilton was the jackass who kept writing articles about outing him. thats who had “interest”.

  12. mrs.t

    I can’t think of a single one, but all you bitches need to come up with the Doogie Howser gay jokes. If anyone cares enough to do so. You know what, nevermind.

    I do have a little med school story for you, though. To clarify, I am not a doc. This is me recounting a story that my college housemate shared after a long night in the ER.
    So this young gay man comes into the ER around 2 am, in tremendous pain, having difficulty explaining what exactly is causing his pain. They finally narrow it down to his genital area, and get him into an exam room. That’s when my friend learns that his patient has spent a quiet evening at home, threading speaker wire up in his penis. I seem to remember that it was a surprisingly loooooong piece of wire, around 3 feet. He said he just kept pushing it in, and pushing it in…..so they load the guy up with morphine, shoot a gang of Lydocaine up in there (why wouldn’t they just put him under?) and he is barely conscious when they begin to very gently pull out the wire. Apparently he shot straight up and it took several ezcruciating hours to remove all of it.

    If you made it through the whole story, how many men have their legs squeezed together in horror?

  13. mrs.t

    eXcruciating. again, I’m no doctor.

  14. dan**lle

    This is becoming a fad. Just because Lance came out of the closet to boost his ‘career’, it doesn’t mean that this guy’s career will benefit from this sudden outburst of pride. Who is this guy anyway?

  15. Ed Bambrick

    So that’s not the guy who played Niles on “Frasier”???

  16. RichPort

    Neil Patrick Harris has the nerve to think I was gay… when he was sucking my dick he said it tasted like shit…

  17. BigJim

    More like Spoogie Howser.

  18. I wonder if his character on How I Met Your Mother is gonna turn gay. Is that show still on?

  19. Perhaps theSuperficial should start posting on weekends?
    The Angry Ferret has had this one up since Saturday… and alot funnier write-up then the Fish too!

    http://www.xanga.com/Angry_Ferret_Jones

  20. BigJim

    Now he’s gonna get stalked by Tom Cruise.

  21. Madrid Marriott

    The reason for the timing of this announcement is obvious. That Christian evangelist guy was paying Neil Patrick Harris for gay sex.

  22. Madrid Marriott

    PS – TypeKey is gay.

  23. pinky_nip

    When did “cocks & assholes” become the new black? I feel like I need to wear a strap-on anymore just to “fit in”. Are there any guys left who actually like a vag?!?!

  24. uma

    you’ve got to be kidding, the angry ferret site is lame, especially the writing

  25. biatcho

    #12, My sister is an OR Nurse and I will NEVER forget the time when I was about 12 that she told me about the time they had to remove a statue of Mary Mother of Christ out of some gay’s anus. That’s just sheer blasphemy and I am in no WAY religious.

  26. RichPort

    So does this mean he’s a Scientologist? And if so, does he get smooched by Travolta before boarding the plane? That Xenu is getting all of our best talent…

    XLTC

  27. mrs.t

    pinky- I think my husband still likes the vag, although he did laugh a little too hard at Borat’s “loose like sleeve of wizard” bit. So, you may see “mr.t is gay” as the next post on the Fish. He’s about as famous as Neil Patrick Harris.

  28. badfishstan

    NPH wouldn’t do that!

  29. ponk

    i was going to put the Doogie article on my blog a couple days ago too, but then i thought, “who the fuck cares?”.

  30. mrs.t

    #25- at least your sister’s guy has received reparations from the Catholic church by now. He had that kind of Gay that you get from priests.

  31. PapaHotNuts

    I hope he gets a stingray barb in his chest. He rocked in Harold and Kumar. He said the word “furburger”. I have been mislead and deceived by a former doctor. I may sue for malpractice. Fuck off.

  32. ATX

    It must have been especially hard for Doogie to snort that rail of that hottie’s ass in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. So he likes the bologna pony, eh. But did he have the hots for Vinnie Delpino back in the day? Now that would be a story worth telling! LMAO…

  33. Joshingya31

    Instead of climbing through the window maybe Vinne Delpino should have been coming out of the closet.

  34. mytwocents

    We saw him last night at Katsu-ya…I’m assuming with his boyfriend. I nearly killed my self trying to get between his Prius and some other car. Damn hybrid driver fuckers… We see him there all the time…I guess he needs to get his fish some how…AM I RIGHT?!

    http://www.thespinzone.com

  35. NPH would never do that.

  36. kitty_kat

    Whoa. Somebody obviously thinks they are more famous than they actually are.

  37. Pagan Queen

    HELLO FISHIES!!

    Got a quick joke for you since we are talking about ‘the gays’.

    Why doesnt Foley use bookmarks?

    Cuz he likes his pages bent over.

    Thank you – thank you – I will be here all day!

  38. llllllllll

    NOOOOOOOOOOOOO DOOGIE NOT YOU!!!!!!!! NOOOOOOOO OH GOD GIVE ME STRENGTH TO CARRY ON…NO NO NO {slowly drops to her knees}

  39. Whew! What a relief! I suppose I can do what I have always wanted to do in life, like become a doctor, now that I have finally received sexuality confirmation on Neil Patrick Harris. This is truly a day to remember.

  40. Thanks Brain. I do love to track Doogie!

  41. Lance Bass, Neil Patrick Harris, the guy from Grey’s Anatomy or the brother from “Frasier”: Do they think we don’t KNOW?!

    Most Gay actors and actresses can’t play straight!

    Ellen couldn’t, Rosie O’Donell couldn’t, Rupert Everett couldn’t and these bozos couldn’t either…

    Now I’m just waiting on Eva Longoria, Mandy Moore and that other guy from Grey’s Anatomy to come out…

    http://www.blackbeatpress.com

  42. RichPort

    NPH left the church at a young age because he felt he wasn’t being reared properly… but he came back, because he couldn’t leave his priest’s behind…

    (crickets)

  43. This is a Rock 'n Roll Takeover

    What do you mean no one has thought about him in 10 years? He made a comeback in Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, and now he’s in a hit show on CBS…so I can believe that people were starting to show a little more interest in him. I’m surprised that he’s gay, but not really. He’s good at playing a horny straight guy though.

  44. mytwocents

    FYI, He’s been pretty ‘open’ about being gay and actually, I was surprised when he ‘came out’ in People because I didn’t know he was still ‘IN’…. It’s a PR ploy…it’s like a trump card for gay celebs. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are celebs out there who have ‘come out’ more than once.

    http://www.thespinzone.com

    Personally, I’m just waiting for Gina Gershon to come out because that’s when I’ll come out of the closet for a couple days just to make out with her

  45. mytwocents

    FYI, He’s been pretty ‘open’ about being gay and actually, I was surprised when he ‘came out’ in People because I didn’t know he was still ‘IN’…. It’s a PR ploy…it’s like a trump card for gay celebs. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are celebs out there who have ‘come out’ more than once.

    http://www.thespinzone.com

    Personally, I’m just waiting for Gina Gershon to come out because that’s when I’ll come out of the closet for a couple days just to make out with her

  46. mytwocents

    damn double post again…sorry…

  47. wg

    #14 — What’s becoming a fad is that fat @$$ Perez Hilton outing people. I wish someone would close him down.

  48. Remember when the latest gay fad was shoving gerbils up their asses? I recall a pet store owner catching shit at the time for not selling small mammals to apparent homosexuals. I think everyone probably has a “gay guy going to the ER” story. Disgusting. But hey, they’re just like us – right?

  49. Ooooh goody, another one for our side.

    Come one, come all… but cum often! Hee Hee

  50. @20.. Did you drop the towel yet BigJimmy?
    I’m waiting with bated breath!

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