Harris came out as gay publicly in November 2006, saying, "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."

Harris attended the Emmy Awards in September 2007 with his fiancé David Burtka, later confirming the relationship.
In an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Harris said his relationship with Burtka began in 2004.
On August 14, 2010, Harris announced that he and Burtka were expecting twins via a surrogate mother.
Their son, Gideon Scott, and daughter, Harper Grace, were born on October 12, 2010.

Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24, 2011, Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via Twitter, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal.
On September 8, 2014, Harris announced on his Twitter page that Burtka and he were married over the weekend in Italy.
Pamela Fryman, the long-time director of How I Met Your Mother, officiated the wedding while Elton John performed at the reception.

Harris lives in New York City in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem.
Harris came out as gay publicly in November 2006, saying, "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."
Harris attended the Emmy Awards in September 2007 with his fiancé David Burtka, later confirming the relationship. In an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Harris said his relationship with Burtka began in 2004. On August 14, 2010, Harris announced that he and Burtka were expecting twins via a surrogate mother. Their son, Gideon Scott, and daughter, Harper Grace, were born on October 12, 2010.
Following the passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York on June 24, 2011, Harris and Burtka announced their engagement via Twitter, stating that they had proposed to each other five years earlier but kept the engagement secret until same-sex marriage became legal. On September 8, 2014, Harris announced on his Twitter page that Burtka and he were married over the weekend in Italy. Pamela Fryman, the long-time director of How I Met Your Mother, officiated the wedding while Elton John performed at the reception.
Harris lives in New York City in the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Harlem.
Neil Patrick Harris